Leadership

Balancing The Books: The Challenges Facing Schools And Academies

One in seven schools are still not budgeting effectively, despite more than a third of schools and academies suffering from a budget deficit in the past three years. With increasing costs, uncertainties over future funding with the ever-present pressure on school leaders to deliver high standards all having a significant effect on budgeting. This new report by HCSS Education looks at the challenges facing schools and academies, financial strategies and support in place, why deficits occur and what tends to lie behind this, when it happens. Leadership Briefings 10.11(119)