The application round for CSBM (cohort 12) is now open. The application round for DSBM (cohort 8) and ADSBM (Pilot) are now open.
More information on NCSL's work on the future of school business management.
The role of the school business manager (SBM) is now widely recognised as key to helping schools make better use of their resources and facilities and to enable teaching staff to find greater satisfaction in their work. The programme, now known as the Bursar Development Programme (BDP), includes the Certificate of School Business Management (CSBM) followed by a higher level qualification, the Diploma of School Business Management (DSBM). Both the CSBM and DSBM are accredited by the Institute of Administrative Management (IAM) and have been designed for completion within a 12-month period.
The new Advanced Diploma of School Business Management (ADSBM) is designed to support the professional development learning of experienced school business managers to enhance their contribution to the leadership and management of schools as they face new challenges in increasingly complex organisational settings.
More general information on the Bursar Development Programme can be found in background to BDP.
Aimed at those who have worked in schools in administrative roles as well as recently appointed bursars or school business managers. The course is also aimed at new entrants to the education profession and those who aspire to join it.
Primarily for the experienced school business manager and developed to enable SBMs to play a full part in their school's senior management team.
This programme is designed to support the professional development learning of experienced school business managers.
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