1. The Link Academy Trust
Business Support

2. Chesterfield Headteacher to do Great North Run to plug £19,000 funding shortfall 8th February 2017

3. NAO Financial sustainability of schools report December 2016
Savings required by
£1.3 Billion through better procurement
£1.7 Billion by using staff more efficiently
Whilst facing 8.0% real-terms reduction in per-pupil funding for mainstream schools between and due to cost pressures.
That’s £3 Billion of savings by 2020

4. Business Support
Administration
Finance & Payroll HR
Property
PR & Marketing

5. 5 Pillars of Business Support
Administration
Each Academy retains own Administrator providing continuity.
Able to draw upon other experienced Administrators in other schools.
Monthly Administrator meetings providing opportunities for collaboration and sharing of best practices.
Standardised staffing structure including opportunities for apprenticeships.
Standardised workflows in procurement, HR and Payroll.
Finance & Payroll
Centralised finance system designed for MAT’s and linked in real-time to your budget.
Dedicated finance staff providing consistency in reporting.
Live access to budget versus actuals monitoring reports.
Opportunities for joint procurement – see VfM slide.
Managed budget planning. HR
Recruitment, contracts, health and wellbeing managed centrally.
Access to HR legal advice.
Property
Centrally managed CIF application process
Economies of scale in procuring service level agreements including open book pricing on parts.
Able to retain local tradespeople with proven VfM.
Internal H&S reviews
Standardised contracts and sharing of best practices.
PR & Marketing
Advice on website and social media platforms.
In house design of marketing materials.

6. VfM

7. CIF Projects 17/18 Six projects totalling £1,923,749 Stoke Gabriel
Roofing and chimney stack repairs and recommended M&E repair and renewal works
Bearnes
Mezzanine floor including associated works and M&E upgrades
Harbertonford
Asbestos removal, replacement floor finishes, replacement of remaining old windows, and recommended M & E repair and renewal works
Diptford
Replace the life expired Devon Lady classrooms and construct an early years centre
Landscove
External roof, wall and window repairs/renewals and recommended M & E repair and renewal works
Hennock
Replacement of old windows and external doors, rebuilding of the boundary wall, drainage repair and renewal, and recommended M&E repair and renewal works.

10. “The strength of MATs in building teams that have finance, HR, IT and site management expertise means that more teachers and leaders can focus on what they do best; great teaching”.
Sir David Carter - December 2016