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School Business Manager

School Business Manager

Walthamstow Primary Academy

Waltham Forest

Salary:
£35,000 to £38,000 depending on experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
June 2015 or as soon after this date as possible
Apply by:
10 April 2015

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint an able, highly motivated, enthusiastic and innovative Business Manager to play a key role in our passionate, supportive and forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team to ensure that the school meets its educational needs.

You will support the Headteacher in shaping the financial and administrative management of the school as well as supporting the development of school Information and ICT systems, Human Resources, Facility, Property and Premises Management and Health and Safety Management.

We want the best for our students and so you must be an outstanding administrator who can lead developments for this new Academy across all of your areas of responsibility. You will relate to the Academy’s ethos of ‘the best in everyone’ and enjoy working with a rich, dynamic and vibrant learning environment.

The successful candidate will have a fantastic experience in managing the growth of the new school, and demonstrate their breadth of skills and expertise across a wide range of operational and administrative tasks. This may be a role for a deputy school business manager or senior school administrator looking to take the next step in their career.

As part of United Learning, the successful candidate will benefit from the business partners who support the financial and administrative functioning of the schools. Key colleagues in HR, finance, marketing and Technology provide bespoke advice and guidance in all aspects of school administration and can be contacted to support the many aspects of the role. Additionally, as part of a larger Multi-Academy Trust, there will be the opportunity to work alongside business managers at other schools in the group and learn from their experience and expertise. There are six other United Learning schools in London, and over fifty across the country. The experience of being part of a large group will provide further opportunities for professional development and to create links with counterparts in other United Learning schools.

For further information and to apply please visit http://www.unitedlearning.org.uk/Jobs?ref=ULJOB_82_WAP to download and complete an application form.

Closing Date: Friday 10 April 2015.
Interview Dates: Week commencing 20 April 2015 or 27 April 2015.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

About Walthamstow Primary Academy

About Walthamstow Primary Academy

As a brand new school, Walthamstow Primary Academy has the opportunity to embrace everything that today's parents and children want in a highly successful primary school. The primary expertise, vision and ambition of the Headteacher and staff team is fundamental in meeting the aspirations of families, United Learning and the local community.

Vision and ethos

All United Learning schools are linked by the shared aim of bringing out the best in everyone - pupils, parents, staff and the wider community. The successful candidate will also be able to develop a unique, school and community-specific ethos for Walthamstow Primary Academy to sit alongside United Learning's core values.

Location and building

Walthamstow Primary Academy is in the heart of Waltham Forest and situated adjacent to United Learning's Walthamstow Academy; a popular and oversubscribed secondary school.

The primary academy will benefit from a brand new school building, which is planned for completion during the next academic year. The building will be bright, welcoming and well-equipped to support the school's educational provision. The successful candidate will feed into the process of choosing resources that best suit the plans for the academy.

Curriculum

Walthamstow Primary Academy aims to make learning enjoyable, challenging and engaging for all pupils - whatever their abilities and interests. There is an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to design and shape the academy's curriculum, which will equip pupils with the necessary literacy, numeracy and ICT skills to succeed across all subjects.

Extracurricular activities and extended school day

To broaden and deepen pupils' understanding of the world, Walthamstow Primary Academy offers a vibrant enrichment and extracurricular programme that includes music and physical education.

Partnership with families and the local community

Partnerships with families is vital to pupils' success and parents are regularly and actively engaged in their children's education. The academy also takes seriously its wider responsibilities, embedding community links for the benefit of both pupils and local people.

Admissions

Walthamstow Primary Academy currently has one Reception class and one Year 1 class, with a new intake of 30 pupils due in September 2017. Once moved into the new building, we will become 2FE and will grow to a capacity of 420 4-11 year olds. As an all-inclusive school, the academy's places are open to children of all backgrounds and abilities. The admissions arrangements are in line with those of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, and children with Education, Health and Care plans that name the academy are admitted first.

Governance

Walthamstow Primary Academy is accountable to a Local Governing Body (LGB). The LGB monitors academic achievement, well-being of pupils, financial management and input on future plans for the school to deliver excellent opportunities for the children and young people of Walthamstow.

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Applications closed