School resource management
Information, tools, training and guidance to help schools and trusts save money on day-to-day costs.
Tools and guidance to help schools and academy trusts get the best value from their resources and maximise the impact on pupil outcomes.
These free resources are aimed at school business professionals, school leaders and boards and are available to all state-funded schools.
Supporting excellent school resource management
Use our free training and support to achieve a good level of financial health and resource management, as outlined in the self-assessment checklist.
Accessing SRM support
Ask for a free, confidential visit from one of DfE鈥檚 school resource management advisers (SRMAs). They are experts in school resource management and provide tailored advice and support.
Support managing your workforce
Tools and advice to help you plan and manage your workforce. You can save money on recruitment advertising, reduce workload and align staffing plans with your school capacity, needs and budget. You can also use the framework.
Getting the best value from your non-staff spend
Advice and tools to help you get the best value when purchasing goods and services for your school. Get the best leverage possible on procurement spend, skills and expertise, compared to previous contracts.
Managing your school estate
Guidance, tools and checklists to help you ensure that school estates are managed strategically, compliantly and effectively.
Getting the most out of digital technology
Guidance and support to help you save time and money when buying, implementing and using digital technology effectively.
School resource management: impact, evaluation and research findings
Learn more about research and analysis into school resource management.
Updates to this page
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Added links to the Supply teachers and temporary staffing (STaTS) framework, School estate management standards and Plan technology for your school.
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Added 'Capital advisers programme: part 2 evaluation' report.
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Building school and trust business professional capability report has been added to the impact, evaluation, and research findings.
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Added link to 'Buying for schools' in the section 'Getting the best value from your non-staff spend'.
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Added 'Capital Advisers Programme: pilot evaluation' to the section 'Managing your school estate'.
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Added a link to 'The school resource management advisers (SRMA) programme'. Added a section on 'School resource management: impact, evaluation, and research findings'.
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Added a link to a report on the progress in schools savings and resource management.
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Page updated to bring up to date.
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Added link to integrated curriculum and financial planning guidance.
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Added new version of the schools financial value standard.
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Added 'Join the School Business Professionals' (SBP) user group'.
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Amended to make it clearer that this applies to both schools and multi-academy trusts.
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Added 'School resource management self-assessment tool'.
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Added 'Supporting excellent school resource management' guidance.
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Renamed page and included new content.
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Updated text describing the section on schools financial training and peer support.
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Updated with new and updated materials supporting schools financial health and efficiency.
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Updated to add information about schools financial health checks, the role of the school business manager and guidance for schools about moving to cloud computing services.
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Updated to provide a link to buying for schools information.
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