Job Description

Mulberry School for Girls

Tower Hamlets

Salary:

NJC, Scale PO6, Spine Points 41-44 (54,684 - 57,726)

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Apply by:

31 August 2025

Job overview

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Job Overview

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Our School

Mulberry School for Girls (MSfG) is an 11-18 comprehensive community school with 1,600 students on roll, close to Whitechapel and Shadwell in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. A successful and popular school in the local area, Mulberry's accolades include Leading Edge, Training School, Arts School, International School and Healthy Schools' status. The school is fully inclusive in all year groups, including the Sixth Form, and in April 2024 Ofsted graded the school 'Outstanding'.

Our Community

We are committed to supporting young people to overcome the barriers that poverty and social exclusion create, ensuring that all students are able to achieve their full potential. This has inspired us to build up a broad network of partnerships, incubating and invigorating student experience, opportunity, drive and success.


There should be no barriers to a child's future and society should, and can, be a level playing field. Aspiring for this to be reality we promise to:

Emphasise high quality subject teaching, reinforced by excellent support for learning and intervention. Deliver inclusion services that assist personal development. Provide excellent pastoral care so no student goes unsupported. Continually develop strong leadership and have high levels of expertise in education

Our partners

We want our students to have access to the same professional connections which young people from more privileged backgrounds can utilise. To make this a reality we have a wide range external partners in higher education, business, industry, the arts and the sciences who contribute extensively and fundamentally to our extra-curricular activities.

Bank of America Barts Health NHS Trust British Film Institute London Stock Exchange Group Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd National Theatre The Prince's Trust Southbank Centre WOW Foundation

Bringing Down Barriers to Success

We are proud to inspire our students through a diverse and representative teams and welcome applications from all of the communities we serve.


If you have the experience and passion to energise Tower Hamlet's next generation of leaders, creators and innovators, then we want to see how we can support you in that pursuit.


We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minorities. We want the best staff and we know that means a diverse staff.

Encouraging a happy and healthy work environment

We take staff wellbeing seriously at Mulberry Schools Trust, here are just some of the great benefits for all staff.

Local Government Pension scheme Employee assistance programme and support Free breakfast Free gym onsite Paid sabbatical opportunities Free onsite parking Subsidised staff restaurant with outdoor roof terrace Ride to work scheme Eye care vouchers Annual service award Long service award Long service awards Seasonal ticket loan Annual programme of conferences and Trust wide events with high profile speakers

About the role

We seek a Finance Manager committed to providing and leading high standards within the Finance team. To be accountable to the Financial Controller and to have overall responsibility for the management of Trust wide finance, currently Mulberry School for Girls and Mulberry University Technology College. With the ability to communicate to staff and other stakeholders effectively and professionally. A passion and desire to improve standards is also essential.


The main areas of responsibility will be financial management of Mulberry School for Girls and Mulberry UTC. We are looking for a talented, experienced and enthusiastic professional to play a key role in the financial management of the schools and to be an active member of the school's back-office support team. The ideal candidate will be someone who has:

Significant finance experience, ideally working in an educational context but not essential A relevant accounting qualification or working towards a qualification A high level of drive and motivation Excellent attention to detail and able to work with a high level of accuracy Experience of using Sage 200 for Education or other similar school finance package is essential.


The ethos at Mulberry is a key strength of the school and we are seeking to recruit a passionate and creative person who will be instrumental in making our ambitious vision a reality.

How to Apply

Please complete your application directly online via TES. If you have any questions about the role or the process, please get in touch with us at hr@mulberryschoolforgirls.org
Applications are evaluated as they come in and if your application is considered, you will be contacted before the closing date.

Closing Date: 31st Aug 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Start Date: TBC

Applications are evaluated as they come in and if your application is considered, you will be contacted before the closing date. Please note that all our interviews have a two-stage process.


Candidates who are selected for interview will be informed following the shortlisting process and full details of the interview will be provided. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date of the position, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.


We want the best staff and we know that means a diverse staff in our Trust.


Mulberry Schools Trust are dedicated to equality and valuing diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage people from a wide variety of backgrounds, experience and skills to join us and influence and develop our working practice. We particularly encourage applications from Black and global majority people, and candidates who are disabled. All candidates who are disabled and who demonstrate that they meet the shortlisting criteria will be invited for an interview, in line with the Equality Act 2010.


The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance and will be a condition of your employment with us. Candidates who are selected for interview will be informed following the shortlisting process and full details of the interview will be provided in advance. We will seek references on all shortlisted candidates and may approach previous employers for information to verify experience or qualifications before interview. Any relevant issues arising from references will be taken up at interview.

About

Mulberry School for Girls

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Mulberry School for Girls

Richard Street, Commercial Road
London
E1 2JP
United Kingdom

+44 207 790 6327

A message from the CEO, Dr Vanessa Ogden

Mulberry School for Girls is a high achieving, over-subscribed and successful girls' comprehensive school for pupils aged 11 to 18. It is a place where girls' talents and abilities are nurtured in a safe creative space and where they can develop their ambitions and the power for self-determination. Our aim is that all pupils should leave the school as highly qualified, confident and articulate young women with a wealth of experience in the wider world. Outstanding academic achievement is very important for future success, as is the need to develop 'Confidence, Creativity, Leadership' and a life-long 'Love of Learning'. We believe these things will enable our pupils to lead enriched, happy and fulfilled lives, making a contribution to their own community, to British society and to global well-being.



Mulberry is an inclusive school with a wealth of multi-agency support employed by us to support pupils and their families. Provision for special educational needs is excellent. There is an outstanding enrichment programme which includes Global Classrooms, women's education conferences, Girl Guides, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the Mulberry Theatre Company. Mulberry's arts education programme is well-known in London and we count the National Theatre, the British Film Institute, the Donmar Warehouse, the Royal Court Theatre and Southbank Centre amongst our valued partners. There is also a strong family provision with a range of events, classes and courses for parents. We hope you will come and visit.

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