Why the pandemic heralds a new era for school business leadership
School business professionals are playing a central leadership role during the pandemic. Now it’s time for their contribution to be fully recognised, say Val Andrew and Leyla Tovey of School Business Services
School business leaders have been stretched to their limits as they play a key part in the battle to keep schools operating safely during the pandemic.
But they’ve done more than just cope in difficult circumstances; they’ve shown their leadership mettle during the most difficult times the education system has seen since the Second World War. To heavily paraphrase Martin Luther King Jr, you find the measure of someone from where they stand during times of challenge, rather than times of comfort and convenience.
This has certainly been the case with school business leaders – who have made such a remarkable contribution to keeping our education system functioning that they cannot be ignored now, or in the future.
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