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Advanced Diploma of School Business Management (ADSBM)

Overview

The new Advanced Diploma of School Business Management (ADSBM) programme is offered as one of NCSL's suite of school business management programmes and builds on the very successful Certificate of School Business Management (CSBM) and Diploma of School Business Management (DSBM) programmes.

This programme is designed to support the professional learning of experienced school business managers (SBMs). The ADSBM is intended to be a Level 6 postgraduate programme and as such will involve significant personal study. It will enhance the contribution of SBMs to the leadership and management of their schools as they face new challenges in increasingly complex organisational settings.

The programme aims to support and further advance professional learning of participants by:

• extending their knowledge and understanding of the changing school business manager's role within the context of global economic and social trends, national education and welfare policies, and local developments in the organisation and delivery of services to children and young people
• extending their knowledge and understanding of teaching and learning in schools, policy initiatives related to personalised learning, and the management of resources for learning
• extending their knowledge and understanding of school leadership, consultancy roles, coaching and mentoring techniques
• improving their research skills to understand the school as an organisation and critically evaluate its adaptation to the changing educational environment of the 21st century
• developing their professional skills in measuring the performance of schools and evaluating the effectiveness of the systems and processes that facilitate learning
• developing their professional skills, specifically in key areas of performance management, programme management, strategic financial management, organisational transformation and change management

Eligibility

The following statements represent the NCSL application requirements for the ADSBM programme. You must be able to answer yes to all of the following statements before submitting an application for the ADSBM pilot programme:

• "I work in a school and am able to conduct work-based research and consultation with colleagues. The headteacher and chair of governors at this school are also aware that I am applying for the programme and have agreed to give me their full support in my studies."
• "I am a member of the senior leadership team (SLT)" or "I play a full role in the senior management team and the skills gained from the ADSBM will be of significant benefit to the school's effective leadership and management."
• "I have an internet-enabled computer at home and/or have permission to use the internet at work for the purposes of the programme."
• "I have a minimum of three years experience as an SBM in a management or strategic role"
• "I have a related professional qualification(s) at NVQ level 5"
• "I am able to attend a total of 7 days residential training sessions over a period of 12 months."

Availability

The ADSBM pilot programme will commence in September and October 2008, for a period of approximately 12 months. A total of 100 places will be available. Cohort 1 will commence in September 2008 and will have 50 places, while cohort 2 will commence in October 2008 with an additional 50 places.

More information on applying for the pilot programme can be found on the How to apply page.

As this is a pilot programme we are only running one national programme and all residential sessions will take place at the NCSL Learning and Conference Centre in Nottingham. Participants are expected to attend all face-to-face sessions, including an overnight stay in each phase.

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