School Business Leader
| Posting date: | 12 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 February 2026 |
| Location: | Ilford, Essex, IG6 2LH |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8c70a445-5979-4518-ad0a-c60cbaaa38fc |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a School Business Leader to join our busy school office to lead our established office team.
The successful candidate will:
• positively contribute to the development of Fairlop’s strategic decision making as a member of the Senior Leadership Team;
• provide professional leadership and management of non-teaching support staff to ensure effectiveness in enabling excellent standards of learning and achievement throughout the school; and
• demonstrate strategic vision and leadership in all aspects of finance, administration, personnel, health & safety, catering, premises and asset management.
What the school offers its staff
Fairlop Primary School offers:
• a dedicated, friendly and hard-working staff;
• happy, well behaved and motivated children who enjoy learning;
• a supportive Governing Body; and
• a well-resourced building with extensive grounds.
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.
We are seeking to appoint a School Business Leader to join our busy school office to lead our established office team.
The successful candidate will:
• positively contribute to the development of Fairlop’s strategic decision making as a member of the Senior Leadership Team;
• provide professional leadership and management of non-teaching support staff to ensure effectiveness in enabling excellent standards of learning and achievement throughout the school; and
• demonstrate strategic vision and leadership in all aspects of finance, administration, personnel, health & safety, catering, premises and asset management.
What the school offers its staff
Fairlop Primary School offers:
• a dedicated, friendly and hard-working staff;
• happy, well behaved and motivated children who enjoy learning;
• a supportive Governing Body; and
• a well-resourced building with extensive grounds.
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.