We hope you found this edition of Independent School Management useful

In the next edition we will look at how you could rethink your fee income, plus we will show you ways in which you can be more fleet of foot in your operations. Topics will include:

Fees survey – assessing the success of schools that have previously reduced their fees, then managed to boost their school roll and thereby turning round their finances; could this approach work for other schools?

A merging of minds – how two schools approached a merger. The initial approach/thinking, the challenges and the outcome.

Case study – Dragon School’s telethon fundraising campaign.

Finance – sensitive debt recovery.

Finance – how to buy your own school.

Investment – ethical investing and setting an example to the school community.

Risk management – effective procurement and contract management, plus cost savings on existing contracts.

Finance – trading subsidiaries and gift aid/difficulty of repatriating profits to the charity.

Leadership – effective recruitment protocols for smooth succession planning.

Strategy – continuously thinking about strategy is critical to your school’s consistent improvement. But keep it simple.

Marketing – how to manage bad news with an effective PR strategy.

Is the international schools market still a valuable strategy? We investigate prospects for new openings.

Governance – how to consolidate gains made during the pandemic; alternative models.

Effective performance reviews of the governing body.

News, people moves and more.

We welcome your views and any editorial suggestions. Please contact: andrew.maiden@nexusgroup.co.uk

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