Apprentice School Business Manager

Barwell Infant School

Leicester (LE9 8HG)

Closes in 6 days (Friday 12 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 5 December 2025

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Summary

To pursue the education, training, and hands-on experience needed to develop into a competent and confident School Business Manager who can contribute to the smooth financial, administrative, and strategic operations of a school environment.

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
School business professional (level 4)
Hours
Working hours are Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm (1 hour lunch).

35 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Preparation, presentation, and implementation of the School budget and other financial information.
  • Financial reporting as necessary for the LEA, Governors, and Senior Management Team
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of financial and other relevant procedures within the school
  • Face-to-face and telephone interactions with staff, parents and children
  • Organisation of the school inventory
  • Management and monitoring of the Premises Officer and any contractors, ensuring the standard of work completed
  • Computer literacy (Microsoft Office, Accounting software, online purchasing, Internet safety awareness, Arbor, FMS) and office skills (such as photocopying)
  • Responsible for Asbestos Awareness/Monitoring
  • To be involved as necessary in the recruitment of staff and staffing contracts
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective clerical and administrative systems
  • Good communication and teamwork skills
  • Confidence
  • A sense of humour
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times
  • Flexible and able to think out of the box

Where you'll work

Townend Road
Barwell
Leicester
LE9 8HG

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Training course

School business professional (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • 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.
  • 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.

Training schedule

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.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

We are committed to providing a high level of education for all of our children, giving them the best start in life that we can.  We aim to create an exciting, stimulating and safe environment; and to provide the children with a range of learning opportunities that will encourage the 'all round' development of each child - giving them foundations and skills for life. 

https://www.barwellinfantschool.co.uk/welcome/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Qualification as role of School Business Manager.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004126.

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Closes in 6 days (Friday 12 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

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