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Senior Finance Lead (Secondary)

Senior Finance Lead (Secondary)

The Boswells School

Essex

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Salary:
Local Government Pay Scale 11 points 38 - 42
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
As soon as possible
Apply by:
16 December 2019

Job overview

Start Date: As soon as possible

Paid working weeks: Full time (52.14 weeks per year, 37 hours per week)  

Salary: Local Government Pay Scale 11 points 38 - 42 (£40,760 to £44,632) 

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is looking to appoint a Senior Finance Lead for the secondary schools in our trust. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is a successful Multi-Academy Trust based in Springfield, Chelmsford with 7 schools across central and west Essex. This role presents a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the operational effectiveness of our schools.

We are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate to provide strategic and budgetary support to the 3 secondary schools in our trust. The successful candidate will also provide strategic and operational financial management to the Headteachers and finance teams in these schools. They will also have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to work independently whilst, at the same time, be able to form effective relationships with school staff, trust staff, governors and trustees. They will also work very closely with the Senior Finance Lead (Primary) and the Chief Financial Officer to ensure the successful operation of all the trust’s finance systems and processes.

Applicants should also be aware that, due to the geographical locations of all of the trust’s estates, it is a pre-requisite of this job that the successful candidate is not banned from driving and has access to their own car. Mileage will be able to be claimed in line with the trust’s Financial Regulations. The successful candidate will be based in the trust’s offices at The Beaulieu Park School in Chelmsford but will be required to travel regularly to The Boswells School (Chelmsford) and Roding Valley High School (Loughton).

The deadline for applications is Monday 16th December 2019, Midday. Interviews will take place on Thursday 19th December 2019.

For more information about the trust, please visit our website: www.clptrust.com

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please contact: Ruth Sheridan (Chief Financial Officer) at: rsheridan@clptrust.com


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About The Boswells School

The Boswells School is an extremely popular, academically successful, over-subscribed 11-18 school in Chelmsford.

We are an exciting, dynamic and forward thinking school community whose sole focus is the success of each of our students. We are extremely proud of our academic success and have a deserved reputation as an excellent school. Our innovative approaches to teaching and learning ensure that more students than ever are achieving high levels of academic success.

Academic Achievement

We are extremely proud of the achievements of our students. 2019 was another superb year for The Boswells School with our GCSE and A Level results making us one of the highest performing non-selective secondary schools in Essex. In 2019, 55% of our A Level students achieved A* to B grades, 88% of our A Level students achieved A* to C grades, 83% of our GCSE students achieved a Good pass (Grade 4+) in Eniglish and 71% of our GCSE students achieved a Good pass (Grade 4+) in Maths.

The percentage of students who achieved the expected levels of progress in English and Mathematics was significantly above the national average as was the percentage of students who achieved more than expected progress in these areas.

Working at The Boswells School

Staff at the school are highly committed to ensure our students achieve the best
possible outcomes. There is a strong sense of teamwork amongst teachers and support staff which underpins the outstanding work that takes place in the school.

Chief among our priorities are ensuring students are challenged and supported to achieve their very best in the time they have with us, and our research-informed approach to the principles of challenge and aspiration are reflected in our curriculum of excellence and our day-to-day practice and staff are well-supported in their core roles to achieve these aims.

At The Boswells School, we pride ourselves on provision of high quality training for staff, with every opportunity for career development. We strongly believe in the principle of lifelong learning are committed to sharing and developing best practice across the school and within the Trust, with many of our own in-house CPD led ‘by staff, for staff’. We have developed a strong culture of aspiration for all, and this is reflected in the uptake of our CPD sessions and contributions to our Teaching & Learning newsletter.

Many of our staff have the opportunity to take advantage of opportunities outside of the school, which is cascaded effectively back to share within teams.

Ethos and Values

At The Boswells School, our aim is ‘to provide an outstanding education for all our students’. We expect our students to aspire for excellence in everything that they do.

To achieve this aim, every member of our school community adheres to those ‘beliefs’ that are incredibly important to us as a school:

  • High quality teaching and learning
    We believe outstanding teaching and learning should take place in every lesson.
  • Exemplary behaviour
    We have the highest expectations of our students and we reward hard work and effort. Our students take pride in being part of our community.
  • High achievement
    We believe students, regardless of their ability, should make excellent progress. Our rigorous and detailed tracking systems allow us to ensure that all students are meeting our high expectations.
  • Aspiration
    We believe that all students should be given the opportunity to follow a career pathway that is relevant to them after The Boswells School. We expect all our students to aspire for excellent academic achievement, regardless of ability.
  • Personalised curriculum
    We believe in the importance of helping our students achieve their future ambitions through a curriculum pathway that suits their individual beliefs.
  • Developing character
    We believe in the importance of helping our students develop into independent, confident citizens. We offer a range of school trips, sporting clubs and teams, performing arts clubs, STEM as well as other extracurricular clubs and enrichment activities to help support and complement the learning that goes on in the classroom.


We hope that you find this additional information about our approach useful. If you would like to discuss any aspect of our school with our Headteacher, Mr Stephen Mansell, please do not hesitate to contact him at the school on 01245 264451. Similarly, please contact the school should you wish to visit us prior to submission of your application.

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