Guidance

Find a school business professional network

Updated 20 December 2024

Applies to England

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Overview

Sign up for the school business professional (SBP) newsletter for occasional updates about SBP initiatives than can help you in your role.

You can use this network directory to:

  • find groups in your area
  • get peer-to-peer support for school business tasks such as buying for schools
  • contact leads in your area (please use contact details for network enquiries only)

Email [email protected] if you cannot find a network in your area or wish to add your own network to the directory.

Guidance on creating a network for school business professionals is also available.

Please note that being included in the directory does not constitute a recommendation by the Department for Education (DfE) for the network, forum or any commercial suppliers. DfE accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or content provided by individual networks or forums listed on this directory or for the promotion of any commercial supplier goods or services.

Network directory

Networks are listed by the following regions groups:

All regions: network

Network name Network chair Email address Website (if available)
Association of Network Managers in Education (ANME) Rick Cowell [email protected] https://www.anme.co.uk
NAMAT – National Association of Multi-Academy Trusts Lucy Hutton [email protected] https://www.namat.co.uk
National Network of Special Schools for School Business Professionals (NNoSS) Pauline Aitchison [email protected] https://www.nnoss.co.uk
The Trust Network James Miller [email protected] https://www.thetrustnetwork.org.uk/

All regions: online forum

Network name Network chair Email address Website (if available)
Association of BAME Business Leaders in Education Cheryl Campbell [email protected] https://www.abbled.org
FD Forum Katie Hutton [email protected] https://thefdforum.co.uk
SBL Connect Hilary Goldsmith [email protected] https://www.sblconnect.com
UK Schools Sustainability Network Operations Group Paul Edmond [email protected] https://ops.ukssn.org/

East Midlands

Network name Network chair Email address Website (if available)
Association of Business Leaders in Education (ABLE) Emma Cripwell [email protected] http://www.ablepro.info    
Midlands FD Networking Forum Bobby Thandi [email protected]   https://www.leadacademytrust.co.uk/services/  
Leicester City Primary Business Managers Group Debbie Whitfield [email protected]      
Leicestershire Academies Group Maxine Adams [email protected] http://www.Leicsacademiesgroup.org    
NE Derbyshire SBM Louise Crowder [email protected]      
Northamptonshire School Business Management Forum Jevon Corbett [email protected] http://www.nsbmf.org/    

East of England

Network name Network chair Email address Website (if available)
Association of Business Managers in Norfolk Schools Matthew Smith [email protected] http://www.abmns.co.uk  
Cambridgeshire School Business Networking Group Rona Metters [email protected] https://www.csbn.co.uk  
Dacorum School Business Managers Network Diane Bell [email protected]    
Essex Academies School Business Managers Network Louise Davy [email protected]    
Financial Academy Directors (FADs) Lucy Pope [email protected]    
HASBM (Hertfordshire Association of School Business Management) Stephen Peach [email protected] http://www.hasbm.org/join/  
Lincolnshire School Business Management Network Rona Metters [email protected] https://www.lsbmn.co.uk/  
Peterborough School Business Networking Group Rona Metters [email protected] https://www.psbm.co.uk/#becomeamember  
Suffolk Schools Business Leaders Network Group Lisa Jones [email protected]    

