Are you interested in becoming a School Business Manager?
The fully online Aspiring School Business Manager programme will give you the opportunity to explore the role of the school business manager (SBM), find out how the contribution of a school business manager benefits a school and how it makes a real difference to children’s learning opportunities.
If you want, or are considering, a career change to become a school business manager, or one of various similar roles offered within schools and academies, then the Aspiring School Business Manager programme is an ideal choice as it provides an introduction to the role of the school business manager. Few professions have risen so far so fast as that of the school business manager (SBM), and the importance of the role is only set to grow as schools and academies become more autonomous.
Who can apply for the Aspiring School Business Manager programme?
The Aspiring School Business Manager programme is designed for those not already working in a school office or the education sector. Please contact us if you need to discuss your eligibility for the most appropriate programme.
Programme Structure
The Aspiring SBM programme is delivered through six sessions (online meetings), together with some associated short tasks. These one-hour sessions take place once per week, over a 6 or 7 week period, and are normally held on a weekday evening.
The programme also provides an opportunity to discuss the role with a current school business manager and those who have already changed career to join this exciting profession.
Study activities for the Level 4 Diploma (and all other SBM programmes) are school-based, so you will need to have arranged a supporting school by the time you apply for the full Level 4 SBM programme or units. The Aspiring SBM programme will also help prepare you to approach potential support schools.
The Aspiring SBM programme also introduces the Level 4 Diploma in School Business Management, the recognised benchmark qualification for school business managers across England.
