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Duration
12
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Bringing you our SBM Online Certificate
Supporting effective business leadership and management – be the best you can be!
Covering the key disciplines of business management in schools, the certificate will provide best practice guidance for running an efficient and effective function, as well as explore what makes a strong and successful leader.
The certificate will also look at how SBMs can develop their role within their school, drive innovation, and motivate their team.
It will support SBMs with excellent financial and resource management, strategic decision-making, and income generation – essential, particularly in today’s challenging climate.
The course is fully online and designed for flexible independent learning, so you can fit it around your busy schedule, and with a year’s access you can complete at your own pace.
Certificate
Video Lessons
Access 24/7
This certificate will cover:
Developing your role and influence, and being an effective and inspirational leader
Driving team productivity and engagement
Human resources in schools – the essentials
Getting your finance and resource management right and meeting your school’s needs
Your role in supporting positive mental health and wellbeing across the whole school community
Clear and effective marketing and communication strategies, and maximising income generation
Best practice procurement for economy and maximum impact
Ofsted and your role in the inspections process – expert guidance and top tips
The Modules
Course content
Training videos
High quality learning and instructional videos for training, prepared and recorded by our speakers.
High quality learning and instructional videos for training, prepared and recorded by our speakers.
24 hours / 7 day access
Uninterrupted access from any place and device, with autosave of your current progress.
Uninterrupted access from any place and device, with autosave of your current progress.
Complex support
All the materials used by the speakers are available for you to download.
All the materials used by the speakers are available for you to download.
Case studies
Particular instances with downloadable materials prepared by practitioners.
Particular instances with downloadable materials prepared by practitioners.
Knowledge compendium
Practical examples, ready-made solutions and advices.
Practical examples, ready-made solutions and advices.
Certificate confirming participation in the course
Confirming the acquisition of new competences.
Confirming the acquisition of new competences.
Trainers
Nickii Messer
All The Geese
A well known national and international conference speaker, author, and contributor to many educational publications, Nickii is keen to help school leaders at all levels develop the skills and confidence to embrace the complex challenges facing schools today. With many years experience as a school business manager/director across three school phases, including seven years on the SLT of a leading edge secondary school, Nickii was instrumental in working with the National College to launch the SBM role and associated training programmes. In 2009, Nickii formed her company, All The Geese, to specialise in training, developing and promoting school business management and leadership. You can follow Nickii on Twitter @NickiiMesser and LinkedIn, and for more information visit www.nickiimesser.com
Andrew Blench
Education Consultant and Leadership and Management Coach
Andrew Blench is the former School Business Manager for Dinnington High School in Rotherham. He has been an SBM since 2003 and in 2016 set up his consultancy company – School Business Partner. Andrew is currently a School Resource Management Advisor (SRMA) for the DfE, a Facilitator/Assessor/Coach for the L4 SBM Diploma with SBM Partnership and a Leadership and Management Coach. He has extensive experience in advising academies and LA Maintained Schools in the area of effective resource management, leadership and management and governance.
Steve Burnage
Expert practitioner, consultant, and trainer
Having spent over 25 years teaching and leading high schools across the UK, Steve is a sought after as an expert practitioner, consultant, and trainer. He specialises in developing effective school leadership; and the key areas of outstanding learning and teaching including inclusive learning, positive behaviour management, marking, feedback and assessment, performance management, staff development, coaching and mentoring and the performing arts. Steve writes, delivers and hosts training and consultancy in schools, colleges, academies and conference venues throughout the UK, Europe, The Indian Subcontinent, Central and southern Asia and the Middle East as well as supporting organisations in planning, producing and delivering on-line and blended learning education courses. Steve is a principal examiner and lead trainer for Cambridge International Examinations, The International Baccalaureate, and the British Council. In addition, Steve is the lead trainer for Cambridge online professional development across the world. Steve writes a regular column for several UK education publications and is currently writing a teacher development training manual for an international publisher.
The School Business Manager Certificate
The School Business Manager Certificate
Full payment
Equipping you with essential knowledge to build on your role
Flexible learning
Access to tools to help you make your job easier
Unlimited access
Are you buying on behalf of your institution? Have any questions? Contact us via cs@uniqskills.com
Price
£
99
Advantages of online learning
Practical
As part of the lessons, we offer a rich package of materials and consultations with experts - webinars, presentations, documentation, case studies and articles.
As part of the lessons, we offer a rich package of materials and consultations with experts - webinars, presentations, documentation, case studies and articles.
Easy to learn
The course is based on the principle of optimization of learning, according to which the completion of individual modules enables the quick implementation of specific activities in practice.
The course is based on the principle of optimization of learning, according to which the completion of individual modules enables the quick implementation of specific activities in practice.
Complex
Teaching materials and training with expert commentary will show step by step how to properly perform and prepare for individual guidelines and tasks.
Teaching materials and training with expert commentary will show step by step how to properly perform and prepare for individual guidelines and tasks.
Flexible and mobile learning mode
The materials are available 24/7 on the internet platform. The participant acquires new skills from anywhere, at any time and acquires knowledge at an individual pace.
The materials are available 24/7 on the internet platform. The participant acquires new skills from anywhere, at any time and acquires knowledge at an individual pace.
A good investment
An online course saves time and money without the need for time-consuming commuting.
An online course saves time and money without the need for time-consuming commuting.
Certificate of completion of the course
Successful completion of the final test entitles you to receive a certificate confirming the acquired knowledge and documentation of professional development.
Successful completion of the final test entitles you to receive a certificate confirming the acquired knowledge and documentation of professional development.