Bulletin - Developing school business managers (15kb 2 page pdf)
Bursar National College for School Leadership links to qualifications (38kb 1 page pdf)
Department for Children, Schools and Families - The Centre for Procurement Performance (CPP) - Top 10 procurement tips for schools (67kb 8 page pdf)
Benefits for participants and schools (80kb 3 page pdf)
Certificate in Educational Administration Course
The Certificate in Educational Administration is a one year Level 3, distance learning course for school administrators, validated by the Institute of Administrative Management. It is recognised by the Council for Administration, and considered a suitable step towards the Certificate of School Business Management course at the National College of School Leadership.
It was developed by the School of Educational Administration and validated by the Institute of Administrative Management. The distance learning support is provided by Oxford Open Learning. The certificate is awarded by the Institute of Administrative Management (who validated the Certificate/Diploma for School Business Managers run by the National College for School Leadership), and the course has been developed by Hamilton House Mailings with the support of University College Northampton. The course was launched in January 2006.
It will take most students one year to complete and costs £850.
In the National Qualification Framework the course is equivalent to level 3. It is designed for people who are currently working as school administrator and who have at least a year's experience in that role.
The course looks at both theory and practice.
- Educational Environment
- Business Theory
- Office Management
The modules for the IAM National Certificate in Educational Administration are:
- Work Management: Time Management; Stress Management; Dealing with School Visitors.
- Government Policies: Current Policies and Practice; Leadership; Change Management.
- Office Administration: Facilities Management; ICT; Budgeting.
- Business Management: Organisational Behaviour; Educational Marketing; Human Resource Management.
- Education and the Law: Employment Law; Health and Safety; Rights of Children and Parents.
- Work-based modules: School Efficiency; Reflecting in the Workplace; Personal and Professional Development.
Visit 
the School of Educational Administration for further information about course start dates.
The Certificate in Fundraising-Open College Network
Fundraising is an essential part of school management. Looking for additional funds is a task for heads and bursars and School Business Managers.
This 6 week fundraising course has 6 modules:
- Current trends
- Research opportunities
- Grant assessment process
- Successful proposals part 1: Lottery and trusts
- Successful proposals part 2: European and Government
- Managing projects
To find out more visit Fund Raising Skills, email: info@fundraising-skills.com or ring 0191 276 3283.
Fundraising Courses for School Leaders and Support Staff (880kb 4 page pdf).
Mini Procurement Guide from the Department for Schools Children and Families
This guide aims to help you navigate processes to follow when buying on behalf of a school. It does not replace Local Authority standard contract legislation regulations or orders.
Mini guide to procurement - for schools in England
A substantial amount of procurement in schools is carried out by people who have not had the opportunity to attend formal procurement training, ie NBA (National Bursars Association) or NCSL (National College for School Leadership).
In recognition of this the Centre for Procurement Performance (CPP) has drawn on work carried out by Doncaster City Council to produce a mini guide to procurement for schools in England (161kb 2 page pdf).
The guidance provides a set of some very useful questions to address, and tips to follow, towards a successful procurement outcome. The guide also steers the purchaser through the key processes to be applied in the form of flowcharts against three separate categories:
- low value spend (under £10k);
- medium value spend (£10k - £50k); and
- high value spend (£50k - £144k).
As these values are a simple representation of local authority contract regulations, the reader is directed to check out the monetary values to be applied.
Get On at work
Get the Level 2 national qualifications in English and Maths. Improve your confidence in budgeting and money management. Update your skills or replace your lost certificates.
Get On at work is offering you an opportunity to check your skills, do a free brush up course and then take a national test to prove what you can do.
The training is short, sharp and work-focused and can be done at home, at work or in our training centre. Taking part in this training is voluntary and confidential.
For more information telephone 0161 253 6150 or contact the Skills for Life contact in Organisational Development on 0161 253 5158.