London

Network name Network chair Email address Website (if available)
Barnet SBM Forum Elana Flasher [email protected]        
Camden SBM Hub Kat Miller [email protected]        
Croydon School Business Professional Network Michaela Groves MBE [email protected]        
Diocese of Westminster SBM Network Teresa Doyle [email protected]        
Ealing School Business Manager Network Alison Bennett [email protected]        
Enfield MAT Alliance Richard Crompton [email protected]        
Enfield SBM Forum Wendy Ochs [email protected] [email protected]   https://traded.enfield.gov.uk/thehub/information/sbm-forum  
Haringey School Business Managers Anita Keogh [email protected]        
Hillingdon Association of School Business Managers Karen Williams [email protected]        
Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster Schools SBM Network Jackie Saddington [email protected] https://www.services2schools.org.uk/      
Lambeth School Business Leaders Collaborative Arlette Wells [email protected]        
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Patricia Harvey [email protected]        
London Borough of Merton Laurie Miller [email protected]        
London Borough of Tower Hamlets SBM Forum Hasib Hikmat [email protected]        
London Borough of Waltham Forest Network Bisi Oyekanmi [email protected] https://thehub-beta.walthamforest.gov.uk/wf-sbm-network      
Newham School Business Managers Network Sandy Tomlinson [email protected]        
Redbridge School Business Managers Annie Scott [email protected]        
Southwark Schools Business Managers Southwark Schools HR [email protected] https://southwarksbm.org/      
Sutton Business Managers Phil Brittain [email protected]        
Trust Business Leaders East London Marcia Jacobs [email protected] https://trustbusinessleaders.org/      
Unity School Business Leader Network (USBLN) Steven Fontaine [email protected] https://unityschoolservices.co.uk/usbl-network      
Waltham Forest School Business Managers Group Annette House [email protected]        

North East

Network name Network chair Email address Website (if available)
Darlington SBM Forum Angela Taylor [email protected]    
Durham School Business Managers Group Janice Warn [email protected]    
Gateshead School Business Managers Group Alison Orton [email protected]    
Hexham and Newcastle Diocesan SBM Network Louise Levy [email protected]    
Middlesbrough School and Academies Business Managers Cluster Group Maxine Bates [email protected]    
Newcastle Alliance of School Business Leaders (NASBL) Lee Comstock [email protected]    
North of England Schools and Academies Forum (NESAF) Gareth Edmunds [email protected] http://www.nesaf.org.uk  
Schools North East Chris Zarraga, Pauline Aitchison [email protected] [email protected] http://www.schoolsnortheast.com  

North West

Network name Network chair Email address Website (if available)
Blackpool Association of School Business Managers (BASBM) Angela Penn [email protected]    
Bury School Business Managers’ Alliance Donna Cartwright [email protected]    
Cheshire East School Business Professionals David Twambley [email protected]    
Cheshire Finance Network Laura Turner [email protected]    
Cheshire West and Chester Association of School Business Managers (CWASBM) Debbie Beaumont [email protected]    
Cumbria Association of School Business Administration and Management Stephen Lester MBE [email protected]    
Lancashire Association of School Business Managers (LASBM) Sally Edwards [email protected] http://www.lasbm.com  
Liverpool School Business Manager Association (LSBMA) Julie Driscoll [email protected]    
Manchester and Trafford School Business Leaders Forum Gemma Tunstall [email protected] https://manchester.sbmnetwork.org.uk  
Stockport Association of School Business Managers Vicky Howe [email protected] http://www.sasbm.org/  
Stockport Association of School Business Managers Lisa Bower [email protected] http://www.sasbm.org/  
Tameside Association of Secondary Business Managers Angela Ogden [email protected]    
Wirral School Business Managers Cluster Danny Stenhouse [email protected]    

South East

Network name Network chair Email address Website (if available)
Abingdon Partnership School Business Managers Rose-Marie Smith [email protected]    
Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire School Business Practitioners Network Craig Smith [email protected]    
Berkshire School Business Managers Group Rhian Begg [email protected] https://www.berkshiresbm.org  
Diocese of Arundel and Brighton SBM Forum Ray Williamson [email protected] http://www.abeducationservice.org.uk  
Dunmow and Essex School Business Professional Network Andrea Paget [email protected]    
East Sussex Secondary Business Managers Forum Marion Booth [email protected]    
Fareham and Gosport School Business Manager and Admin Network Stefanie Stroud [email protected]    
Hampshire Business Managers Network Group Hilary Manton [email protected]    
Island School Business Managers (ISBM) Carla Bradshaw [email protected]    
North West Surrey Business Managers Network Emma MacKenzie [email protected]    
Oxfordshire Academies Business Managers Group Rhian Begg [email protected] http://oabmg.co.uk  
Sevenoaks Partnership Rachel Harland [email protected]    
Surrey Schools Business Professionals Network Neil Slack [email protected] https://surreyeducationservices.surreycc.gov.uk/Page/3752  
Swale and Canterbury Finance Forum Graeme Lloyd [email protected]    
Thinking Schools Academy Trust Dawn Trimby [email protected]    
West Sussex School Business Managers Jen Pogacic [email protected]    
Wye Valley SBMs Stephanie Jones [email protected]    

