Costs of DSBM

Costs for the Diploma of School Business Management (DSBM) depend on your circumstances. From April 2011, all participants (or their employees) will be required to pay a minimum of £400, plus any expenses. Small schools are exempt from this fee in line with College small schools policy.

Participant's circumstances	Funding category
Working within: a state-funded school in England a local authority undertaking a school business management (SBM)-related role	A minimum contribution of £400 will be required, with the remaining amount subsidised by the National College
Working within: an independent school a further education college a school operating outside the English system (including Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man)	You will be invoiced for the full cost of the programme Current charge: £2,400
Not working within a school, but looking to work in a state-funded school	Part funding will be paid for the participant subject to the external aspiring SBM evaluation process. A contribution of £400 is required for the programme and an additional £400 for the induction workshop. Once you accept your place you will be booked onto the workshop and will incur a cancellation charge of £150 if you cannot attend.
All funded special schools (those that are independent still receive help or support from their local authorities)	A minimum contribution of £400 will be required, with the remaining amount subsidised by the National College
Overseas maintained schools, eg armed forces schools teaching the national curriculum	A minimum contribution of £400 will be required, with the remaining amount subsidised by the National College
Unemployed	Part funding will be paid for the participant subject to the external aspiring SBM evaluation process a contribution of £400 is required for the programme and an additional £400 for the induction workshop. Once you accept an aspiring place, you will be booked onto the workshop and will incur cancellation charges if you wish to withdraw with less than one week's notice. This is not a Department of Work and Pensions training scheme to improve the employment prospects of claimants; rather it is aimed at training SBMs for the maintained sector. The onus is placed on the applicant to ensure that embarking on this programme will not affect benefit claims

Charging policy for independent and overseas schools

Independent and overseas participants will be informed of payment arrangements shortly after the closing date of the application round. Payment in full will be required before the participant attends the first event, unless there are exceptional circumstances, which will be determined on an individual basis by the College.

Supply cover

The College will not meet supply cover costs.

Repeating face-to-face events

Funding for participants who wish to repeat phases they have already completed will not be paid for by the National College. Participants will be expected to fund themselves for repeated modules based on the costs in the below table. This includes instances where participants defer after completing a phase but have not completed the associated work and need support to complete it.

Programme	Phase 1 cost	Phase 2 cost	Phase 3 cost	Phase 4 cost	Phase 5 cost
DSBM national	£100	£700	£700	£700	£200