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School resource management: case studies

Examples of how school resource management tools and guidance have helped schools and academy trusts achieve better value for money from their resources.

• From: Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Published: 26 May 2016
• Last updated: 10 June 2022 — See all updates

We recognise there are many ways to approach to school resource management in schools. These case studies show how a range of schools and academy trusts have utilised the school resource management offer to develop their financial management and make efficiencies to support better educational outcomes for children and young people.

Find the full range of school resource management tools and guidance on GOV.UK

If you have any feedback, or other examples of good practice then please get in touch with us: school.resourcemanagement@education.gov.uk.

Best value procurement

You can access all of the DfE-approved frameworks at: Find a DfE approved framework for your school

• Schools able to buy more with the DfE furniture framework
  • 10 June 2022
  • Case study
• Schools save time and money with DfE cleaning frameworks
  • 10 June 2022
  • Case study
• Schools save money with DfE IT frameworks
  • 10 June 2022
  • Case study

Workforce recruitment and deployment

• Teaching Vacancies helps save time and money on recruitment
  • 10 June 2022
  • Case study
• Improving financial efficiency with curriculum planning
  • 6 July 2016
  • Guidance

Data and financial planning

• DfE’s benchmarking tools for schools improve financial management
  • 19 December 2022
  • Case study

Impact of school business professionals

• School business professional saves school cash and strengthens ties with local community
  • 8 March 2018
  • Case study
• School business professional supporting the delivery of a new and exciting environmental building
  • 8 March 2018
  • Case study
• School business professional helps school expand places by 25%
  • 8 March 2018
  • Case study
• Sharing support staff across schools in a multi-academy trust
  • 20 January 2017
  • Case study
• Creating a leaner and more effective senior leadership team
  • 26 May 2016
  • Case study
• Academy becomes more efficient by tackling staff absence rates
  • 26 May 2016
  • Case study

School resource management adviser (SRMA) programme

• Two Hackney schools set to save £1.5 million over 3 years
  • 1 March 2022
  • Case study
• Savings of £5.2 million over 3-years identified during SRMA visit
  • 15 December 2021
  • Case study

Good estate management

• School lights up efficiency savings with capital investment
  • 6 July 2016
  • Case study

Published 26 May 2016
Last updated 10 June 2022 + show all updates

1. 10 June 2022

   We have added new case studies to the school resource management page.

2. 15 December 2021

   Updated to add a case study on Minerva Learning Trust.

3. 8 March 2018

   Added group 'Impact of school business professionals' and 3 case studies within group.

4. 20 January 2017

   Two new case studies now added.

5. 6 July 2016

   Updated to add 4 new case studies.

6. 26 May 2016

   First published.