Pre-Order now for the new term
Pre-order your planner now for delivery in May/June.
If you're a School Business Manager, you're holding the engine room of the school — budgets, contracts, compliance, premises, staffing, H&S, policies, governors… and the rest!
The HeadteacherChat® School Business Manager Planner is designed to get it out of your head and onto the page — so you're not juggling deadlines, audits, meetings, and urgent issues on sheer memory alone. It follows the school calendar and gives you a practical structure to stay steady, even when the week gets messy.
Designed by me, an experienced school leader, for all of you fabulous school office staff who work so hard in schools for us all! I hope you enjoy using it! Lucy
Why this isn't a generic diary
Because a generic diary doesn't understand:
- the rhythm of budget cycles, procurement, and reporting
- the compliance pressure that sits alongside day-to-day operations
- how quickly your priorities can be derailed by the next "urgent" issue
This planner helps you create calm and control — keeping actions visible, deadlines trackable, and headspace protected.
What's inside
- 5 tabbed sections: Calendar, Diary, Meeting Notes, Important Information, Notes & Contacts
- Goal-setting pages to plan priorities and track progress through the year
- Aug–July monthly calendars with notes space (built for the academic year)
- Weekly diary spreads with time-blocking (8am–6pm), plus simple prompts:
- Key priorities
- People to contact
- Meeting reminders
- Reasons to celebrate
- Meeting Notes
- Finance section
- Single Central Record
- Staffing
- Health and Safety
- Policies
- Statutory Policy Checklist
- Items to purchase
- CPD log
- Performance Management Log
- Governors Notes
- Budget Notes
- Notes and Contacts
Features that actually make your job easier
Time-blocking (8am–6pm) — Allocate real time to real tasks.
Weekly prompts — Keep priorities and follow-ups visible.
Goal-setting pages — Turn "we need to…" into a clear plan.
Tabbed sections — Find what you need fast.
Tried, tested, and shaped by school leaders
Built with the same "leaders helping leaders" ethos as the HeadteacherChat® community — practical, supportive, and designed around what genuinely helps in real school life.
Pre-Order now for the new term
Pre-order your planner now for delivery in May/June.
Choose your School Business Manager Planner and start 2026/27 feeling calmer, clearer, and more in control.
🏫 Ordering for a School, Trust, or MAT?
We're happy to support invoice payments for schools and educational organisations. Simply email us at [email protected] with the products you'd like to order, your school name, and billing address, and we'll send you a formal invoice to pay by BACS.
Payment terms: 7 days. Goods will be dispatched once payment has been received.