School leaders have been working with reduced budgets for a number of years so many will have already found new ways of doing things that are more cost and time-effective. Others will have cut a little bit here, a little bit there and will be thinking, “what more can we possibly do?”.
Either way, a new report from the National Association of School Business Management (NASBM) is worth a very close read because there are some excellent suggestions in there for using resources more effectively.
Over the years, we have made some significant changes that have saved us money and time, many of which are highlighted in the report. Even small changes can have a big impact – we are looking to save around £500 a year by negotiating free money transfers and payments with our bank, for instance. It doesn’t sound a lot, but that’s money that could pay for invaluable extra resources – buying books, for example, or bringing in guest speakers.
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