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.
Many schools now expect applicants to have at least a Level 4 Diploma in School Business Management (also known as CSBM) and the Aspiring SBM programme will provide an induction into the Level 4 Diploma (CSBM) programme.
Course code: 210
Duration: 6-7 weeks
The application form is located on the Serco Learning Centre website and so you will be automatically transferred to the site when you click Apply.
If this is your first application, you will need to create a user account, which only takes a few minutes. You will be asked for your name and email address, and to create a username, password, and security question.
You will then be able to proceed to the online application form.
Useful links
ISBL (Institute for SBM profession)
The Aspiring SBM programme (course code: 210) is delivered through six WebEx (online meetings) sessions, 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 ILM Level 4 Diploma for School Business Managers, the recognised benchmark qualification for school business managers across England.
If you have any questions about our programmes you may find the answers in our FAQs.
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