For finance teams in schools and trusts, the pressure is twofold: keep costs down while meeting ever-growing needs of pupils, fellow staff, trustees, and the DfE.
Your accounting system* should make that easier, not harder.
Maybe it’s the late nights at month-end. Or that one trustee report that takes way too many spreadsheets to create.
Or maybe it’s just a creeping feeling that you’re working around your system, rather than with it.
Chapter One of our guide, 'How to Change Finance Systems', explores exactly this.
A few questions we cover:
- Can you produce reports quickly, without manipulation?
- Are workflows and approvals electronic — or still paper-based?
- Are you confident the software will grow with you?
It’s quick to run through and could be the first step to saving days every month.
Packed with honest insights from finance leaders, consultants and accountants, this first chapter helps you gauge whether the pain of sticking outweighs the pain of switching.
* Although we’re focusing on finance systems, this guide is applicable to any management system in your school or trust.
P.S. if reading PDF guides is not your thing, The Active Learning Trust, Greenwood Academies Trust and HISP Multi Academy Trust share their insights on the wider costs of outdated EdTech in this 1-minute video:
https://youtu.be/t7N3xxym6dI?si=b82o6wfuKlo8ta_q
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