Bursar
Maltmans Green School
Buckinghamshire
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 28 October 2024
Job overview
Maltman’s Green is a day prep school for girls aged 2 to 11, situated in the affluent commuter town of Gerrards Cross in South Buckinghamshire. The school has a strong all-round reputation and is a successful feeder to local grammar schools and to a broad range of leading independent senior schools, both day and boarding. With some 350 girls on roll and a strong pipeline, it is the only stand-alone girls prep school in the area and one of the largest schools in the town. We are the only local independent school to offer a day care setting for 2-3 year olds, which is open 49 weeks of the year and has a waiting list.
Maltman’s Green offers high-quality teaching and learning along with exceptional pastoral care and an extensive programme of sports and extra-curricular activities. We are proud of our specialist teaching provision, which starts as soon as girls join us in the pre-prep and includes weekly lessons in STEAM for our girls in Year 3 upwards. We have been rated ‘excellent’ in all areas in our most recent ISI inspection in February 2022 and are proud to have been nominated as a finalist in the recent Independent Prep School of the Year 2024
The school’s finances are strong due to consistent pupil numbers and a prudent and robust approach to financial management. This enables constant re-investment in premises, resources and in the school’s systems and infrastructure. The school is in a confident position to navigate the current political and economic climate, with a supportive, proactive and highly experienced Board of Governors in place.
Maltman’s Green is now seeking a Bursar who will ensure the School’s overall financial health and sustainability, providing leadership to a diverse team of support staff whilst overseeing the delivery and efficiency of the day to day non-educational operations of the School. They will also make a leading contribution to the School’s strategic direction and fulfil the role of Company Secretary.
The successful candidate will either possess professional financial qualifications or demonstrate a strong background in financial/commercial management. They will possess high level communication skills with the ability to listen to others in order to form dynamic and collaborative relationships with Governors, the Headmistress, staff and parents.
Applications are encouraged from candidates with educational, business or public sector backgrounds who have strong commercial acumen and a genuine passion for education.
Application Process
Maltman’s Green is being assisted in the recruitment of this key position by the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association (ISBA) Recruitment Team, from whom an application pack can be obtained by sending an email to recruiting@theisba.org.uk
Alternatively, if you would like to speak with ISBA, please contact Lucy Wyatt on 07817 038009.
Closing date for applications is 28th October 2024, 5pm.
The ISBA reserves the right to close this position early in the event that they receive a high volume of suitable applicants.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be prepared to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About Maltmans Green School
- Maltmans Green School
- Maltmans Lane, Gerrards Cross
- Buckinghamshire
- SL9 8RR
- United Kingdom
The School was established at Maltman’s Green in 1918 when the Drummond family, who owned the estate, decided to move to a more manageable home. Initially, Maltman’s Green was a Boarding School for girls to the age of 18 but in 1958 it became a Preparatory School and accepted day pupils. Gradually the demand for boarding places decreased and boarding was phased out by 1995. At this juncture, the Nursery unit was established.
Maltman’s Green now has in excess of 400 day girls between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a non-selective Charitable Trust, administered by a Board of Governors. The majority of the Governors are past parents of Maltman’s Green. The Headmistress is a member of IAPS.
Maltman’s Green wants the very best for all of its pupils. The prime aim is to provide high academic standards within a broad education, which will ensure that the potential of each individual girl is fully realised. This can only be achieved within a happy, caring environment where girls are encouraged to value themselves, to respect others and to contribute to the life of the community.
The School serves the needs of all the girls by providing a breadth of education that will give a firm foundation for the next stage, and prepare them fully for the challenges and opportunities offered to young women in the modern world. Maltman’s Green aims to foster desirable personal qualities such as self-reliance, confidence and respect for others, but perhaps the most important feature of the School’s approach is the attention given to individuals. Each girl is helped to discover and develop her own talents and strengths, and areas of weakness are redressed.
Class sizes are from 16-20, and the School has a good pupil: teacher ratio. Many of the lessons are taught by specialist teachers in small groups, in subject rooms designed for the purpose. The staff of committed professionals have been appointed not just for their academic qualifications but because they demonstrate real concern for young children. The School aims to instil courtesy and common sense in a framework of firm, but kindly discipline.
The School takes a lively approach to education; because a child’s natural curiosity can sometimes be her best teacher. A wide variety of teaching methods, mixing the best of old and new, is used to support an extensive, modern curriculum. Girls take pleasure in the content and presentation of their work, and the School achieves consistently strong academic results.
It is the School’s hope that all girls leave Maltman’s Green, not simply with excellent examination results, but also with a real enthusiasm for learning. It is also hoped that they will leave with fond memories of growing up and making friends who will be retained long after they have moved on.
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