Sharon Lang

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Sharon Lang Business Manager All Saints RC (VA)
School York
Sharon Lang Business Manager All Saints RC (VA)
School York
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Personal Context
School Secretary to SBM in 11 months!

• School Support Pre-CSBM
• - 6 years
• - All things to all men
• - Recognition (lack of)
• - Ambition

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CSBM
The hardest journey There is nothing like
returning to a place that remains unchanged to
find the ways in which you have altered. Nelson
Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
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Success?
What a shame youve done all this hard work for
nothing Primary School, Deputy Headteacher
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Onwards and upwards
Moving Schools

• Secondary School
• Voluntary Aided
• 56 staff

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Personal Benefits

• Freedom
• Recognition
• Support
• Development
• SLT
• DSBM

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Benefits to School

• Financial Management
• Premises Management
• Project Management
• Sustainability Developments
• EVC
• Extended Schools
• Management of tiers of staff
• Performance Management
• Change Management

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Are there still Barriers
Of course

• Why does a school need a Business Manager?
• Thats a Teachers job!
• Caretaker
• Time
• Payment ceiling

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Is it worth it?
Definitely

• School Finances are in good shape
• Rolling programmes in place
• Staffing levels
• DFC focussed and managed
• Teaching and learning environment steadily
  improving
• Standards are high and improving

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Conclusion
My vision of a successful SBM Excellence can be
attained if you Care more than others think is
wise, Risk more than others think is
safe, Dream more than others think is practical
and Expect more than others think is
possible. Anonymous