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| Schools 'need business managers' | Schools 'need business managers' |
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| Schools should employ dedicated business managers, says the new schools minister Vernon Coaker. | Schools should employ dedicated business managers, says the new schools minister Vernon Coaker. |
| He will tell a conference of school business managers that they can save schools thousands of pounds per year. | He will tell a conference of school business managers that they can save schools thousands of pounds per year. |
| They are vital in allowing school head teachers to devote more time to teaching and learning, he will say. | They are vital in allowing school head teachers to devote more time to teaching and learning, he will say. |
| A survey of 1,100 school leaders suggests seven in 10 heads believe school business managers free up at least 20% of the head teachers' time. | A survey of 1,100 school leaders suggests seven in 10 heads believe school business managers free up at least 20% of the head teachers' time. |
| And the survey, carried out by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL), found some senior business managers working in large secondary schools had saved their school up to £70,000 per year. | |
| Mr Coaker will tell an international conference of school business managers: "The school business manager is vital during these tough times, when demand for effective education services is stronger than ever. | Mr Coaker will tell an international conference of school business managers: "The school business manager is vital during these tough times, when demand for effective education services is stronger than ever. |
| "Managing resources effectively and efficiently is essential for the successful running of a school and a school business manager can be worth their weight in gold when it comes to ensuring the financial house in order." | "Managing resources effectively and efficiently is essential for the successful running of a school and a school business manager can be worth their weight in gold when it comes to ensuring the financial house in order." |
| 'High standards' | 'High standards' |
| The NCSL says they help identify strategic partnerships with other schools, which can save schools time and money, and manage complex challenges. | The NCSL says they help identify strategic partnerships with other schools, which can save schools time and money, and manage complex challenges. |
| NCSL deputy chief executive Toby Salt says: "By maximising resources and ensuring schools are effectively run, school business managers enable schools to maintain the high standards to which they have become accustomed. | |
| "That can only mean one thing - better attainment and outcomes for more of our children." | "That can only mean one thing - better attainment and outcomes for more of our children." |
| The NCSL says there are now 8,000 school business managers, and it aims to train around 5,000 more. | The NCSL says there are now 8,000 school business managers, and it aims to train around 5,000 more. |