- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1216 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Hart School website
Regional HR Business Partner
More than one location, Creative Education Trust17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time, permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- c£45,000 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an experienced HR professional ready to step into a strategic, high‑impact role? We’re looking for a Regional HR Business Partner to support school leaders across Staffordshire, helping them create well‑run, high‑performing environments where staff can thrive and students succeed.
Job Title: Regional HR Business Partner
Location: Staffordshire
Salary: c£45,000 per annum
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Application Closing Date: Monday 4th May 2026 at midnight
Interview Date: TBC
About You:
Creative Education Trust is looking for an experienced HR professional to join us as a Regional HR Business Partner. You’ll work closely with Principals / Headteachers and senior leaders across multiple schools, providing expert advice across the full people management agenda and helping to create well‑run, high‑performing environments where colleagues and students thrive.
In this role, you will:
- Build strong, confident relationships with school leaders
- Advise on complex employee relations, performance, attendance and change management
- Coach and develop School HR Officers to ensure consistent HR practice
- Support organisational change and people‑focused initiatives
- Ensure compliance with Trust policies, safeguarding and statutory processes
- Use data and insight to identify trends and drive improvement
- Contribute to Trust‑wide HR projects, training and networks
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
- Are resilient, proactive and solutions‑focused
- Have strong experience in employee relations casework and HR systems
- Can influence senior leaders and navigate challenge
- Communicate clearly and pragmatically
- Champion fairness, inclusion and high expectations
- Hold CIPD Level 5+ and up‑to‑date HR legislation knowledge
- Are confident working across multiple sites
About the HR Department:
Our HR Team provides professional, pragmatic and solutions‑focused support to all Creative Education Trust schools across the full employee lifecycle. We deliver the Trust’s People Strategy, helping each academy become a great place to work and Creative Education Trust an employer of choice. We work closely with Principals and Headteachers to build strong, high‑performing teams by supporting recruitment, employee relations, pay and recognition, equality of opportunity and wellbeing. As a collaborative and experienced team, we play a key role in shaping the culture, capability and consistency that underpin excellent education for our students.
What the school offers its staff
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’veworked 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.
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 us at recruitment@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you. Want to stay connected? Join our Talent Pool via our website and be the first to hear about future 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.
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 whereappropriate aProhibition 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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Creative Education Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- katy.youngman@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk
School Details
The Hart School
Three Peaks Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 415 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Three Peaks Primary Academy website
Thistley Hough Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1095 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thistley Hough Academy website
Harpfield Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 231 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harpfield Primary Academy 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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