Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Cambridgeshire
Salary:
Band 3 Professional £29,904 - £34,837
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
3 October 2025
Job overview
'This is a small school where pupils enrich their understanding of a much wider world' – Ofsted, 2023
Parkside Community College is a small caring school situated in the very heart of Cambridge, with incredibly high expectations in all aspects of school life.
We are proud of our achievements in helping our students to thrive for excellence. Our GCSE performance in 2023 places us in the top 30 schools in England for progress. We are always looking to improve what we do. Our community helps us to remain a leading school in Cambridge and beyond. We expect all of our staff members, students, and parents to 'play their part' in making Parkside a great place to learn and to grow. We also place a great emphasis on our value of responsibility, on good citizenship and ethical decision-making in all years.
We are very proud to have again been judged 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in April 2023. The inspectors recognised that: 'teachers are happy'; we provide regular training to equip teachers with strong subject knowledge; we collaborate with them to ensure their workload is manageable; and we have established a highly inclusive ethos where all are welcomed.
We are part of a cluster of schools within the United Learning group: The Galfrid School, Coleridge Community College, Trumpington Community College, Parkside Community College, and Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology.
We embrace United Learning aim to offer a life changing education to children and young people, and we work as a team to achieve more than any single school could.
We share knowledge and resource within the cluster and the group to simplify work processes and manage workloads to achieve excellent results while improving work-life balance. As a cluster and as a group, we can look after our staff better.
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.
Job description
United Learning Trust is seeking to appoint a Finance Officer, supporting our five established schools in Cambridge. These schools are Cambridge Academy of Science and Technology, Coleridge Community College, The Galfrid Primary School, Parkside Community College and Trumpington Community College.
The successful candidate will be a part of a small team, supporting the Finance Manager, and working closely with the schools' Principals and Senior Leadership Teams as well as the Trust's Finance Business Partner and Management Accountant to provide prudent oversight and management of the schools' finances.
You will provide effective and efficient administrative support to the Finance Manager, by ensuring that proper accounting procedures are maintained across the Trust.
We will offer you:
* Community spirit in each of our inclusive and welcoming schools
* Excellent facilities and resources
* Talented, supportive and professional colleagues
* Excellent training and development opportunities
* Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues in our cluster of schools and Central Office
* Access to the enhanced Local Government Pension Scheme
* 26 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
* Enhanced parental leave options
* Access to employee benefits through Westfield Rewards
* Free and Confidential Counselling and Support through an award-winning EAP and access to a free Wellness Hub
Please refer to the job description and Applicant Pack for further details.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
United Learning
We are part of United Learning, a large and growing group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
As a Group we can reward our staff with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits and ultimately the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing and have an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call 'the best in everyone'.
We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation, which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit. We are also open to discussing flexible working options.
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About Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Robinson Way, Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 0SZ
United Kingdom
"Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology is an inspiring, specialist science academy, for young people aged The college is part of the United Learning Cambridge Cluster and also supported by the Baker Dearing Trust as a University Technical College (UTC), a government-funded school with a STEM focus. CAST offers a programme of GCSE, A level and T level courses along with a unique opportunity to work with nearby business organisations involved in science, engineering, and technology. Situated in the heart of Cambridge's Biomedical Campus, the college is surrounded by world-leading academic and commercial organisations which sponsor, support, and contribute to the life and work of the college.
At Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology our vision is to be a centre of excellence by working with world-leading academic and industry partners, and develop young people with the skills, attitudes and ambitions required to succeed. Through our values (Resilience, Respect, and Responsibility), we set ourselves challenging goals and develop the skills and ability to overcome problems, we enhance our experiences and benefit from different perspectives, and we readily take responsibility to contribute and support each other, our environment, and our world.
Students work in state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities, learning in innovative and exciting ways, supported by CAST's unique partnerships with business.
Staff feedback demonstrates that CAST is a great community to work in, with a supportive and collaborative culture that is highly valued. Staff have eight training and marking days built into the academic year, numerous internal and external development opportunities, and great attention to staff wellbeing. Ofsted: 'Staff are given much support with their wellbeing, such as marking days and flexible working hours. They enjoy working at Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology.' "
United Learning Cambridge Cluster
We are part of a cluster of schools within the United Learning group: The Galfrid School, Coleridge Community College, Trumpington Community College, Parkside Community College, and Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology.
We embrace United Learning aim to offer a life changing education to children and young people, and we work as a team to achieve more than any single school could.
We share knowledge and resource within the cluster and the group to simplify work processes and manage workloads to achieve excellent results while improving work-life balance. As a cluster and as a group, we can look after our staff better.
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