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Academy Business Director

Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS

This job expired on 17 May 2021 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 May 2021 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 April 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Bucks Pay Range 9-10 Point 46-55 (£44,612 - £57,325) depending on experience

Academy Business Director job summary

We wish to recruit a dynamic and forward-thinking finance professional who would like to take this fantastic opportunity to play a leading role in managing our academy organisation and to help shape the future direction and success of the school. The post holder will play a full part in the strategic leadership of the school, as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team and will be responsible for the effective deployment of the school’s resources (annual budget approx. £3m). This includes managing the trading subsidiary company in the form of pool lettings. Previous experience in managing budgets and people is essential – as are strong organisation skills, and excellent analytical, inter-personal and communication skills.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.

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About Alfriston School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• School size: 159 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alfriston School website
• Email address: recruit@alfristonschool.com
• Phone number: 01494 673740
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alfriston-school

Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 164 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.

Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.

We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.

WHY WORK FOR ALFRISTON SCHOOL?
Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.

Alfriston offers a wide and diverse range of professional development opportunities for staff, including the opportunity to train with Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), a local Ofsted-outstanding school-centred teacher training provider.

Alfriston School also offers staff:
• A friendly working environment
• Supportive and caring colleagues
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
• Onsite parking
• Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)
• Discount on hire of selected school facilities
• Close to local amenities

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To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruit@alfristonschool.com.

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