Management Information Sheet

Children's Services Finance would like to bring to your attention the following scheme which has been implemented by the Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) to help schools get the best from their resources. The scheme gives all maintained schools in England one free day of Value for Money consultancy to look at any challenges they might be facing. Schools can select two out of six areas to discuss on their visit which can range from workforce planning through to governance issues.

Education specialists spend a day with school management teams to explore the key challenges facing the school and to identify actions that will help them get the most from their spending.

Key points:

	Stand alone day of free Value for Money consultancy, 100% funded by the DCSF.
	Designed to help Schools get the best from their financial resources.
	Delivered by a team of Avail's education specialists who are located across the country and so are familiar with the local context.
	The school sets the topics for discussion. Possible challenges include workforce remodelling to procurement and strategic management.
	Sign up now for visits in the '09-'10 academic year.
	The advice provided is confidential to the school.

Visit schools.tribalavail.co.uk for more information and to register for the scheme.

Contact:
Schools@tribalavail.co.uk

For more information and case studies/testimonials please see the attached links for information on the Schools Value-for-Money Consultancy Programme and the Value for Money booklet.