We are rolling out the deployment of
independent School Resource
Management Advisers (SRMAs), after the pilot
successfully found over £35 million of savings and revenue
generation opportunities in schools and academy trusts.
We have contracted, following a fair and open procurement
competition, 9 supplier organisations who will recruit and
manage a cohort of at least 160 accredited SRMAs until
August 2020.
Over the course of the 2017/18 academic year, we piloted
the use of independent SRMAs to work with schools and
trusts to help them make best use of their available
resources to provide the best possible education for their
pupils.
SRMAs are sector experts, who have demonstrable experience
of helping schools and trusts make the best use of their
capital and revenue resources.
All SRMAs go through an induction and accreditation
process, run by the Institute of School Business Leadership
(ISBL). This ensures they have the expertise and confidence
to help schools and trusts make best use of their resources
including in the tools and techniques of integrated
curriculum and financial planning.
The ESFA is continuing to work with the trusts involved in
this pilot to ensure they are able to realise as much of
the identified saving and revenue opportunities as
possible.
, Parliamentary Under
Secretary of State for the School System, said:
“Excellent school resource management is vital in ensuring
pupils receive the very best education possible.
“It is clear from the success of the pilot that SRMAs will
be valued partners for schools and trusts as they work to
ensure they make the most of the resources available to
them and are maximising investment in the classroom. I am
therefore delighted to announce that this expansion in
capacity will help and support significantly more schools
and trusts.’’
Eileen Milner, ESFA Chief Executive, said:
“The SRMA programme (LINK) is part of the Department for
Education’s wider work to help schools achieve excellent
school resource management.
“The programme has already been pivotal in helping schools
reduce cost pressures - reviewing approaches to staff
deployment as well as identifying opportunities for savings
on agency supply staff and procurement of goods and
services.
“The extensive support SRMAs have and will continue to
provide will help schools to ensure they are directing
their resources in the areas that will make the biggest
difference to their pupils’ education.”
The 9 supplier organisations who will recruit and manage
the cohort of SRMAs are:
• Avec Partnership Ltd • Babcock Learning and Development
Partnership LLP • Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust • Education
Performance Improvement Ltd • Herts for Learning •
Institute of School Business Leadership • MLG Education
Services Ltd • North Yorkshire County Council • Schools’
Choice
You can read more about information, tools, training and
guidance schools and academy trusts with financial planning
and resource management.
