Building strong partnerships between local authorities and their schools
In today's complex educational environment, effective collaboration between local authorities and schools is key to optimising financial management, budgeting, and overall administrative functions. Our hub offers a comprehensive collection of tools, best practices, case studies, and expert insights designed to empower stakeholders in creating robust, sustainable partnerships.
Improving collaboration between schools and local authorities
In recent years, the role of the local authority (LA) in schools has shifted. Once responsible for directly managing schools, LAs now play a more nuanced role where schools have more autonomy over things like software choice. This means collaboration is more crucial than ever.
In our article below, we share practical tips on how schools and LAs can strengthen their relationships (particularly around the selection of software), drawing on some recent conversations that we’ve had with schools and local authorities.
By fostering a culture of collaboration and transparency, we aim to bridge any gaps between schools and the local authority, ultimately enhancing the educational outcomes for students across the Wirral.
Headteacher - St Georges Primary School
Trends & challenges local authorities are facing in the education sector
Discover our on-demand webinar and report from our exclusive panel discussion chaired by Access Head of Partnerships for the Education sector, Ian Rowe, where British local authorities and education technology experts meet to discuss the key trends and challenges in the sector.
The panel features:
- Deb Luter, Schools Finance Team Leader, South Gloucestershire Council
- Gary Burke, Group Finance Manager, Liverpool City Council
- Lee Coomer, Account Manager Leader, The Access Group
Empower your school or LA with tailored finance reporting
Get to grips with our latest reporting feature
In under 7 minues, our pre-sales consultant, Jack Webster, is on hand to show you what this fantastic new functionality has to offer, and importantly, how you can utilise the customised reports effectively.
Streamlining reporting with Access Education Finance
In this article, we explore tailored LA reporting and discuss the latest functionality available through Access Education Finance that enables smooth local authority reporting, no matter what LA you’re part of.
Tools, tips & success stories
Watch our 45-minute webinar hosted by Ian Rowe, Head of Partnerships at Access Education, and Jack Webster, Pre-Sales Consultant.
Why work with us?
Whether you're buying for schools on a district-wide level, purchasing software for individual schools or encouraging schools to procure their own finance software, our friendly experts can guide you through the process.
Why local authorities love our education software
Modernising school financial management
Within the first 6-9 months, the first school in Liverpool had gone completely paperless with its financial management. Many more schools are expected to achieve this milestone in the near future.
Access Education Budgets has massively improved budgeting efficiency across maintained schools in the borough
The cloud-based software removes any of the risk associated with spreadsheets, staff turnover and doing aspects of budgeting manually.
A buyers guide to software for Local Authorities
Improve efficiency & control of your financial management
Take a product tour
Watch a 7 minute demo of how Access Workspace can help your local authority improve efficiency and gain control of its finances and budgeting.
Download brochure
Gain instant access to our brochure and discover how Access Education Finance is tailored to simplify your financial management.