HR Manager – Secondary School

Role Category & Location

• Sector:
  High-Performing Secondary Academy (Outstanding Ofsted).
• Location:
  
  Oxford
• Start Date:
  
  April 2026.

This Outstanding school in Oxford is seeking a professional HR Manager. You will lead the personnel function for a large staff body, ensuring the school follows best-practice recruitment, retention, and employee relations policies while maintaining the Single Central Record (SCR).

• Recruitment & Safeguarding:
  Leading safer recruitment processes and ensuring all background checks meet statutory DfE requirements.
• Employee Relations:
  Providing expert advice to the SLT on performance management, staff wellbeing, and employment law.
• Operational HR:
  Overseeing personnel files, managing the HR aspects of payroll, and contributing to school-wide policy development.

• Essential Requirements: CIPD qualification (Level 5+) and significant HR management experience, preferably in an educational setting.
• Salary:
  Competitive salary paid on the local government scale (£40,000 - £48,000).
• Support:
  Professional development opportunities and a supportive senior leadership team.