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The Manchester and Trafford School Business Leader Forum was formed in 2009.  The forum originated as two separate borough groups which were subsequently merged when the Chair of the Trafford forum moved to work in a Manchester school. 

The forum has historically been run by a volunteer school business leader, however, due to increasing workloads and more and more demands being placed on business leaders the forum members made the decision to appoint Redrambler Limited to provide administration and management support to the forum from January 2020.

At present we have over 75 members, and we continue to grow!

The members highly value the group and it has often been described as a lifeline due to the support and networking opportunities it has offered over the years.

Your network is the people who want to help you, and you want to help them, and that’s really powerful’  Reid Hoffman

Our vision and aims are:-

We achieve this by offering:-

Membership is open to anyone who works within a school business environment in the Manchester or Trafford area, in any phase or type of school e.g. maintained, academy, primary, secondary etc. No matter what your job title is, School Business Manager, Finance Manager, Director of Finance – you are welcome to join us!

We also have a forum within the online portal for Finance Managers, Site Managers, HR Managers and IT Managers.  This will enable them to start networking and benefiting from all the opportunities listed above.

Please note – SBL’s will have access to all forums. Finance Managers, Site Managers, HR Managers and IT Managers access will be restricted to their respective forums.

We are affiliated with The Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL).

***UPDATE - OCTOBER 2024***

We are now offering regional group membership of ISBL included in the annual subscription fee.

This includes:-

We look forward to welcoming you.

Gemma, Helen, Claire, Suzanne, Angela and Jackie

Manchester and Trafford SBL Forum committee members and Redrambler Limited

How To Join

How To Join

Membership is £50 per year (excluding VAT) up to 31st December 2024.

Membership is £60 per year (excluding VAT) from 1st January 2025 - this includes FULL ISBL MEMBERSHIP for all members.

To sign up complete our online application form and we will send you login details.

Once you are logged in you will be prompted to provide the necessary information to raise an invoice which can be either to you as an individual or to your school. Upon raising the invoice, you will have full, instant access to the online community - no need to wait for payment to be made.

Click here to join via our online application form

Contact Us

Contact Us

If you have any questions about the group then please use the form below to get in touch and we will respond as quickly as our day jobs will allow.

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