What is the cost of a GCSE? Do you need to streamline the curriculum?
... A question not all senior leaders can often answer!
Let's face it. Schools are having to find even more ways to save money at this time. With increases to pension contributions to the increased cost of living, schools across the country are making tough decisions, whilst trying to maintain and 'broad and balanced' curriculum.
At DL Education, our experienced Consultants appreciate this. As experts in Curriculum-Led Financial Planning, we can support school leaders and governors/trustees to know the real economic implications of curriculum decisions and what the likely impact will be if changes are to be made.
Whether this is achieved through a desktop review of the curriculum at KS3, KS4 and/or KS5 to ascertain whether class sizes are optimal to advising on Published Admission Numbers (PAN) to working with the Finance Manager/CFO and/or senior leaders or even trustees to consider the actual cost of each course against your school's staffing bill, we can provide help and support to streamline the curriculum (without necessarily reducing courses) and, most importantly, offer more than one option to be considered. Our experience tells us that there are usually more ways to reach a solution and we look forward to working with your leaders in person and/or online. We can travel across the UK to meet in person, as required.
