The National Association of School Business Management (formerly the National Bursars Association) is the UK’s leading association working exclusively on behalf of the school business management profession.  Our membership includes school business managers, bursars, finance officers, administrators, school secretaries and others who fulfill this important role.

The Association was established to support the training, qualification and professional regulation of the role of school business managers.  Increasingly the Association has recognised the importance of Continuous Professional Development and offers qualifications and Fellow status at the academic level of masters' degree.

The Association offers the profession an influential voice in national educational policy and continually strives to raise the profile of school business management.  We aim to provide professional advice and support to all of our members. 
 


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The Academies Show - 16th May 2012, Olympia, London

THE ACADEMIES SHOW 2012 is the only FREE TO ATTEND event of its kind for Headteachers, Finance Directors and School Business Managers, Governors, Local Authority Education Leaders or anyone else with a serious professional interest in the Academies Programme.

Taking place on 16th May 2012 at Olympia, London, it will feature a high-level Conference, engaging Seminars and a comprehensive selection of specialist Suppliers, offering:
  • Latest information directly from senior figures who set and implement the national education agenda
  • Best practice advice on all aspects of converting and managing successful Academies, supported by real-life examples
  • Demonstrations of services and products designed to tangibly improve teaching, learning and school administration

So, whether you are considering conversion, are in the process of converting or actively involved in an established Academy, make sure that you don’t miss this essential day.
www.academiesshow.co.uk
 

Free to attend web classes from TES-PropertyPrefect-NASBM

In a recent survey almost 90% of respondents had seen a decrease in support provided by the LA significantly increasing the workload for administrative and management staff in the school.

Schools are encouraged to do more locally and the traditional support networks are struggling to cope so schools are often left with unanswered questions with little or fragmented advice on what to do and when. One thing is for sure; it’s getting harder doing it the old way and 2012 promises to be even more challenging.

PropertyPrefect already helps over 1,000 school users and to illustrate how there is a series of web classes, which started on Monday 9th January and are available on a weekly basis highlighting:

  • Selecting from predefined premises and H&S activity templates,
  • Creating your own activities,
  • Alerts, audit trail and reports
  • Uploading documents, live support & guidance library

“It’s a fantastic online premises/health & safety management tool. It is effective, simple & user friendly and my caretaker is very happy with it.” Sam Wells, School Business Manager – Eldene Primary School

“PropertyPrefect help schools deliver effective premises management, whilst flagging compliance issues in a timely manner. Our members using the system have high praise on the time reduction achieved and the simplicity.” Bethan Cullen – NASBM

“Both I and my Site Manager both feel that the product will be a really useful tool to help us manage our premises effectively.” Liz Luxton – School Business Manager – Birchwood High School

Limited places available at www.propertyprefect.com/webclasses.
 

Schools Procurement Guide

The Department for Education, has now published the Schools Procurement Resource, which is a single document containing key information for schools about procurement.

Here’s the link:
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/procurement/a00201737/schoolsprocurementresource A copy of the document is also available to download from the NASBM document library.

The publication is quite timely considering the BBC five live show on Sunday 8th January 2012, which focused on the issues schools were encountering with leases and MFDs.  If you missed the programme then you can hear it via the BBC news item:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16441186
You can also hear the Radio 5Live interview via this pod cast:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/5linvestigates (duration 49 minutes)

If you have a leasing problem - contact NASBM.
We will see if we can help you overcome it.

 

Schools in Photocopy Cash Scam

An article in the Sunday Express (13th November 2011) has highlighted that many schools are still wasting tens of thousands of pounds on contracts for photocopiers.  For further details and to view the full article, please click here.

 

Are you considering becoming a School Business Manager?

The profession is an enticing and exciting career option, offering significant responsibility and varied roles.

Many professionals move into the profession from alternative career backgrounds. We have many colleagues who have made the transition from the private sector from financial, banking, leadership, management, IT, premises and HR roles.

The National Association of School Business Management offer a one day designed for those interested in developing a career in school business management.  If you would like to find out more and details on when the next course is taking place click here.