Welcome to the website of the National Association of School Business Management

The National Association of School Business Management (formerly the National Bursars Association) is the UK’s leading association working exclusively on behalf of the school business management profession.  Our membership includes school business managers, bursars, finance officers, administrators, school secretaries and others who fulfill this important role.

The Association, established to support the training, qualification and professional regulation of the role of school business managers has, since 1999, been offering qualifications and Fellow status at the academic level of masters' degree. Increasingly the Association has recognised the importance of Continuous Professional Development for its members and provides a full professional programme to support this.

The Association offers the profession an influential voice in national educational policy and continually strives to raise the profile of school business management.  We aim to provide professional advice and support to all of our members. 
 


Latest news

Regional Conferences - North West and East Midlands


Details are being circulated through NASBM local groups about the next two in our series of one day regional conferences.  The North West Conference is on Thursday 29 April at the Queen Hotel, City Road, Chester.

Our East Midlands Conference is being held at the Holiday Inn, High Street Flore, Northampton, on Thursday 20 May.  Click here to view the programme details for these events and to book online.  For queries, email conferences@nasbm.co.uk

 

Financial Management Workshop
17 March 2010, Birmingham


This half-day programme is designed for schools looking for assistance in implementing the FMSiS standard and for schools coming up to reassessment in 2010.  It is also relevant to those wishing to become DCSF approved assessors.  NASBM is a DCSF recommended provider for FMSiS training to schools and External Assessors. 

Only a few places remain for this workshop  - so book now to avoid disappointment. Click here to view further information and book online.

 

Award Winning School Support Staff Visit No 10


On Tuesday 9 February, the 10 winners of the 2009 National Awards for School Support Staff celebrated their achievements with a behind-the-scenes look at Number 10, where they met the Prime Minister’s wife Sarah Brown.

Click here to find out more.

Is there someone special in your school who deserves to be nominated for an award in 2010?  Visit our webpage to find out more and download a nomination pack.  

 

School Food Trust provides 'School Lunch' at NASBM Regional Conferences


Following the success of the 'School Lunch' at the NASBM National Conference, where delegates were served food which represented a school meal being served in Leicestershire that week, the School Food Trust are continuing their sponsorship of lunch at each of the Regional Conferences in England.  The lunch will represent a school meal being served in the respective areas.

The School Food Trust was established by the Department for Education and Skills in September 2005.  Its remit is to transform school food and food skills, promote the education and health of children and young people and improve the quality of food in school.

 

The Home Access Programme


Home access provides opportunities for saving money and time on communications, engaging parents who are hard to reach and getting them more involved in their child's learning.

Home access means access to technology and connectivity at home.  Evidence produced by the Institute of Fiscal Studies shows that children with home access to a computer are more confident and capable technology users and more independent learners overall.  It can also help to increase parental awareness, interest in involvement in their child's learning with schools able to update them on their child's progress more easily via online reporting.

For more information visit the website.