Management & HR
Find a school business professional network
There are school business professional networks all over England; have you found yours? As a school business manager, it’s important keep reading
SBL
Finance
Why are England's schools at breaking point?
Who’s telling the truth about school funding? Back in February The Guardian published a video investigation about the government’s insistence keep reading
News
Small screen star headteacher vows to help school leaders
As reported by TES, James Pope, whose former school failed an Ofsted inspection on primetime TV, wants to bring school keep reading
Live it
SBL Surgery – support and advice for school leaders
Our resident agony aunt, Laura Williams of L J Business Consultancy, answers SBMs’ questions about their roles, their lives – keep reading
Leadership
A guide to leadership alchemy
Hayley Dunn makes a case for SBLs to be part of the leadership top table Retail guru and ‘queen of keep reading
Leadership
Are you trapped in the busyness paradox?
Why is it so difficult to create free time – even when you become more efficient? Oliver Burkeman, author of keep reading
Leadership
From the magazine: How can you be even more of a leader?
With many school business managers transitioning to – or at least identifying with – the role of school business leader, keep reading
Leadership
From the magazine: Seven skills to supercharge performance
What sorts of skills do school business managers really need? Emma-Sue Prince, author of 7 Skills for the Future, offers keep reading
Live it
How to deal with disappointment at work
As the saying goes, 10% of life is what happens to you and 90% is how you deal with it. keep reading
Operations
From the magazine: The value of WOM in procurement
While beautifully designed marketing material might draw you in, a quick check with the SBL community will tell you – keep reading
