School Business Manager
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Swanlea School
Tower Hamlets
- £67,770 - £88,024 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale LP08 rising to LP09 as more responsibilities are taken over
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2024
- Apply by:
- 25 September 2023
Job overview
Four or five days per week, all year round working with 32 paid days’ holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rata), rising to an extra 5 paid days’ holiday after completion of 5 years’ local government service. 0.8FTE may be possible (4 days per week)
Salary: LP08 (£67,770-£71,058), rising to LP09 (£75,375-£88,024) as more responsibilities are taken over. (Payment award for 2023 still pending). For 0.8 FTE, salary is pro-rata. Terms are negotiable for a candidate with exceptional experience.
A unique opportunity for a School Business Manager.
We are an OFSTED outstanding school with a culture of high expectations based on our Swanlea Values. In Tower Hamlets, we are the top performing mixed school for progress at KS4, for all students’ progress at KS5 and have the best attendance and punctuality. Most of our students’ progress on to top universities including Oxford and Cambridge. Despite our successes, we are not complacent, and we believe that we have the capacity to further improve.
Swanlea students are proud of their school, and we have extremely supportive parents/carers and governors. We are highly committed to the development of all colleagues as evident in our comprehensive CPD programme.
Swanlea School is in one of the most deprived areas in the UK; 45% of our students are Pupil Premium. Our students may come from disadvantaged backgrounds, but they do not lack ambition for their futures, and neither do we as reflected in our no excuses culture. Our highly motivated and hard-working staff are driven by the moral imperative that our young people can achieve highly. We welcome students from all backgrounds. The school is inspired by the diversity and strength of its community, an inclusive approach to learning, excellence in education and varied, innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
We are an over-subscribed school that has around 1300 children from Year 7 through to Year 13. We are entering the next phase of our development and are hoping to become a federation from January 2024 incorporating two local feeder primaries into our school family.
We are looking for:
- A proven track record of excellence in school business management and leadership
- A candidate who sees the vision and values of the school as a good fit for their professional work
- Applicants who want to work as part of a collaborative team, building an exceptional school
- An individual looking for a challenge and professional growth
- Someone who enjoys working hard and shows great resilience in a busy school environment
- Someone open to new ideas and initiatives
- A highly professional, positive person who will strive for excellence and work to a high standard securing the best possible outcomes for the children and for the school.
In return, we can offer the following:
- Working with a forward thinking, driven and experienced leadership team
- A competitive salary with inner London weighting and pension scheme
- A vibrant, warm and engaged community of children, parents, staff and governors
- The opportunity to work in a creative and thoughtful environment with a strong and committed team
- Great CPD and work/life balance
- Working with a forward thinking, driven and experienced leadership team
- A central location within a vibrant, diverse London Borough, with excellent transport links
- Outstanding facilities and resources to support teaching and learning
- Supportive & collegiate staff
- A highly regarded middle & emergent leadership programme
- A friendly and diverse student and staff community
- Discount scheme that offers savings on purchases, including grocery, eating out, entertainment, etc
- Season ticket loan scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free eye tests and discounted eye-care scheme
- Subsidised staff restaurant offering breakfast, break and lunch time hot and cold food
- Access to confidential emotional and practical advice support services.
Closing date: Noon on Monday 25th September 2023.
Interviews: Wednesday 4th October 2023.
Application pack available at https://swanlea.co.uk/working-at-swanlea/vacancies
References will be taken up before interview.
For more information contact Naviya Azmin: recruitment@swanlea.co.uk
Swanlea School is committed to safer recruitment and the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All positions will require a satisfactory DBS & Social Media check. We are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. You can find our safeguarding policy on our school website https://swanlea.co.uk/
Attached documents
- Job advert - SBM.docx2.74MB
- Job Description1.61MB
- Headteacher's Welcome Letter - SBM .docx336.27KB
- Public Sector Equality Duty only.docx1.68MB
- Safeguarding Summary Information for Visitors Parents Carers only.docx1.61MB
- Staff Appointments Notes for Guidance only.docx3.21MB
- Privacy Notice - Job Applicants -Jan2023.docx69.25KB
- Person specification1.7MB
About Swanlea School
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Federation Vision – Stronger Together
Who are we?
