Steady the ship

Released 06/04/2009

The recession has reared its head again and Matthew Jane thinks you will prove vital to ride it out

With the recession now in fever pitch, the last thing anyone wanted was for another financial spanner to be thrown into the works. We heard this week that the LSC were reassessing the levels of investments to schools, a worrying development for those involved.

At present, the final allocation levels remain unclear, with the LSC set to send letters to schools before the end of the month, which should hopefully clarify a lot of the questions surrounding this thunderbolt news.

A lot of your role involves planning and earmarking funds available to your school so that projects can be put in place that will be of maximum benefit to pupils. The shadows of doubt will inevitably leave many of you questioning these plans you have in place and the ability to move forward amidst such uncertainty.

Business managers around the country will be questioning what the future holds for school budgets, with some fearing redundancies may have to be considered.

This current uncertainty will inevitably leave schools apprehensive for the next developments. One thing is for certain though, surely in these times more than ever, schools will reap the benefits of having a good business manager on board.

The experience, knowledge and business acumen you can bring to the table will no doubt be a steadying factor on what could potentially be rather stormy waters

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