South West

Network name Network chair Email address Website (if available)
Bath and Avon MAT CFO and Business Leaders Network Paul Evry [email protected]    
Coast and Moors School Business Leaders Network Matt Matthew [email protected] http://www.cmsbl.org  
Devon Association of School Business Managers (DASBM) Matt Burrell [email protected]    
Gloucestershire Association of School Business Managers Tom Caradon [email protected] http://www.gasbm.org  
NW24 Partnership Justin Hoye [email protected] https://www.nw24.org/  
SBM (Somerset, Devon and Dorset) Joseph Doggrell [email protected]    
Somerset School Business Leaders Amy Bignell [email protected] https://www.ssbl.org.uk  
South Gloucestershire School Business Leaders’ Group (SGSBL) Debbie Beazer [email protected] http://www.sgsbl.org.uk  
SWIFT SBM Professional Community Matt Burrell [email protected] https://www.sw-ift.org.uk  
Wiltshire area MAT CFO network Claire Anthony [email protected]    
Wiltshire SBL network James Paveley [email protected] https://wilts.sblnetwork.org.uk  

West Midlands

Network name Network chair Email address Website (if available)
Birmingham Association of School Business Management (BASBM) Amanda Kaye [email protected] http://www.basbm.org  
Dudley Association of School Business Managers Jill Belcher [email protected]    
Gateway Alliance School Business Manager Network (South and Central Warwickshire) Jo Corrigan [email protected] http://www.gatewayalliance.co.uk  
Hereford Association of School Business Managers Nicki Emmett [email protected]    
Inspiring Leaders – MAT Partnership James Brown [email protected] http://inspiringleaderstoday.com/  
North Warwickshire School Business Professional Network Stuart Moran [email protected]    
Sandwell SBM Network Neil Limbrick [email protected] https://www.sandwellbursars.org/  
Shires Education Business Association Susan Underhill [email protected] http://www.seba.org.uk  
Solihull Schools Business Manager Group (SSBMG) Mark Firmstone [email protected] http://www.solihullsbm.org  
Telford Association of School Business Managers (TASBM) Tricia Wilkin [email protected]    
Walsall School Business Leaders Neil Millward [email protected]    
Warwickshire Central Area Business Managers Forum Jane Burrows [email protected]    
Worcestershire Association of School Business Management (WASBM) Russell Dalton [email protected] http://www.wasbm.org  

Yorkshire and the Humber

Network name Network chair Email address Website (if available)
Bradford Primary SBM Forum Jenni Taylor [email protected]    
Humber and East Yorkshire School Business Leaders Nina Siddle [email protected] http://www.heysbl.org.uk/  
Kirklees SBM Network Deborah Walker [email protected] http://kirkleesbusinesssolutions.uk/  
Leeds School Managers Forum Lucy Hutton [email protected] http://www.lsmf.org.uk  
NYES School Business Manager Network Michelle Charlton [email protected] https://nyes.info/Services/1228  
Red Kite Alliance Finance Leads Steve Howell [email protected]    
South Yorkshire Business Leaders Group Morag Somerville [email protected] http://www.sysbl.co.uk  
West Yorkshire Academy Business Leaders Wendy Beasley [email protected]    
York Group Andrew Robinson [email protected]    
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