Our three schools came together in 2024 to strengthen the educational offer for our children and to increase our capacity to be agile in responding to the changing needs of our community.
Together the Weavers Federation are working towards building an amazing, shared leadership team, providing quality education and support for our children and families. We have strengthened our practice and built our federation teams.
Our schools are stronger together, more resilient and our future is focused on blending the leadership and teaching expertise whilst maximising the use of shared resources. This will allow strategic flexibility to optimise our resources in the most effective way to allow our children to thrive and advance. Together the Weavers Federation are working towards building an amazing, shared leadership team, providing quality education and support for our children and families. We have strengthened our practice and built our federation teams.
What are the federation principles whilst we learn to work together?
High Ambition: To inspire all our children to have a love of learning so that they strive to achieve and be successful in doing so.
Broad Horizons: To provide a stimulating, progressive curriculum which offers enrichment opportunities for all children respecting their rights, responsibilities and individuality.
Proud Traditions: To take pride in our unique schools, celebrating each school’s traditions whilst growing in partnership to develop a new shared learning culture.
Integrity: Choosing to do the right things, based on wisdom, research and values, even when it’s hard or no-one is looking so that we have trust between us and the community.
Swanlea School is a large, vibrant and thriving secondary school in the centre of London. With approximately 1000 students on roll and a further 210 at KS5, staff at Swanlea work alongside outstanding colleagues to achieve outstanding student outcomes in all key stages.
In April 2024, OFSTED graded Swanlea as outstanding in all categories for the third time in a row. Prior to this in July 2015, we were awarded Teaching School status as part of our journey to achieving excellence and we continue to strive to deliver outstanding outcomes across all key stages and subject areas. We are committed to the continuous professional learning of all staff.
At Swanlea School, our mission is to be exceptional in Teaching, Leading, and Learning. Our mission focuses on developing well-rounded individuals who are equipped for success in a diverse world. Our core values at Swanlea School are to Respect, Aspire, and Achieve.
At Swanlea, we aim to:
- Cultivate socially confident, responsible, resilient, and independent learners.
- Create respectful, empathetic, and active citizens who value the principles of democracy, liberty, and the rule of law within British society.
- Develop young people who are highly numerate, literate, and articulate, instilling in them a lifelong love of learning.
- Promote cultural capital and celebrate diversity, fostering an understanding and appreciation of differences among individuals.
- Nurture aspiration and ambition, challenging all students to reach their full potential and preparing them for the global workplace.
- Support student wellbeing, safety, and healthy lifestyles, helping them manage their academic, personal, and social lives effectively.
Social Confidence:
Personal Development is a process that involves the world of the young person. In this subject strand, pupils have opportunities to explore a range of topics and develop Whole Curriculum Skills and Capabilities. Pupils learn about:
- Self-Awareness
- Personal Health
- Relationships.
Personal Development encourages pupils to become personally, emotionally, socially and physically effective, and to lead healthy, safe and fulfilled lives. It also encourages them to become confident, independent and responsible citizens, making informed and responsible choices and decisions throughout their lives.
The PD programme enables all students to understand the demands and expectations of modern society outside of a domestic and academic environment. These lessons encourage students to think about their present behaviours and what they can do to make informed choices regarding safe and respectful behaviours in society, career pathways, further education, health and well-being.
Lessons address critical information creating a window for students to broaden their horizons and elevate their ambitions. Students experience a range of aged-related lessons, where they engage in discussions, pair/group work, as well as building literacy skills such as writing on demand and comprehension. These deepen their understanding of key concepts in the three strands. Consequently, pupils develop holistically and with confidence, resilience and are better informed to be active citizens in British society.
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