DSBM Individual Online Units
Are you an experienced and qualified School Business Manager who recognises the need for CPD that takes into account significant changes in recent years?
Are you employed or looking to be employed as a ‘specialist’ across different schools?
Are you an aspiring school business manager who, with a school’s support, would like to take the first steps towards a qualification, rather than completing the full DSBM in one go?
We also offer individual units to run alongside the full online programme. These will be delivered as online modules, facilitated and supported by national experts, recognised as a qualification in its own right. The online SBM modules we offer are:
- Finance in a school
- Procurement in a school
- Supporting Human Resource Management in a School
- Supporting School Infrastructure Management
- Marketing in a School
- Leading Support Services in a School
Please note, you do not need to be enrolled on our full ILM Level 4 Diploma for School Business Managers programme to access the online SBM modules.
Who is this for?
- Experienced and qualified school business managers looking for additional CPD in a developing area that they may have studied some time ago
- Individuals working as experts (finance, HR, marketing etc) within a MAT or school network
- Aspiring individuals looking to study and gain a qualification in a specialist area to support their professional development (must have the support of a school to engage in school-based activities)
Who is this for?
These will be delivered as interactive online units, facilitated and supported by national experts. Delivery will include webinars and opportunities to collaborate with peers and tutors. Assessment is through the completion of school-based tasks and an e-portfolio of evidence.
Key Information
What can you study?
We offer six online SBM module from the updated (June 2016) Programme of Study that provides 9/10 credits each at level 4. Each individual unit is therefore recognised as a qualification in its own right. You can choose any of the following:
Finance in a school
35 guided learning hours
The purpose of this unit is to equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to support the management of finances in a school.
The learning outcomes for Finance cover:
- Understanding finance decisions made in school
- Using financial information support strategic and business decision-making
- The interpretation of financial information for reporting purposes
- Costing options as part of strategic decision-making
- Costing options in a business case
Procurement in a school
35 guided learning hours
The purpose of this unit is to equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to support the tendering process to ensure value-for-money and oversee the management of contractors and suppliers in a school environment.
- Understand procurement strategy in a school
- Be able to manage the tendering process
- Know how to support contractor and supplier management in a school
- Understand different joint working arrangements in a school
Supporting Human Resource Management in a School
30 guided learning hours
The purpose of this unit is to equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to support the management of human resources within a school environment and ensure regulatory and legal compliance.
- Understand how employment and discrimination law impact school operations
- Be able to review school staffing structures
- Understand the principles and procedures for recruitment and selection in schools
- Understand how reward and recognition can be used in a school
- Be able to support professional development in a school
Supporting School Infrastructure Management
35 guided learning hours
The purpose of this unit is to equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to contribute to the planning, management and review of asset and capital activities in a school.
- Understand asset management in a school
- Be able to review and plan school asset management activities
- Be able to support capital management activities in a school
- Be able to support resources and facilities management in a school
Marketing in a School
30 guided learning hours
The purpose of this unit is to equip learners with the knowledge and skills needed to support the planning, management and review a range of marketing activities in a school.
- Be able to plan and evaluate school marketing activities
- Understand the importance of managing a school’s reputation
- Know how communication and promotional activities can be effectively used by schools
- Be able to identify and plan Income generating activity in a school
Leading Support Services in a School
35 guided learning hours
The purpose of this unit is to equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to lead, develop and co-ordinate support services within a school or trust, and manage operations in line with current policy and health and safety legislation.
It also focuses on the development of your professional skills related to the role of school business manager, whether you currently work in that role or aspire to do so.
- Understand leadership and development in a school
- Be able to support and develop team working
- Be able to seek feedback on own performance and plan personal development
Be able to support change and innovation - Understand Health and Safety and safeguarding in a school environment
- Be able to manage operations to achieve consistency between functions/departments
- Understand policy and legislation that affects schools
Each online SBM module costs £380+VAT.
Members of the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL) are entitled to a 5% discount (ISBL membership number required).
How to apply
When submitting their application, applicants must upload a signed Headteacher Declaration form in which they agree to support you through the programme and confirm that the school will finance the cost of the course. It will save time if applicants obtain this prior to starting the online registration process.
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