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SBM, Community Clinics Academy

Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions we will be postponing this conference until the 16th of September 2021.
The School Business Manager Conference 2021 will consider the role of the SBM in the 21st Century – focusing on your role as a leader, a manager, and a pivotal part of your school’s vision, development and success – and will look at how you can further boost your skills, profile and impact.
Keynote sessions will examine the current policy context around business management and will explore key issues around leadership, building team effectiveness, and driving continuous improvement through robust finance management.
Further sessions will consider how we can look after our own, and our teams’, mental health and wellbeing – providing expert guidance on what more we can do to drive awareness, support, manage and understand.
The conference will also explore how we can be better innovators and find new, more efficient ways of working, as well as how we can inspire our teams and make our voices heard with the SLT, Governors and Trusts.
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Why attend?
- Invest in your own professional and skills development
- Explore the key issues facing business managers today
- Gain expert guidance and practical solutions you can take back to your setting
- Come together with your peers to share learning and experiences
- Explore innovation and what more you can do to inspire, motivate and generate ideas
- Take your pick of a host of specialist and expert-led round-tables – tailor the day to your needs!
Agenda
- 09:00
- Registration and networking
- 09:25
Chairperson's Welcome
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Andrew BlenchEducation Consultant and Leadership and Management Coach
- 9.30
The role of the SBM in the 21st Century
- Latest policy outlook for business management and leadership
- Raising the profile and impact of the business manager
- Driving and managing change
- Planning your professional development
- 10.30
- Refreshments and networking
- 11.00
Being an outstanding leader and building team effectiveness
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Nickii MesserAll The Geese
- Developing key leadership behaviours and attributes
- Performance, engagement and motivation
- Collaborative working: the characteristics of an effective team
- CPD requirements and staff development
- 12.00
Supporting wellbeing, mental health and resilience – looking after yourself and your team
- What do we mean when we talk about resilience?
- Dealing with burnout and stress
- Listening and being listened to
- Assessing the impact of Covid-19 on mental health
- Don’t go it alone – utilising support networks and groups
- 12.45
- Networking lunch and exhibitions
- 13.45
Effective finance management and driving continuous improvement
-
Andrew BlenchEducation Consultant and Leadership and Management Coach
- Achieving value for money
- Maximising financial efficiency
- Long-term strategic thinking on budgets
- Income generation – realising your development priorities
- 14.45
Your choice of expert led roundtable discussions
- Emotional intelligence in leadership
- Wellbeing strategies and action plans
- Quality decision making for school leaders
- A masterclass in time management
- Marketing – cost-effective solutions that work
- Performance management and improving productivity
- Financial reporting 2021
- Attracting and retaining top talent
- Procurement – challenges and top tips
- 15.15
- Refreshments and networking
- 15.30
Closing Keynote: Being innovative, inspirational and making your voice heard
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Stephen BarrettStephen Barrett, School Business Leader, Kingsmead School and Sixth Form
- 16.15
- End of conference
Speakers

Andrew Blench

Nickii Messer

Stephen Barrett
Venue
ILEC Conference Centre
47 Lillie Road, London, SW6 1UDRead Directions
- By Rail/Tube
- By Car
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