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School Business Manager

The Vanguard School, Lambeth

England

  • £49,000 - £55,000 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Circa £49k to £55k inc London Weighting
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
9 October 2025

Job overview

We're Liberty Academy Trust, and we're committed to providing an excellent education for autistic children and young people. At our Vanguard School in Lambeth we  offer a balance of personalised teaching and therapeutic support as standard.

As School Business Manager, you will play a key role in the leadership of our school. Working as a key member of the senior leadership team, you will be involved in financial planning, oversee the management of facilities, communications and marketing ensure compliance with statutory requirements.

What We’re Looking For:

• You will have proven experience, and ideally a relevant qualification, in managing the finances of a school.
• You will be a fantastic manager, who is collaborative, able to shaping the work of a team, and make a wider contribution to the school at a senior level.
• You will be a highly motivated, reflective professional, committed to continuing professional development.
• You’ll share our passion for building a school that works for autistic children and young people, and embody our values of courage, determination, and teamwork.

Our success depends on our skilled and dedicated staff. We offer a competitive salary and pension, as well as a focus on staff well-being and a range of benefits including discounts at a range of shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure activities. More importantly, we offer the opportunity to play a part in highly rewarding work, as part of an ambitious and supportive team.

See the Job Pack (found in the Documents tab) for further details about our Trust and Vanguard School and what this role involves. 

We’re dedicated to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We encourage applications from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced - including those with protected characteristics, and particularly welcome from neurodivergent individuals. We strive to make our recruitment processes welcoming and accommodating, and we are very happy to discuss adjustments for those that need it.


To apply, please submit your completed profile along with a cover letter telling us why you are applying and, with reference to the person specification, what skills and qualities you think make you a suitable candidate.

Please note we cannot consider applications from candidates not legally entitled to work in the UK.

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About The Vanguard School, Lambeth

+44 208 0596 310

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Welcome to Vanguard School, where each child is treated as an individual. Vanguard school is an ambitious, forward-thinking specialist school, which seeks to advance thinking on what autistic people can achieve and how vital their place is in society.

We take enormous care to give our pupils the support they need to learn well and to develop their confidence and independence. Small classes, committed and experienced specialist teachers, and a wonderful learning environment all make our school an exceptional place to be.  We are encouraging and supportive, and always celebrate achievement. We also ask pupils to work hard, and help them to enjoy the success that this brings.

Vanguard is one of the three schools which make up the Liberty Academy Trust, an education charity established in 2022. Together, our vision is to create a world that works for autistic children and young people, by providing an exceptional educational offer so that they achieve success now and are well-prepared for adulthood. We work towards this vision through our core values of courage, determination and teamwork.

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