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I came to school business management (SBM) after a 14-year career in local government.

At the London borough of Wandsworth, I worked my way up in the Pupil Services Department, which meant I had a great exposure to schools and the education sector. I also managed things like payroll, as well as being a school governor, which gave me direct experience of looking at school budgets and pupil outcome data and decisions.

It was almost by chance that I came across the role of school business leader (SBL) and I thought straight away that it looked like a good career option. I had very young children at the time, and I thought it might be a good role to take on while juggling with family life.

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