School Business Manager Network

The present network consists of SBMs from 23 primary and secondary schools.  The aims is to encourage shared practice, knowledge and experience.

The focus for this year with challenging budgets is joint purchasing power, collaborating to secure best value deals.  One of the objectives for this year is create a database of known suppliers and contractors to our network.

The network meets once a term with invited guests to lead discussions about the range of multi-disciplinary areas managed and led by School Business Managers.  There is a termly newsletter produced with an overview of the activity during each term within the SBM network.