- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 218 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Queen Eleanor Primary Academy website
Regional HR Business Partner
More than one location, Creative Education Trust2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
26 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £45,000
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an experienced HR professional ready to take the next step into a strategic HR Business Partner role or an established HRBP seeking a fresh challenge? Join our team and play a key role in supporting school leaders across all aspects of people management. You’ll help shape a well-run organisation that drives improved educational outcomes, while developing your own expertise in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment.
About You:
As a Regional HR Business Partner at Creative Education Trust, you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting school leaders across all aspects of people management. You’ll help build a well-organised, high-performing environment that drives improved educational outcomes for students. Our ideal candidate will:
- Be highly resilient, resourceful, and professional, with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
- Demonstrate determination and a relentless drive to improve performance and deliver outstanding results.
- Inspire confidence and build strong, collaborative relationships with school principals / headteachers and colleagues.
- Hold a degree and CIPD Level 5 qualification or above, with a solid understanding of current HR legislation.
- Have experience managing complex employee relations cases, implementing HR systems, and supporting change management initiatives.
- Be comfortable working across multiple sites, with regular travel and flexibility to support schools in the region.
What the school offers its staff
About the HR Department:
The HR Team at Creative Education Trust provides professional, pragmatic and solutions-focused support to our schools on all people-related matters. It is responsible for the delivery of our People Strategy, which helps to make each of our academies a great place to work and Creative Education Trust an employer of choice for teaching and non-teaching professionals. Our experienced team help Principals and Head Teachers create the right environment to attract, engage and retain a high-performing workforce in order to deliver an excellent education to our students. The work of the HR team covers the entire employee life cycle, from recruitment to employee relations, pay and recognition, diversity and equality of opportunity, and well-being.
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010, we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.
We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.
We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together. Visit our Trust website to explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.
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.
Job Title: Regional HR Business Partner
Location: Northamptonshire
Salary: £45,000 per annum
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Application Closing Date: Sunday 26th October 2025
Interview Date: Tuesday 4th November 2025 in person at Abbeyfield School, Northampton
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to our Recruitment Manager katy.youngman@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- katy.youngman@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk
School Details
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy
Weavers Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1282 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Weavers Academy website
Wrenn School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1465 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wrenn School website
Abbeyfield School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1358 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Abbeyfield School website
Arranging a visit to Creative Education Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email katy.youngman@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk.
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