DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER Download this presentation from: Webinar for SBMs: surviving the SLT - have your say Nickii Messer, SBM consultant

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER ‘Wearing the same shirts doesn't make you a team’ Buchholz and Roth

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER School leadership continues to change  Academies, federations, free schools, etc  Multi-academy trusts  Erosion of LAs and their support  Business managers responsible for compliance  Executive heads, local collaboration leaders, shared SBM services  Financial issues – doing (even) more with (even) less  What is your school doing that’s different?  How is your leadership role changing?

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER SLTs don’t need school business managers… ‘Obtaining the services (shared or full time) of a high quality business manager should be a priority for all governors and head teachers...’ The Importance of Teaching: Schools White Paper, 2011 p79

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER High quality A/SBMs need to...  be fully integrated into strategic leadership  embrace complexities and challenge  be able to evolve, adapt, change  ask for, and accept, help  ensure credibility – assume the role  collaborate and network  have a strong desire for success  have a ‘growth mindset’  understand the need to drive up standards  be a leader.

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER Leadership mindset

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER Importance of effective business management ‘There is clear and unequivocal evidence of the impact that effective school business management professionals can have within the system, supporting their leadership colleagues in facilitating school improvement…’ School Business Management Competency Framework (2014:2)

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER Top tips for SLT effectiveness

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER Top tips for SLT effectiveness...

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER Top tips for SLT effectiveness... ‘We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.’ Anais Nin

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DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER Accredited professional qualifications SAFC [School Administration Foundation Certificate] - Level 4 Diploma in School Business Management (formerly CSBM) Level 5 Diploma in School Business Management (formerly DSBM) Level 6 Diploma in School Business Management (formerly ADSBM) (For more information, visit: management) management

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER Key themes of leadership role Accountability Strategy Skills and...

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER...resilience!!!

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER Planning to improve Recognise and use my strengths and skills Recognise my gaps and use my strengths and skills to overcome them Plan, try out new ideas, practice, take feedback, ask for support, continually strive to improve

Raise standards through effective staff recruitment, management & retention ONE-DAY NATIONAL CONFERENCE 21 ST OCTOBER 2015, LONDON Find out more at: or call In association with: KEY FOCUSES ON THE DAY P RECRUITMENT Practical tips to ‘market’ your school and ensure you attract the best candidates PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Move away from negative capability processes to a positive focus on staff development and raising standards RETENTION Develop staff, support wellbeing and implement family friendly policies to help retention in your school

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