School Business Manager

Bedford Road

Hitchin

Hertfordshire

SG5 2UR

01462 622300

www.priory.herts.sch.uk/

Full time with 30 days’ holiday (not including bank holidays)

Salary range: between £65,010 and £73,509

Pay details: L14-L19 on the Leadership scale

Start date: September 2024

The Priory School is a thriving learning community that seeks to appoint an outstanding School Business Manager. The role will require the successful candidate to take a strategic lead on finance, facility and property management, and health and safety. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will make a significant contribution to the strategic leadership of the School and model our values of Responsibility, Respect and Resilience. We will provide you with the right balance of support, challenge and stimulation for both job satisfaction and career development. The Priory School:

• is oversubscribed;
• has happy, disciplined students who are eager to achieve their best;
• has a well-qualified, hard-working and committed staff who enjoy working at the school;
• has students who all have a Chromebook;
• promotes learning outside the classroom though our TPS Awards and DofE programme;
• has a Specialist Resource Provision hub for students with SLCN and ASD;
• is committed to innovation and excellence;
• actively promotes staff wellbeing;
• works in a well-established and successful sixth form consortium;
• retained Ofsted Good in October 2022;
• has undergone a £6 million facilities upgrade; and
• is situated on a modern, attractive greenbelt campus in Hitchin with excellent transport links to London, Cambridge and beyond.

If you would like to discuss the role with the Headteacher or arrange to visit the school, please contact Emma Sangster on 01462 622300.

Tours: Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th April 

Applications should be submitted electronically to Emma Sangster at emma.sangster@priory.herts.sch.uk

The Priory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2022)

Closing date: 19/04/2024 17:00:00

Interview date: Week beginning Monday 29th April

We are an oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational Foundation School with over 1,250 students on role. The school is part of the Post 16 Hitchin Consortium with over 800 students. The school is situated in the greenbelt on a 27-acre site with ample parking. Over the last couple of years, the school has seen over £6 million of investment in our school estate; a new 6th Form block, new learning support facilities, and a 3G pitch and pavilion. The school has also been able to invest in technologies to reduce our energy consumption.

At The Priory School we aim to embed our core values of Responsibility, Respect and Resilience by delivering outstanding learning opportunities and building meaningful relationships with our stakeholders. We have created a learning environment that raises students’ aspirations and promotes academic achievement. 

New colleagues will be provided with the right balance of support, challenge and stimulation for both job satisfaction and career development. Teaching is a rewarding but pressured profession and we look to support the wellbeing of all our staff. ‘Staff are loyal and committed to the school. Leaders support them well. The systems and processes used in the school do not add to staff workload.’ Ofsted October 2022

The market town of Hitchin is a highly sought-after destination with excellent local amenities and transport links. Central London and Cambridge are within 30 minutes’ travel by rail and our nearest airport is 20 minutes by road.

Website: http://www.priory.herts.sch.uk/

Twitter page: https://twitter.com/TPS_Hitchin

Educating Students for Success in Life

For more information and to apply online : www.teachinherts.com