Use the resources below to ensure that school procurement is cost effective, and 'make the most of the least' when it comes to expenditure for IT, premises and tuition.
Centralising services in multi-academy trusts is carried out to bring efficiencies. But what can be centralised, how can it work and what are the benefits?
Curriculum led budget planning (or integrated curriculum financial planning) is being promoted by the DfE as a tool for financial efficiency and sustainability. How does it work?
School business managers need other team members to understand how budgets work and how to achieve best value for money. Use and adapt these training materials to help
Effective procurement leads to good contracts and ensures value for money and propriety. Use the 10 points of advice when undertaking and developing procurement processes in your setting
Benchmarking is a valuable tool in decision-making and ensuring value for money. This step-by-step guide from Caroline Collins shows how the benchmarking process works
Remaining compliant and getting value for money for the procurement being undertaken needs 'tender' loving care. Lorraine Ashover offers guidance and pitfalls to avoid
When procuring services for your school or MAT, the process will differ depending on the value of the work. Use this outline of the ways school can make a procurement
