Director of Finance and Operations
Bromley High School
Bromley
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 12 December 2016
Job overview
Founded in 1883, Bromley High School is one of 26 schools of The Girls’ Day School Trust occupying a 25 acre parkland site in leafy Bickley, in Kent. It is a selective independent school for girls aged four to eighteen years with 860 pupils aged 4 to 18. The school moved to its current site in the early 1980s and enjoys excellent resources for teaching and learning in all curriculum areas including extensive sports facilities.
The Director of Finance and Operations (DFO) is a key member of the senior leadership team and, alongside the Head, will oversee all long-term strategic development and planning for the whole school. S/He will have responsibility for all non-teaching aspects of the school including: finance and accounting, estate management, administration, catering and cleaning, health and safety and HR. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a committed and dedicated team within one of the GDST’s most successful schools.
Ideal candidates will be educated to degree level and have proven budgetary expertise and financial acumen. They will also be able to show a successful track record of senior management experience, to include strategic planning, financial management and project control. Candidates should also show an interest in education and an enthusiasm for getting involved in the life of the school.
For further information about the role and details of how to apply, please refer to our advisors, Saxton Bampfylde Ltd, at www.saxbam.com/jobs (reference FGDP) or email David Munns at FGDP@saxbam.com. Alternatively, please telephone on +44 (0)20 7227 0890.
Applications should be received by noon on Monday 12th December 2016.
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About Bromley High School
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Bromley High School has been offering an exceptional education to bright and talented girls since 1883.
A leading GDST and HMC girls’ school with superb facilities spread across a leafy 25-acre site, Bromley High School educates approximately 870 girls from pre-prep to Sixth Form.
The school’s academic results are consistently excellent earning a rare ‘Exceptional’ rating for Learning and Achievement from the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate. Achievement at A-level in 2022 was 34% A*s, 68% A*-A and 91% A*-B.
Bromley High girls are resilient and well-rounded young women participating with enthusiasm and commitment in music, drama, art, sport, Duke of Edinburgh and an overabundant range of activities – and where they have interest or talent or enthusiasm, it is nurtured so that they learn to excel.
As the first all girls’ All-Steinway School in the world, the school continually invests in the music department, and offers its own Musician in Residence and specialist music wing. In 2020, the school launched a Steinway Scholarship and Mentoring Scheme offer the winning recipient coaching sessions throughout the year, a masterclass from a Steinway artist at Steinway Hall, private lessons with a Steinway artist and a solo recital at Steinway Hall. In 2021, the school’s first ever Steinway Scholar won a place to read Music at Oxford.
Sport is also exceptional: with 25 acres of top class facilities including a beautiful pool, new fitness suite, sports hall, gym, track and floodlit courts and pitches, providing the perfect environment in which to develop girls’ love of sport. Bromley High School has achieved huge successes in sport at regional and national level. The school’s under 16 team reached the National Hockey finals and were placed 3rd in the country and in 2021, Year 12 pupil Evie Davis won two gold medals with Team GB at the European Swimming Championships.
Pastoral Care is of paramount importance at Bromley High and the school offers an outstanding supportive and caring pastoral system. In 2021, the excellence of the school’s pastoral care was recognised by the Wellbeing Award for Schools.
Bromley High School provides a beautiful and vibrant environment where bright girls flourish.
The Girls’ Day School Trust
The GDST is the leading network of independent girls’ schools in the UK, with nearly 4,000 staff and 20,000 students in our 24 schools and two academies. The majority of GDST schools take girls all through, from the age of three to 18 (there are about 6,000 pupils in GDST Junior schools).
Founded in 1872, the GDST has a long history of pioneering innovation in the education of girls, and is the largest single educator of girls in the UK (and the UK’s largest educational charity).
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