Grounded in experience
Advice shaped by real leadership, consultancy and school business experience.
Practical experience. Honest insight. Support that makes a difference.
Berkeley Elevate is led by Justine Berkeley, an award-winning school business leader with more than 25 years' experience across school business leadership, operations and consultancy. She brings practical experience, sector understanding and a clear view of what helps schools and trusts operate well.
- Chartered accountant
- Former School Business Leader
- Founder of SBM Services
- Award-winning school business leader
Experience grounded in the reality of schools
Justine's experience spans local authority services, school business leadership, consultancy and governance. She has worked directly in schools, supported trusts and school business professionals, and built a successful consultancy serving schools in a wide range of contexts.
Award-winning school business leader
Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Level 7 qualification in School Business Leadership
Experienced Chair of Governors
7 years as School Business Leader
Led traded services for schools across two local authorities
Former Specialist Leader in Education
Founded, built and sold SBM Services Ltd
How we work
A practical approach.
Effective school business leadership is about more than systems and compliance. It is about creating clear structures, developing capable people, strengthening governance and finding practical solutions that work in the real world.
Practical and proportionate
Support that is clear, usable and tailored to the needs of each school or trust.
Focused on impact
Helping people, teams and organisations move forward with greater confidence.
What clients say
Why schools and trusts value this experience
Berkeley Elevate helped us completely rethink how our business team was structured. The impact was immediate.
— Trust CEO, Multi-Academy Trust
Justine's mentoring gave me the confidence to step into a senior role. Her advice is always practical and grounded in her real school experience.
— School Business Manager, Secondary School