You’ll:

• advise the headteacher and governors on financial policy
• plan how to spend and control the budget and reduce costs
• order goods and services and pay suppliers and contractors
• pay salaries
• keep accounts for inspection
• report to the headteacher, governors, and local authority and government departments

Your other day-to-day duties may include:

• recruiting, training and managing school support staff
• managing school building maintenance
• handling contracts and tenders for services
• making sure school security and health and safety policies are followed
• developing the school's marketing and communications strategy
• managing the school's administrative systems

You could work in an office, at a school or at a college.

You could develop your career by moving to a larger school or college with a bigger budget. You could also move into financial or educational management with a local authority.