How to save your school money this year

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The cost-of-living crisis and rising national insurance costs means your budget is even harder than usual to balance this year. Here’re some top ways to streamline and save money from My School Portal. 

1. Reduce the number of paid resources

Like many schools, you may have one online system for all your administrative tasks, one for taking school payments, one for parent communication, and so on.

Take a step back and ask yourself: are these working for your school? How could you streamline these into one system that works for all your needs and – most importantly – reduce the costs you are currently spending across multiple resources?

2. Save on administrative time

Reducing administration overheads is a quick win. Processing cash, managing forms/data, organising clubs/activities, and communicating with parents are hugely time-consuming tasks for your administrative team.

Invest in one secure and sophisticated platform that collates all student information and data in one place for staff, parents and guardians. One that streamlines your communication, increases parent/guardian engagement and, most importantly, saves hours of valuable admin time.

3. Reduce your SMS messaging costs

Save money on sending SMS messages to parents by ensuring the platform you use is using the cheapest tariff. The average cost is 3p, but there are platforms like My School Portal where SMS messaging is as low as 1.9p per message.

4. Streamline school lunches and reduce waste

Streamline your school’s kitchen by allowing the parents or students to pre-select and pay for their school meals in advance. Our online payment system gives your kitchen the information it needs to streamline its processes and run successfully throughout the term.

A good school payment system allows your school to become completely cashless, saving on administrative tasks and avoiding insurance implications.

5. Ensure technology is embedded across your school

You could buy the best piece of Edtech in the world, but if your staff don’t know how to use it properly, it will end up being a waste of time and money!

Make sure the resources you invest in come with expert advice, are easy to use and provide good customer support. This will ensure once you invest, your staff will be trained properly, and you will see a good return on your investment.