🎧 The School Leadership Podcast
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000 – What’s it all about?
Welcome to the show about all things School Business Leadership! If it doesn’t involve teaching children, then I can guarantee we’ll be talking about it here! Finance, HR, Governance and everything in between…
001 – Why SBLs Are Vital To The Success Of A School
Vicki Manning, Headteacher, talks about her amazing School Business Manager, how they have built a strong relationship & why the School Business Manager role is essential to the success of a school.
002 – How To Hit The Ground Running Without A Handover
Listen on… Sara Poultney, School Business Manager, shares 9 hot tips to hit the ground running in a new school when you haven’t had a handover. If you’re new to your school or you’re about to start your first School Business Manager role, this episode is for you! The episode…
003 – 5 Things SBLs Need To Know About Procurement
Lorraine Ashover, Director of Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services, shares 5 things that all SBLs need to know about procurement!
004 – How To Tackle Imposter Syndrome
Shirley Si Ahmed, School Business Manager, talks about how she tackled imposter syndrome and why SBLs are real-life superheroes…
005 – 6 Strategic Tools For SBLs
Helen Burge, Deputy Chief Operations Officer, shares 6 tools to help SBLs have more strategic conversations with their Head & SLT… or as we like to call it, ‘The One With All The Tools’… If you’re a Friends fan, let’s just say you’re in for a real treat!
006 – How To Develop The SBL Role & Gain Recognition
Conny Brandt, School Business Manager, talks about her experience of developing the role of SBM and how to gain recognition from the SLT. We also talk about confidence, putting yourself forward and the power of networking.
007 – Why There’s No Such Thing As A Normal Path To SBL
Laura Carter, a Senior Admin Officer, is currently studying to become a School Business Manager. She talks about her journey so far, why there’s no normal path to the role of SBL and shares her advice for Aspiring School Business Managers!
008 – Raising The Profile Of The Profession
Leyla Tovey from School Business Services joins me to talk about National School Business Leaders Day, the challenges that SBLs have faced over the last year, why the SBL profession and community is so unique and why it is important to think big!
009 – GDPR: A Collaborative Model
Lisa Murphy, School Business Manager, talks about the collaborative approach her school cluster has taken to GDPR and the Data Protection Officer structure. She talks about how they did it, the benefits they have seen and shares tips on how you can do it too!