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Budgeting In UK Schools: MAT, Academy Budgeting Challenges and Best Practices

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Estimating Income and Expenditure On the income side, this includes predicting revenues from various sources such as government funding (dedicated schools grants, for instance), donations, and fundraising activities.

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GAG Pooling: What Is It, Challenges, and Benefits

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. GAG pooling is a strategic approach in financial management where the GAG funding of all schools within a MAT is combined into a single, central fund. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend.

Finance 52