School business management national scholarship fund
Find out how to apply for a scholarship fund towards school business management qualifications.
Overview
Scholarships are available for school business managers (SBMs) to receive funding towards accredited SBM programmes.
To be eligible for the scholarship you will need to:
- complete a full SBM qualification or complete at least 3 units from the SBM programme
- enrol with an organisation that is an approved Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) SBM training centre (the application process will be managed by your chosen training provider)
For more information about who has approval to run the SBM qualifications, contact customer@i-l-m.com.
The Institute of Leadership and Management has accredited 3 new qualifications. These will be similar to the outgoing certificate, diploma and advanced diploma awarded by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) and its predecessors:
- Level 4 diploma in school business management
- Level 5 diploma in school business management
- Level 6 diploma in school business management
These qualifications will:
- increase the number of trained SBMs
- encourage SBMs to deepen their professional knowledge, skills and experience
- maintain and build on the professional status of SBMs
Apply
The application round is now closed.
Who can apply
You must:
- be employed as an SBM, bursar or similar role in a state-funded school in England
- have the support of your headteacher or chair of governors
- be able to fund any additional fees for the qualification
- be ready to start the programme by the end of the summer term 2016
- agree to complete a programme evaluation and impact summary
Allocation of scholarships
The scholarship covers part of the programme costs. You’ll need to fund any additional costs. You should speak to your chosen provider to confirm the programme fees.
NCTL will work with training providers to administer scholarships. Payment will be made directly to the provider on approval.
| Programme | Scholarship value |
|---|---|
| Level 4 diploma or a minimum of 3 units | £500 |
| Level 5 diploma or a minimum of 3 units | £700 |
| Level 6 diploma or a minimum of 3 units | £1000 |
You shouldn’t commit to a training programme based solely on the possible success of your scholarship application.
Priority areas
In the event of over-subscription, priority will be given to applicants based in:
- schools with an Ofsted grading 3 or 4
- schools with a budget deficit
- small schools (100 or less pupils on roll)
- schools who currently don’t have a qualified SBM working within their school/partnership
- schools with the following free school meal provision:
- 19% or greater for primary/special/all through schools
- 16% or greater for secondary schools
- schools located in a rural setting
- areas with historically low SBM programme graduation levels
Low SBM programme graduation level areas
Priority will be given to applicants who apply for the following SBM programme levels in each area.
East
| Local authority | SBM programme level |
|---|---|
| Bedford | 5 and 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 and 5 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 and 5 |
| Southend on Sea | 5 and 6 |
East Midlands
| Local authority | SBM programme level |
|---|---|
| Derbyshire | 4 and 5 |
| Leicester | 6 |
| Rutland | 6 |
London
| Local authority | SBM programme level |
|---|---|
| Barnet | 4 |
| Brent | 4 |
| City of London | 5 and 6 |
| Harrow | 6 |
| Hillingdon | 5 and 6 |
| Hounslow | 6 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 4 and 6 |
| Southwark | 5 and 6 |
| Sutton | 6 |
| Tower Hamlets | 5 and 6 |
| Waltham Forest | 6 |
| Westminster | 4, 5 and 6 |
North East
| Local authority | SBM programme level |
|---|---|
| Gateshead | 6 |
| Hartlepool | 6 |
| North Tyneside | 6 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 6 |
| South Tyneside | 6 |
| Sunderland | 6 |
North West
| Local authority | SBM programme level |
|---|---|
| Bury | 5 |
| Cheshire East | 6 |
| Cumbria | 4 |
| Haltom | 4 and 5 |
| Knowsley | 6 |
| Manchester | 6 |
| St Helens | 6 |
| Trafford | 4 |
| Warrington | 4 |
| Wigan | 6 |
South East
| Local authority | SBM programme level |
|---|---|
| Bracknell Forest | 6 |
| Isle of Wight | 6 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 4, 5 and 6 |
| Slough | 6 |
| West Berkshire | 5 |
South West
| Local authority | SBM programme level |
|---|---|
| Bath and North East Somerset | 6 |
| Cornwall | 4 and 5 |
| Isles of Scilly | 6 |
| North Somerset | 6 |
| South Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Torbay | 6 |
West Midlands
| Local authority | SBM programme level |
|---|---|
| Sandwell | 5 |
| Solihull | 4 |
Yorkshire and the Humber
| Local authority | SBM programme level |
|---|---|
| Kirklees | 5 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 5 |
| North Lincolnshire | 4 and 5 |
| North Yorkshire | 4 and 5 |
| Sheffield | 5 and 6 |
| Wakefield | 5 and 6 |
| York | 6 |
Contact
School business management team
Updates to this page
Published 16 June 2014Last updated 11 February 2016 + show all updates
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The SBM scholarship application round has now closed.
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The application round is now closed.
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Updates to when the programme will start.
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Application round is now open.
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Next application round opening date published.
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Application round now closed.
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Application round now open.
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Application round opens on 23 February 2015.
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Updated following closure of application round at midday on 18 July 2014.
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First published.