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School Business Leader (SLT)

Tibshelf Community School, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5LZ

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: G13 or G14 dependent on experience and qualifications

What skills and experience we're looking for

Experience

Essential

• Significant leadership experience in business operations such as finance, HR, estates, compliance, or project management
• Experience of managing budgets, financial reporting and medium‑term planning
• Experience of managing teams and developing staff
• Experience managing risk, compliance and regulatory responsibilities

Desirable

• Experience working in a school or public‑sector environment
• Experience managing digital/IT strategy and systems
• Experience of income generation or managing grants
• Experience of leading marketing or communications activity
• Experience overseeing contracts, suppliers and value‑for‑money procurement

Skills and Abilities - Essential

• Strategic thinker with the ability to analyse information, solve problems and plan effectively
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build positive relationships across the school community
• High level of organisation and ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop staff teams
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and high standards
• Ability to interpret complex information and present it clearly to non‑specialists
• Confident in using digital tools, management systems and data to drive improvement
• Ability to ensure confidentiality, integrity and professionalism at all times

Personal Qualities - Essential

• Professional, resilient and adaptable
• Collaborative and proactive in contributing to whole‑school improvement
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Strong ethical judgement and commitment to safeguarding
• Positive, solution‑focused mindset
• Aligns with the school’s values, ethos and community‑centred culture

What the school offers its staff

We recognise the importance of ensuring that all staff at Tibshelf Community School enjoy a healthy work-life balance in order to ensure they can not only provide the best teaching and learning outcomes to our students, but that the school can promote a culture of progress and wellbeing at all levels.

We work hard offering a variety of initiatives, services and events to provide a well-rounded sense of wellbeing. A happy working life and career at Tibshelf Community School is supported by some of our key wellbeing initiatives including:

• Whole Staff Induction programme
• 1-1 personalised performance management/appraisal system
• Mentors for ECTs
• Exemplary CPD programme
• Leadership Development Opportunities
• Celebration Events
• Sports & social events
• Dedicated department bases for teaching faculties
• On-site parking
• Laptops with secure home-school access for all teaching staff
• Extended access to school during our wider opening hours
• Access to the canteen and dining facilities

In addition to the above, all staff members have access to complimentary medical and wellbeing support services available 24 hours a day / 7 days a week including (but not exhaustive):

• Nurse support service
• Emotional support and counselling
• Workplace assessments
• Occupational health referrals for access to physiotherapy and workplace adjustments

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Tibshelf Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff and volunteers are required to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS before they can be appointed.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Recruitment Pack - School Business Leader.pdf - 1.17 MB (opens in new tab)

About Tibshelf Community School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 819 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tibshelf Community School website
• Email address: b.wright@tibshelf.derbyshire.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01773 872391
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tibshelf-community-school

Tibshelf Community School opened on a brand new £17m purpose built site in November 2013. We were inspected by Ofsted (September 2021) and were judged to be a ‘Good’ school in all categories.

We are a popular, over-subscribed, 830 strong 11-16 school serving a rural area of North East Derbyshire. We draw students from a geographically dispersed catchment area of nine villages. The official PAN is 150 students per year group but numbers are well above this in all year groups. The proportion of students from minority ethnic groups is very low and significantly below national averages. 30% of the intake are ‘disadvantaged’ and are supported through Pupil Premium funding; 30% of students are SEND, with 5% having an EHCP, including a number of pupils with ASD. The school’s deprivation index is very close to the national average, but it is in the top third within Derbyshire LA and contains a number of wards with extremely high levels of deprivation. Prior attainment data suggests that students are close to national average.

Ofsted September 2021 said:

“There are high expectations of every pupil at Tibshelf Community School. Teachers and leaders are ambitious of what pupils can achieve academically and how they can develop personally. Pupils have very strong relationships with staff at the school. There is a feeling of family and community which is evident and pupils say they are happy and feel safe”

Arranging a visit to Tibshelf Community School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email b.wright@tibshelf.derbyshire.sch.uk.

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