Managing schools

Publications

• Exploring the links between performance management and improved standards
  The effects of performance management on standards
• Planning and managing meetings
  Tips and advice to help you plan and manage effective meetings
• School Business Management - A quiet revolution, part 2
  An summary of evidence showing the development and future of the role of school business managers and the impact they have on schools - part 2
• School Business Management - A quiet revolution, part 1
  An overview of evidence showing the development and future of the role of school business managers and the impact they have on schools - part 1
• A review of the impact on governors and leaders of federations in the UK and Netherlands
  Following two schools which have formed a hard federation, led by an executive headteacher, this study draws attention to the leadership challenges inherent in bringing together previously separate organisations

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Interactive resources

• Financial management
  Take a look at our good practice financial management resources including top tips, how to guides, exercises and checklists
• Effective performance appraisals (full interview)
  Get the most from your performance appraisals with team members
• Top tips: presenting financial information
  Tips to help you present financial information clearly and concisely
• Top tips for negotiating your budget
  Top tips to help put yourself in a stronger position when justifying your budget
• Top tips for effective peer appraisal
  If you are responsible for conducting performance reviews, these tips will ensure you are well prepared and able to conduct the meetings with confidence

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Articles

• Leading learning and teaching
  How the headteacher can use the whole school workforce to continually improve the school's learning culture and improve outcomes for pupils.
• Procurement
  An introduction to good practice in procurement, tendering and contracts in schools, and how to use these processes to obtain value for money.
• Evaluating financial resource management
  Evaluating the allocation and use of financial resources is an essential part of effective school business management. This article explains different approaches to evaluation and introduces the concepts of best value, benchmarking and effective procurement.
• Strategic financial management and budgeting
  National College resources: strategic financial management and budgeting requires considerable leadership and management skills to link educational objectives with the resources that support them.
• The principles of school finance
  National College resources: the principles and standards that support effective financial control and reporting in schools, including the Financial Management Standard in Schools and the roles of the governing body, headteacher and school business manager.

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Policies

• Education funding
  An independent briefing about the main points that affect the level of funding schools will receive in 2011-12. The article discusses the funding settlement for schools, funding for academies, funding for 16-19 year olds and local authority funding. It also offers some practical advice for those who manage school budgets.