I wondered whether any primary school administrators / business managers might be able to give me the benefit of their experience?
At the moment I work part time as an administrator for two preschools. However, while this is fine at the moment, within the next 12 months I'd like to move to working as a school administrator (there's a number of reasons for this).
My current role involves producing bills for parents & handling the money coming in, paying bills, basic book-keeping, handling everything to do with admissions, and doing the day to day liaison with the county council for our funding and so on. I also get involved in some of the more strategic planning, produce feasibility studies for different projects, and do some purchasing.
What experience and / or qualification might it be worth my while to get in order to maximise my chances of moving into school administration?
Any information would be gratefully received!