Executive Business Leader: Shipley CE Primary Sch & Wycliffe CE Primary Sch

Shipley CofE Primary School, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 2PT

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st May 2026

• Closing date

  20 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £55,747.00 - £64,691.00 Annually (Actual) BDL4 - BDL10

Executive Business Leader: Shipley CE Primary Sch & Wycliffe CE Primary Sch job summary

Executive Business Leader

BDAT, 2nd Floor, Jade Building, Albion Mills, Albion Road, Bradford, BD10 9TQ

This post offers a unique opportunity for an ambitious applicant to join an established Bradford Multi-Academy Trust as an Executive Business Leader working within two of our primary academies, Wycliffe CofE Primary School and Shipley CofE Primary School. BDAT has an established team of Business Leaders supporting academies across Bradford.

The post will allow the right applicant the opportunity to utilise their finance and business operations skills within the schools. The Trust uses Sage Intacct Accounting Software) and IMP Budgeting Software for the finance operation, along with other cloud-based products such as Office 365. Experience of working as a Business Leader in an academy setting is highly desirable.

Hours of work are flexible to meet the needs of the Trust but will not routinely exceed 37 hours per week. Occasional evening work is expected, and this role is office based.

Employer: Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust

Reporting to: Headteachers and Chief Financial Officer

Accountable to: Chief Executive Officer

Duration of Post: Permanent

Probationary Period Three months

Salary: BDL4 - BDL10 (£55,747 - £64,691)

Work Pattern: Full time (37 hours per week)

Closing date: 20th February 2026 at 9.00am

Interview date 2nd March 2026

Start date: 1st May 2026

If you would value an exploratory conversation, please contact Ashley Reed,

ashley.reed@bdat-academies.org or by telephone on 01274 909120.

Visits to schools can be arranged by contacting Helen Bland ( helen.bland@bdat-academies.org )

Applications can be submitted online using the My New Term portal via:

Vacancies - Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (bdat-academies.org)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Shipley CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 196 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Shipley CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/shipley-cofe-primary-school-shipley

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