School Business Manager
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 January 2026 |
| Location: | Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9PB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 929888a8-caa3-4355-a25b-5adeaad24b90 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Please see attached letter to candidates & Job description for further information:
Thank you for your interest in the role of School Business Manager at Pinewood School Academy Trust. We are a specialist secondary setting for pupils with Learning Difficulties, Autism, and Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and we pride ourselves on creating a nurturing, inclusive environment where every young person is supported to thrive.
We are seeking a highly skilled and committed professional to join our Senior Leadership Team as School Business Manager. This is a strategic role requiring substantial experience in HR and financial management, with the ability to lead confidently across both areas.
The successful candidate will:
• Provide strategic oversight of the school’s financial operations, ensuring compliance, value for money, and long-term sustainability
• Lead and manage HR processes, including recruitment, absence management, and staff wellbeing
• Contribute to whole-school leadership and development as a key member of SLT
• Uphold the highest standards of business ethos and operational excellence
• Financial & HR experience, ideally as a previous School Business Manager or similar role
What the school offers its staff
What Pinewood Offers:
• Competitive salary
• Great location with good road and rail links - rural setting with free on-site parking
• A strong culture of outdoor learning, both in school and the wider community
• Brand new facilities - State of the art new build due for completion February 2026
• Staff wellbeing initiatives (Education Mutual)
• Access to CPD and training opportunities
• Clear progression pathways for career development
• Supportive colleagues and an inclusive working environment
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.
Please see attached letter to candidates & Job description for further information:
Thank you for your interest in the role of School Business Manager at Pinewood School Academy Trust. We are a specialist secondary setting for pupils with Learning Difficulties, Autism, and Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and we pride ourselves on creating a nurturing, inclusive environment where every young person is supported to thrive.
We are seeking a highly skilled and committed professional to join our Senior Leadership Team as School Business Manager. This is a strategic role requiring substantial experience in HR and financial management, with the ability to lead confidently across both areas.
The successful candidate will:
• Provide strategic oversight of the school’s financial operations, ensuring compliance, value for money, and long-term sustainability
• Lead and manage HR processes, including recruitment, absence management, and staff wellbeing
• Contribute to whole-school leadership and development as a key member of SLT
• Uphold the highest standards of business ethos and operational excellence
• Financial & HR experience, ideally as a previous School Business Manager or similar role
What the school offers its staff
What Pinewood Offers:
• Competitive salary
• Great location with good road and rail links - rural setting with free on-site parking
• A strong culture of outdoor learning, both in school and the wider community
• Brand new facilities - State of the art new build due for completion February 2026
• Staff wellbeing initiatives (Education Mutual)
• Access to CPD and training opportunities
• Clear progression pathways for career development
• Supportive colleagues and an inclusive working environment
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.