School Business Manager
Sherwood Foundation School
Sutton
- £66,651 - £84,789 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Support Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible.
- Apply by:
- 14 July 2025
Job overview
The school has undergone significant growth and change in the past five years and we are looking for a highly skilled School Business Manager who has successful experience of working in a school and reviewing, building and developing high performing teams to deliver stability, inspirational business leadership to a team of highly dedicated staff and to sustain the excellent relationship we have with our Local Authority.
This is a broad ranging role with high levels of autonomy and accountability - working closely with the Executive Headteacher as part of the executive team. Our school requires a highly committed and competent individual who knows how to take forward a school business and operations team across three campuses (1 just starting and 2 the same size as a standalone special school). This is a challenging role and one for someone who wants to make their mark in a growing, successful special school.
Whilst the role is a challenging one, you will be joining a highly supportive executive and senior leadership team who are committed to your support and success
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and can be organised through Yasmine Polson at ypolson@suttonmail.org.
Please note applicants must demonstrate how they meet all sections and subsections of the person specification for this role.
Attached documents
About Sherwood Foundation School
Sherwood Foundation School
Sherwood Foundation School is a Foundation Special School located in the London Borough of Sutton and made up of three campuses:
Sherwood Park Campus: This is a specialist school for learners aged 3 - 19 years who have severe, multiple and complex learning difficulties and/or disabilities. This includes learners who have highly complex access needs resulting from their physical and/or health conditions. All learners require high levels of adult support to access learning.
Sherwood Hill Campus: This is a specialist school for autistic learners aged 3 - 19 years who have multiple and complex barriers to learning, requiring high levels of support to access education and learning around their peers. Many of our learners may also have severe learning difficulties and /or struggle to maintain a regulated state for learning.
Sherwood Manor Campus: This is a specialist school primarily for Autistic learners aged 11 - 19 years who have moderate to severe barriers to learning. Most of our pupils can access a highly adapted formal learning environment with high levels of adult support. Some of our learners struggle to deal with the demands of an adult led learning environment so may need a highly individualised learning offer to meet their academic potential.
About Us
A key focus of our curriculum is to provide learning experiences that will develop the whole child / young person to be as independent as possible, gain skills and knowledge that will prepare them for adulthood and an enriching life.
All of our children have an Education Health and Care Plan and often have a number of dedicated professionals working with them in order to support them to reach their potential - we are very proud of our trans-disciplinary approach and place great emphasis on supporting our pupils to feel safe, well and emotionally regulated in order that they can achieve their best.
Sherwood Foundation School is a warm and friendly school, with high aspirations for our fantastic pupils.
Sherwood Foundation School is currently rated “good” by Ofsted.
Sherwood Foundation School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure.
Sherwood Foundation School is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace for all.
Our Vision, Mission, Values, Ethos
Vision
Breaking the mould - Reframing teaching and learning to realise the potential of every individual
Mission
To provide a strengths based, wellbeing centred education, rooted in Self-Reg, that celebrates, challenges and empowers our students to belong, self-advocate and move forward with purpose, ready to succeed as adults.
Values
Listening and responding to the voices of everyone in our school community and beyond
Enabling our learners and the whole school community to be the best they can be
Accepting and celebrating individual differences and neurodiversity
Respecting everyone in all areas of their life & learning
Nurturing the individual to develop regulation, autonomy and independence
LEARNing is everywhere at Sherwood Foundation School
Ethos
Driven by our values, progressive in our thinking, collaborative in our approach
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