School Business Manager

We are seeking a dedicated and passionate School Business Manager to join our Outstanding School. This role is crucial to the strategic development of the school, helping to achieve outstanding educational outcomes for our students by leading efficient and effective business and support services. You will oversee the established business support functions, including the Finance, HR, IT, Facilities & Marketing teams. As an essential member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will play a strategic role in shaping our operational framework, leading projects, and fostering a positive environment for both staff and students.

We can offer the successful candidate an opportunity to work with highly trained and supportive staff, as well as a whole school commitment to professional development, since we believe that staff development is a fundamental aspect in raising standards further for our students. Our school community is also a highly rewarding place to work. A comprehensive programme of CPD and a commitment to wellbeing supports colleagues at all career stages; through the School and the Trust, we provide excellent career opportunities for our staff. Colleagues seeking a varied, challenging and rewarding career can find this in the Wade Deacon family.

Prospective candidates are welcome to attend our Recruitment Open Evening on Tuesday 8th October 4pm-6pm. There will be an opportunity to tour the school, meet the team and ask any questions. Please register your interest in attending by contacting Miss C Rutland by email: c.rutland@wadedeacon.co.uk or telephone: 0151 423 2721.

Wade Deacon High School is friendly, dynamic and innovative. Our latest OFSTED report from November 2022 described us as “an Outstanding School" in all areas, praising the school for providing pupils with a ‘first-rate education’ and an ‘aspirational curriculum’, describing pupils as ‘extremely happy’ and their behaviour as ‘exemplary’.

We pride ourselves on the quality and diversity of our curriculum, including our personal development and extracurricular provision which not only enable our students to enjoy their learning but also allows them to be able to meet the many challenges that they will face in the future, understanding the wider world and their place within it.

Above all else, we are a school that believes that every student, regardless of their context or starting point, can and should achieve their full potential. If you believe that you have the motivation, belief and leadership quality to contribute to our future success, we would welcome an application from you. 

The Wade Deacon Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory medical clearance.