ISBL Professional Standards

Operational Leadership

Leading operational planning across all school or trust business functions to ensure effective and sustainable resource allocation to maximise outcomes for pupils across the school or trust.

Notes for use:

  • This section is central to all those involved in school or trust operational leadership and should be considered alongside each specialist discipline with reference to the required values, ethics and behaviours of the role.

  • This is an interactive version of the Professional Standards - for a PDF copy please download this from the Professional Standards page. Tasks and responsibilities associated with each function are set out below by practitioner level.  To identify the associated knowledge and skills click the downward arrow symbol next to the descriptor.

Function: Managing people and stakeholders

Foundation Practitioner

Associate Practitioner

Lead Practitioner

Strategic Practitioner


References

CIPD (2022), The CIPD Profession Map. [Online] Available from: https://peopleprofession.cipd.org/profession-map#gref

Department for Education (DfE) (2022), Academy Trust Handbook. [Online] Available from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academy-trust-handbook

Department for Education (DfE) (2022), Good Estate Management for Schools. [Online] Available from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/good-estate-management-for-schools

National College of Teaching and Leadership (2014). School Business Management Competency Framework. Nottingham: NCTL.

 Acknowledgements

Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust

Function: Governance and accountability

Foundation Practitioner

Associate Practitioner

Lead Practitioner

Strategic Practitioner

Function: Managing risk

Foundation Practitioner

Associate Practitioner

Lead Practitioner

Strategic Practitioner

  • Function: Innovation and change management

Foundation Practitioner

Associate Practitioner

Lead Practitioner

Strategic Practitioner

  • Function: Social responsibility

Foundation Practitioner

Associate Practitioner

Lead Practitioner

Strategic Practitioner

  • Function: Linking operational leadership to school's or trust’s strategic aims

Foundation Practitioner

Associate Practitioner

Lead Practitioner

Strategic Practitioner