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This job expired on 12 January 2026

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    12 January 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    27 December 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Permanent, 37 hrs/week, term time + 3 weeks (42 weeks/year)

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,597–£36,363, £30,061 actual annual salary

Pay scale

NJC Point 20 - 25

What skills and experience we're looking for

Finance Business Partner

Salary:£30,061 (FTE £32,597–£36,363), NJC point 20–25

Contract: Permanent, 37 hrs/week, term time + 3 weeks (42 weeks/year)

Location:Central Finance & HR Office, Uffculme School EX15 3AG + travel to schools

Want to use your financial acumen, and relationship building skills in an organisation where the bottom-line is nurturing and developing the ambition, talents and interests of every child in its care? This could be the perfect role for you.

What you’ll do:

  • Partner with our primary school headteachers to develop and monitor their budgets.
  • Provide clear, insightful analysis and financial forecasts.
  • Offer expert support and constructive challenge.

What we’re looking for:

  • Experience with budgets and forecasting (school experience not essential).
  • Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.
  • Ability to turn financial data into actionable insights.

Why join us?

  • Hybrid working flexibility and autonomy.
  • Term-time plus 3 weeks - all but 3 weeks of the school holidays off.
  • Defined benefit LGPS pension scheme.
  • Free parking & subsidised gym membership.
  • Rewarding, varied role as a key member of the Central Finance Team.

Interested?

Contact details to arrange an informal chat with with our CFO, Ben Brook, can be found in the application pack.

All applications should be made by completing the E-Teach application form and include evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role.

CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full.

For full details of the role, please see the job description and person specification

Closing Date: 9am on 12th January 2026

Interview Date: 19th January 2026


What the school offers its staff

  • Eligibility to join excellent pension scheme.
  • Option to make additional voluntary contributions to pension for local government pension scheme members which can help boost retirement benefits.
  • Access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities.
  • Trust wide charity events designed to encourage our people to participate in meaningful activities.
  • Access to wellbeing provision which offers information and advice on a range of workplace and personal issues.
  • Flexible working opportunities.
  • Enhanced special leave provision, including additional time off as part of our ‘Personal Day’ entitlement which supports employees to achieve a better work/life balance.
  • Free car parking.
  • On site catering facilities, all of which provide healthy and nutritious meals at a low cost.
  • Gym membership.Many of our schools have on-site gyms, the use of which is available to employees at a discounted rate.
  • Cycle to work scheme which enables employees to purchase a bike and accessories for their commute to work.
  • Free tea and coffee.

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 Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. 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 in the UK
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.

This job post has expired.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Finance Business Partner Recruitment Pack, Dec25.pdf - 3.74 MB (opens in new tab)

About Blackdown Education Partnership

Type
Multi-academy trust
Website
Blackdown Education Partnership website
Email address
GibsonP@bep.ac
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/uffculme-academy-trust

Blackdown Education Partnership believes in the potential of every child

Our Mission is

To nurture and develop the ambition, talents and interests of every child

To break down the barriers that inhibit the opportunities and achievements of disadvantaged pupils so that they can go on to lead lives of choice and opportunity

To create a family of schools that are deeply and purposefully connected to their communities

Arranging a visit to Blackdown Education Partnership

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email GibsonP@bep.ac.

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