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School Business Management - A quiet revolution, part 1
Author:
Professor Geoff Southworth OBE
Subject:
Role of the school business manager
Audience:
Headteachers, Middle leaders and aspiring headteachers, School business managers, Stakeholders and partners
Date of publication:
July 2010 |
File format and size:
PDF, 419 Kb
The introduction of training for bursars started a trend that has grown and developed, and at a rapid pace. It launched a movement across the school system which continues today and is set to go further in the future. It was the start of a quiet revolution.
This first of the two studies into the benefits of school business managers (SBMs) shows where the move to SBMs started and what happened in the early years of training them. It considers the current current state of play and looks at what is needed next and in the future. It also provides a number of case studies used to help inform us about business management practices.
Findings
The evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that SBMs make a difference and bring far more benefits than costs to schools. They are key to ensuring schools provide value for money and find ways through difficult financial times. The evidence shows that SBMs not only bring financial and other expertise to schools, they save senior leaders time - in the case of headteachers, significant amounts of time.Also available, is part 2 of this project that summarises four major studies that underpin the evidence showing the impact that SBMs have on schools.
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