Eligibility criteria
<p>Independent applicants must be a current school business manager or equivalent working either:</p>
<ul><li>outside of England, who has identified an English school who will give their full support and at which you may carry out work-based study, consultation and research, and be able to meet the full cost of the course</li>
<li>in an independent school, further education college or university, and be able to meet the full cost of the course</li></ul>
<p>For the purpose of this programme, the SBM role is defined as undertaking or having experience in at least three elements from the following list in your daily job, at either senior administrator or management level:</p>
<ul><li>managing school finances (mandatory)</li>
<li>managing risk in schools</li>
<li>managing the school environment</li>
<li>managing school facilities</li>
<li>managing office services</li>
<li>managing human resources</li></ul>
<p>We will consider applications from those who are developing their current role through existing internal training, with plans to undertake additional duties in due course. You will need to evidence this in your application.</p>
<p>In addition to this you must also:</p>
<ul><li><a href="csbm-support-from-your-school.htm" title="Support from your school">obtain the support of the headteacher and chair of governors</a> at the school backing your application</li>
<li>be able to commit to approximately 4&#8211;8 hours of personal study time per week</li></ul>
Next steps
<ul><li>If you're not sure if CSBM is the right level for you contact us on 0845 609 0009.</li>
<li>If you have any queries regarding your eligibility, contact the school business management team at <a href="mailto:sbm@nationalcollege.org.uk" title="sbm@nationalcollege.org.uk">sbm@nationalcollege.org.uk</a>.</li>
<li>Apply</li></ul>