Professional development

• School Business Director Programme
  • Who is the School Business Director Programme for?
  • Programme details
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  • Costs
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School Business Director Programme

The School Business Director (SBD) Programme provides experienced and aspiring school business directors with a personalised solution to further develop their professional learning. Participants are expected to be those school business managers who work in the context of increasingly diverse and complex settings, and face new challenges in terms of their leadership and management skills.

It is offered as part of the National College’s suite of school business management programmes and builds on the already very successful Certificate of School Business Management (CSBM), Diploma of School Business Management (DSBM) and Advanced Diploma of School Business Management (ADSBM). As a result, this opportunity will enable participants to achieve a nationally recognised professional qualification which reflects competence at the highest level of the profession and will also enable participants to continue their learning after the programme to a Masters level.

Key facts

• This new programme, starting with a pilot, is designed to help participants provide direction, exercise sound judgement and manage resources efficiently in some of the most innovative and challenging settings in the education sector.
• It will provide high-level specialist professional knowledge which is appropriate for senior professionals and managers to provide credits at level 7 of the National Qualifications Framework.
• The programme is being developed under a co-construction methodology, with the pilot participants shaping the design of learning.

Duration

Approximately 12 to 18 months but varies acccording to your personalised learning path.

Delivery method

A range of delivery methods are involved, including executive coaching, peer support, action learning sets, experiential learning and the use of online resources.

Who can apply?

Experienced and aspiring school business directors.

Next application round

Autumn 2010

Financial contribution notice

The National College is committed to ensuring that prospective participants on programmes are  always provided with advance notice of any planned changes associated with costs. This notice advises prospective participants that from 23 April 2011 that for all CSBM and DSBM cohorts commencing from that date a financial contribution will be required.

In the case of Aspiring SBM participants this contribution will be required by the individual. For school based applicants we expect the contribution to be paid through their school. Whilst the contribution level is yet to be fully confirmed, we expect it to be in the region of £200-£300. Small schools will remain exempt from this fee in line with college protocol.

This update simply serves as early warning of our plans. Further information will be made available when the relevant application rounds open.

We will also be reviewing contribution arrangements for our higher level programmes, ADSBM and SBD. Further guidance will be provided in due course along with the necessary notice.