plus £1,491 SEN Allowance per annum

Full Time, Permanent

As soon as possible

1 December 2024

SALARY: £39,513 - £43,693 PLUS £1,491 SEN ALLOWANCE PER ANNUM
CONTRACT/HOURS: 37 HOURS PER WEEK, ALL YEAR, PERMANENT
LOCATION: ADDINGTON SCHOOL, WOODLEY
Ascendancy Partnership Trust (APT) is a newly formed multi-academy trust (MAT) with deep community roots across the Berkshire area, composed of a family of SEN schools all specialising in learning difficulties. Our mission is to provide the best possible education for children and young people with additional and complex needs.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager located at Addington School to manage the school’s budget, funding and procurement process and work closely with school leaders to ensure that Addington is a financially strong, learner focussed educational establishment.
You will have a professional finance qualification and experience of financial management within an organisation operating a substantial accounting system. With strong skills in financial analysis and risk management, you will be successful at financial forecasting, budget planning and will have the ability to report to a variety of audiences.
You will have experience of managing a team and will have the ability to think creatively and strategically to resolve problems and conflicts.
With excellent interpersonal skills, you will be able to demonstrate a high level of communication skills and will be committed to embracing the ethos of the school.
We can offer:

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• An environment committed to staff development
• Family friendly policies
• The opportunity to work in a special school judged ‘outstanding’ with a highly experienced leadership team
• Free car parking
• An environment committed to staff well-being

To apply:
Closing date: 1st December 2024
Addington School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening and safer recruitment checks appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and DBS. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Addington School is an Outstanding Special School for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. All our pupils’ primary need is a learning difficulty that is either moderate, severe or profound, with up to 50 percent also having Autism.
All our pupils have an Education and Health Care Plan and we are currently accommodating up to 308 pupils, aged between 3 and 19 years across 2 sites.
Based in Woodley and Farley Hill and currently a Wokingham maintained school, we are very fortunate to have 2 purpose built environments which make our schools fantastic places for learning and wider curriculum enrichment. At Farley Hill, we have a new 40 place Nursery to Year 1 Early Years Centre that admitted 16 new pupils in September 23. We will admit a further 16 in September 24, and a further 8 in September 25 to complete the 40 place provision.
We tailor a personalised Educational Programme for every pupil to ensure that they reach their full potential as well as providing a bespoke sequential curriculum steeped in SEND pedagogy. The school has a long history of being outstanding and in March 2023 secured Outstanding again under the new Ofsted Framework.
We have particular strengths in our Creative Arts with Music a particular focus for all our students and have considerable expertise in teaching strategies for pupils with learning difficulties as well as Autism and Down Syndrome.
We believe in a positive ethos based on a culture of mutual respect and openness, where we are all learning together to be 'a community committed to excellence and the development of the potential of all’.
We pride ourselves in our commitment to induction, professional development and on-going support to all our staff.

Our Aims

• To know that what we do is making a difference to the lives of our young people.
• To continue to promote an inclusive approach to educational life.
• To expand our Parent and Community Partnership.
• To provide a learning environment based on mutual respect and self-advocacy.
• To create a challenging forward thinking culture.