School business leaders and principal time use in England

This chapter explores principal time use in England by examining the growing noneducational aspects and features of school leadership and management in this context. The primary focus of this chapter is a relatively new role within the educational workforce, that of the school business leader (SBL). Drawing on empirical research, this chapter offers some reflections on the impact and influence of a role that emerged in response to the growing volume of organizational management responsibility associated with the school principal role. The chapter concludes by using the concepts of leadership distribution and values conflict to consider the extent to which SBLs have successfully changed how principals use their time.