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The Governing Board of High Lawn Primary and Nursery School wish to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Apprentice School Business Manager to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain practical experience while working towards developing key skills in school business management.
Salary: Grade E, Scale Point 11 £28,142 - £31,022 per annum pro rata
Actual Salary: £15,263 - £16,825 per annum
School business professional (level 4)
Wednesday - Friday, Term Time only. Shifts to be confirmed.
24 hours a week
Tuesday 15 September 2026
2 years
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Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
You will support and learn from an experienced School Business Manager, contributing to the delivery of administrative, financial and organisational services across the school.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the organisation and development of school systems and procedures
- Assisting with administrative tasks, data management and report preparation
- Learning how financial systems operate, including budgeting and procurement
- Supporting facilities, contracts and resource management
- Assisting with compliance areas such as Health & Safety, GDPR and statutory requirements
- Contributing to effective communication with staff, pupils, parents and external agencies
Holden Avenue
Bolton
BL1 7EX
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
School business professional (level 4)
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Manages strategies set by senior personnel and drafts budgets that reflect them. Manages the accurate recording and reporting of the school’s finances to inform the senior leadership team who set the priorities for school spending. Completes pre-audit checks. Produces reports that present information and data using a range of analytical processes.
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Plans, organises and manages processes to ensure value for money for the school whilst supporting education delivery, e.g. contract management, payroll, building maintenance and small development projects. Uses multiple IT packages and specialised schools MIS (management information systems) platforms. Prepares and collates reporting data.
Embraces change in a school and influence others in a positive manner.
Works constructively within a team environment.
Communicates appropriately and effectively with a range of stakeholders including students, parents, governors/trustees, staff, government and local government departments, e.g. DfE/ ESFA, to gain positive outcomes. Has the confidence to question or seek clarification of aspects of school practice when unsure or unclear.
Manages support services across an entire school whilst also providing guidance to colleagues on the most appropriate use of school funding. Effectively line manages small teams to drive efficiencies.
This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
GCSE in:
- Maths & English (grade 4 - 9 / A* - C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Patience
As our motto, ‘Opportunity and Achievement’ suggests, we aim to provide every child with a wide range of opportunities to succeed. We deliver an exciting and ‘unique’ curriculum, one which stimulates children’s imagination and helps them to develop a love for learning and a thirst for knowledge! We enrich the curriculum in many ways providing opportunities for children to further their knowledge and skills whilst at the same time learn by having fun! Each year, we organise a wide range of educational trips and visitors to school, as well as a long list of after school clubs. Together, we regularly celebrate children’s achievements whether success has come as part of a team or as an individual. We work very closely with our parents/carers to make sure that we are meeting the needs of every individual child in school. In addition to this, we have very strong links with other agencies in Bolton helping us to provide the right support for children and families at the right time.
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This is an excellent opportunity to begin a rewarding career within school business management
An assessment will be undertaken on achievement of all elements to determine if the postholder is able to undertake the full remit of the School Business Manager (Grade G)
If successful the postholder will transfer to the School Business Manager post following completion of the Apprenticeship
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
Mary Takhar - Salford City College
0161631555
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000043989.
Closes on Friday 4 September 2026
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