Hayley Dunn is a business leadership specialist, author and public speaker. She is a Policy Specialist for the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and is a self-employed consultant providing support to schools and school leaders.

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Hayley’s background includes public and private sector finance and accounting. She is an ACCA qualified accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL). She has worked her way up, including roles working in local authority finance, as a school business manager in a large maintained school in an area of high deprivation and as a finance director of multi-academy trust.

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It was because of her experiences as a school business manager, that Hayley wrote her debut book “The School Business Manager’s Handbook”. A finalist in the 2019 Business Book Awards, it is considered a leading resource for school business professionals and aspiring school business managers.

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Hayley believes that leadership is about getting the best from other people and the phrase be a lamp, a lifeboat or a ladder really resonates with her. Like most school leaders her job satisfaction comes from doing a good job, helping others, being supportive and having a positive impact, that is where the phrase ‘be the change’ came from that she uses as a hashtag in social media posts, be the change that you want to see.

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Recognised as an expert in the sector, Hayley contributes to guidance, thought leadership pieces, articles and blogs, including guidance papers published by ASCL and ISBL; being a judge for the National School Awards, assessor of ISBL Fellowship applications and many feature pieces in media publications, including Primary Leaders, Schools Week, Education Executive, FundEd and SecEd.