School Business Manager in London

Required: ASAP (can be negotiated dependent on resignation dates)
Salary: SM1 1-6, FTE £60,628 – £66,108 (actual pro rata salary: £55,335 – £60,336)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Term time: 39 weeks (+ 2 weeks to be worked during school holidays at mutually agreed times)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Children’s Hospital School at Great Ormond Street (GOSH) and University College London Hospital (UCLH) as our new School Business Manager. The Business Manager will play a strategic role as part of the Senior Leadership Team under the overall direction of our experienced Headteacher.
This is a demanding role and requires a calm, pragmatic approach, an individual who is \’on point\’ with detail. The successful candidate will join the school at a pivotal stage in our development as we grow and develop our sites and staff teams within two world leading NHS Trusts. It is therefore essential that you are open to new ideas and initiatives and passionate about making a real difference in the lives of our unique pupils.
Qualifications the ability to strategically lead and manage the financial, HR and other operations of the school
proven strong and effective leadership and management skills
an understanding and passion for the role and impact of technology
excellent organisational, communication and negotiation skills
a solution focussed approach with the ability to drive forward and motivate staff.
What we offer an extremely creative, successful school with a clear ethos of achievement, continuity and enjoyment for our truly exceptional pupils.
an experienced, driven and thoughtful senior leadership team
strong HR, Payroll and finance support as members of Camden Learning
off site premises in spacious offices in a serviced Georgian building in Russell Square, Bloomsbury
collaborative working relationships with colleagues in the DFE, NHS and Charity partners
a planned move into brand new state of the art school within the Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH within 5 years
Opportunity for occasional working at home days
Potential for career progression within the school
We have an ambitious vision to minimise the interruption and disruption to children and young people’s education so that academic progress and an interest in learning will continue, as far as their health permits during long stay hospital admissions. The Business Manager is a key professional in delivering pupil focussed solutions to enable our vision. We encourage interested applicants to read our website carefully at to apply To apply, please download all documents from our website and return your completed application forms to:
Any queries should be emailed to: Please do NOT call the School directly. We will not accept or respond to CVs or incomplete application forms.
Closing date: Midnight 1 February 2026
Please note: we cannot accommodate visits at the application stage; however, there will be an optional ‘Zoom Q&A’ on Wednesday 21 January at 5pm in place of a visit. Please email to request a link to attend this event.
We will only contact those candidates who are shortlisted for an interview. As part of the shortlisting process the school may carry out an online search as part of due diligence as per KCSIE 2025.
Interview date: Friday 6 February 2026
The Children’s Hospital School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
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