Lead People Partner

Authentic Education Group Limited, Poole, BH12 4JG

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £46,142.00 - £49,238.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 10 SCP35 - 38 £46,142.00 to £49,283.00

Lead People Partner job summary

Authentic Education is a diverse and supportive community of rapidly improving schools committed to providing high quality teaching and learning in the classroom and beyond. Across the beautiful coastal districts of Dorset, we operate six primary academies, four secondary academies, a specialist sports and performing arts studio school, and two all‑through SEMH specialist academies. We are ambitious for the children and young people we serve, many of whom come from backgrounds of significant disadvantage. We want to see them live our values of courage, innovation and excellence in their daily lives, embracing the opportunities to discover more about themselves and to explore the possibilities our world holds for them.

We are currently seeking a Lead People Partner to provide strategic and operational leadership across the Trust’s People function, ensuring a professional, consistent and high quality approach to all people related activity. The Lead People Partner will work in partnership with leaders at all levels to shape and deliver effective workforce strategies, ensuring that all people practices are aligned to Trust priorities, compliant with policy and legislation, and grounded in our Values in Action (VIA).

The role will lead on complex people matters, supporting leaders to navigate challenge with clarity, confidence and professionalism, while fostering a culture of high expectations, positive intent, collaboration and accountability.

What We have to Offer:

A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.

A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education.

All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.

Strong potential for career progression.

A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.

An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.

A range of Employee benefits including free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing service, and corporate gym membership.

A competitive pension through The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Ambitions Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the physical, mental and emotional welfare of every pupil, both inside and outside of the Trust’s premises.

We implement a whole-academy/nursery preventative approach to managing safeguarding concerns, ensuring that the wellbeing of pupils is at the forefront of all action taken.

Ambitions Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks and an online search.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Authentic Education Group Limited

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Authentic Education Group Limited website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ambitions-academies-trust

Ambitions Academies Trust (AAT) has at its heart the drive for excellence which is under-pinned by high expectations. Ambitions Academies Trust comprises schools from all sectors – mainstream (primary and secondary) and special.

Ambitions Academies Trust exists to secure ‘Outstanding Achievement for All’ for all the communities that it serves. This is underpinned by our values of Inclusivity, Openness and Honesty.

Ambitions Academies Trust mission is laid out in three key strands:

- To ensure all pupils reach their potential by securing outstanding achievement, high standards of social skills and improved life chances.

- To raise standards of teaching and learning by ensuring strong, effective governance and outstanding leadership at all levels

- To achieving outstanding outcomes through the Trust through the efficient use of public funding and assets

We base all that we strive to achieve on our four defining Key Principles:

- To provide and maintain strong, effective governance at all levels of the Trust

- To ensure financial sustainability throughout the Trust

- To ensure future growth does not adversely impact outcomes within the Trust

- To provide leadership and training through Ambitions Teaching School to continue to support schools outside the Trust

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