Applicant Portal

We at Best Practice Network share the belief that every child, regardless of their background, should benefit from an excellent education. To achieve that, we support and train the educational professionals who work alongside them to be the best they can be, so in turn, they can transform the lives of children and young people.

We’re a friendly, DfE accredited, Ofsted outstanding training company providing apprenticeships, professional development and the DfE’s ‘Golden Thread’ (trainee teachers to school Executive Leaders). We are adaptable, collaborative, and genuinely value the work we do to support the education sector, as much as our trainees do.

Our people are at the heart of our business and our passion and commitment to education is what drives us. As a result, we have seen incredible growth over the last few years both nationally and internationally.

We aim to be an employer where everyone can be themselves, do their best in an inclusive working environment and where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives.

Responsibilities of the role 

• Apprenticeship ILR submission, reconciliation and error resolution 

• Support with apprenticeship datalocks, employer changes and funding rule queries 

• Creation and assisting with compliance checks for new customers and sales ledger allocations 

• Raising apprenticeship co-investment invoices and assisting credit control 

• Analysing apprenticeship PDSAT report for risks 

• Managing processing of withdrawals and breaks 

Apprenticeship funding & general finance queries 

• Funding compliance for other government funded routes where applicable 

Person Specification and key skills 

• Able to build and demonstrate strong working relationships and good communication skills at all levels, both with internal and external stakeholders 

• Have the ability to organise, plan and prioritise time and tasks effectively whilst 

meeting the needs of multiple stakeholders 

• Work well under pressure, dealing with issues as they arise and meet agreed deadlines 

• Excellent IT skills, in particular Excel data functions and MS office 

• Good systems knowledge and ability to help identify system improvements 

• Demonstrate accuracy, numeracy and attention to detail 

• Deliver proactivity and a high standard of customer service to all internal and external customers 

• Collaborate with Finance and non-finance colleagues to deliver efficient and friendly support 

• Strong organisational & both written and verbal communication skills  

• Ability to work on own and prioritise tasks with others, attention to ensuring service delivery excellence 

• Actively seeks out opportunities, for breadth and depth of individual development and building better knowledge of the business