Regional People Partner

The Shaw Education Trust, Stoke-On-Trent, ST7 4DL

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  9 July 2026

• Closing date

  20 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: G10 SCP 40-44, £45,029 - £49,282-Pay Award Pening

Regional People Partner job summary

We are looking for an exceptional Regional People Partner to join our People Team and work alongside Headteachers, Principals and leadership teams across a portfolio of academies. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same, offering the opportunity to influence people strategy, support leaders through complex workforce challenges and help create positive, high-performing workplaces.

As the dedicated HR partner for your allocated schools, you will provide practical, solutions-focused advice across the full employee lifecycle, from employee relations and organisational change to workforce planning, wellbeing and leadership coaching. You will play a key role in developing leadership capability, supporting organisational effectiveness and ensuring our academies continue to attract, retain and develop talented colleagues.

We are looking for someone who combines strong employment law knowledge with excellent interpersonal skills, sound judgement and a collaborative approach. be confident managing complex casework, building credibility with senior leaders and balancing operational priorities with a strategic mindset.

You will have the opportunity to work across a diverse family of academies, contribute to Trust-wide people initiatives and play an important part in shaping the future of our workforce.

If you're passionate about delivering high-quality HR support that enables schools to thrive, we would love to hear from you.

At Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life. Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, or leading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful.

Our values—opportunity, integrity, community, and equity—guide everything we do. Our vision is “Opening doors to the world through the power of learning.” We bring this to life through our mission: working together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice matters, and every learner thrives.

We are a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary, and special schools, proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury.

Our people are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their development through high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent development programmes, and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled, confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, value every voice, and foster a culture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a real difference.

You will join a collaborative network of schools where shared expertise and a strong professional community drive success. Every academy within our Trust has an equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital role in shaping tailored learning experiences that raise aspirations and build brighter futures.

If you have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shape lives and create futures filled with promise, we would love you to join our team.

Together, let’s make the remarkable happen.

We believe every child has the potential to be extraordinary.

Working hours: 37 hours a week, full time, all year 

Contract type: 12 months FTC

Location: This is a hybrid role, combining remote working with travel as required to a cluster of academies within North Midlands to Cheshire and Head Office in Kidsgrove for training and team meetings

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

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined for the purposes of this guidance as:
Protecting children from maltreatment
Preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development
Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes
Shaw Education Trust recognises that in order to keep pupils safe, leaders must create where pupils and staff are able to speak freely and share any concerns they have.

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 The Shaw Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Shaw Education Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-shaw-education-trust

We are in the business of people; we focus on harnessing the power of people to affect positive change for our children and young adults.

We enable children, leaders, teachers and support teams, to create their individual best futures. We are bespoke: one size fits one.

Our approach derives from a mission that education should be an exciting space, buzzing with vibrancy, dynamism and unlimited potential.

Innovation and entrepreneurialism fuel our passion, enabling creativity and mandating agility. We love a pirate!

Our talented people are everything; we focus heavily on workforce development, talent acceleration, and healthy wellbeing. By offering high quality training, apprenticeships, and research opportunities we ensure all our colleagues are well motivated, committed, highly valued, and incredibly driven, skilled professionals.

We are proud of our work family: they create magic for our young people!

Our learning community is enhanced by the mix of academies (primary, secondary and specialist) within our Trust; all with an equal voice. This allows us to create a team of collaborative folk with a wide range of valuable experience and knowledge.

We value and enjoy the privilege of working with our children and young adults; they are precious cargo. We are proud to be ‘exactly like nothing else.’

Our Core Values are:
To Be Pupil And People Centred
To Act With Integrity
To be Innovative
To Be Best In Class
To Be Accountable

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