Business Director
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive to attract the best
- Job type:
- Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2018
- Apply by:
- 5 October 2017
Job overview
Business Director, St. Bartholomew’s School, Newbury
Start date: January 2018
Closing date: Friday 6 October 2017
Salary: Competitive to attract the best – part-time available
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic leader with a successful track record in educational business management to join an exceptional 11-18 school.
St Bartholomew’s has engaged students, a talented staff and an ambitious governing body. It has a place at the heart of the community, vibrant traditions and modern facilities. Founded in 1466 in Newbury, it has 1,780 students on roll, including an ‘open’ sixth form of 500.
As part of our plans for growth, we are now seeking to appoint a Business Director who shares our commitment to making a real difference to children’s lives by improving education outcomes. You will become part of a forward-thinking and energetic team.
Applications are invited from individuals with a strong track record in business management, in the education sector, who have the vision to create and deliver an ambitious and sustainable business strategy that will enable the school to achieve its goals. The successful candidate will have a good understanding of the education sector.
A key member of the Leadership Team, the successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to shape this important role and make a huge impact for the benefit of our students and the wider community. Additionally, he or she will lead the support services team, ensuring it operates at the highest level.
To learn more about this exciting opportunity and our school, please visit www.joinstbarts.co.uk
For an informal and confidential conversation or to arrange a visit to the school, please call Tracy Jackson or Helen Stevenson at Navigate on 0113 287 8445.
- The closing date for applications is Friday 6 October 2017.
- Interviews will take place week commencing 16 October 2017.
St. Bartholomew’s School is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS will be required for this post.
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About St Bartholomew's School
St Bartholomew's School was founded in 1466 and is proud of its ancient tradition. It is now an 11-18 comprehensive school of over 1975 students with a Sixth Form of 625, serving Newbury and a wide area of West Berkshire and the Hampshire/Wiltshire borders, with modern buildings and outstanding facilities.
The school prides itself on its academic success and student progress is outstanding with the average progress score for the last 5 years being 0.64. This puts St Bartholomew’s in the top 5% of schools nationally. A level results are in line with national averages.
Teaching at St Bartholomew’s School is a rewarding experience. Our students are eager to learn, well behaved and proud of their school, and this was reflected in our last Ofsted inspection (November 2021) in which the school was judged as Outstanding in all areas. As a school, we are committed to ensuring that all the students and staff realise their full potential. Students leave the school as good citizens and this is underpinned by an exceptional house system, personal development programme, leadership opportunities and a vast range of co-curricular activities.
The professional development of staff is a significant factor in ensuring that we achieve our aim of improving on our previous best and there are rich professional development opportunities at St Bartholomew’s (see CPD offer on our website under Job Opportunities) at all levels. Our induction and ECT programme for new staff is supportive and thorough.
To find out more about what makes St Bart’s so special, and what we plan to develop over the next few years, check out the Headteacher’s welcome video on the school website.
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