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<p>The department has launched a Supporting School Resource Management strategy which
provides schools with practical advice on savings that can be made on the £10 billion
non-staffing spend spent across England last year. This outlines the extensive support
we are providing for schools and includes support and guidance to schools and academies
to improve how they buy goods and services. For example:</p><p>- The financial benchmarking
service, which allows schools to compare their performance and use of resources with
other, similar schools, and also comparisons between academy trusts.</p><p>- Recommended
deals that are helping schools to save money on the things they buy regularly, such
as printers and photocopiers.</p><p>- A new deal to support schools with getting value
for money when hiring supply teachers and other agency workers.</p><p>- Regional Schools
Buying Hubs pilots in the North West and South West, providing hands-on support and
advice to schools on complex procurement.</p><p>- A free teacher vacancy listing website
to support recruitment needs and drive down recruitment costs is currently in pilot
phase.</p><p>- Encouraging schools to integrate their curriculum and financial planning
to inform decision making on the deployment of teaching staff.</p><p>- School Resource
Management Advisers (SRMAs). These sector experts work with schools and trusts to
provide tailored advice on how to make best use of their revenue and capital resources
to deliver educational outcomes. The SRMA pilot started at the end of January 2018
and completed some 70 deployments by the end of the 2017/18 academic year. SRMAs will
be deployed in larger scale in the 2018/19 academic year.</p><p> </p>
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