(2) Financial planning in a primary-school multi-academy trust

Pioneer Academy Trust will set out how the trust plans spending across a group of ten primary schools. Pioneer uses Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning, a staff deployment analysis tool. This session addresses different elements of the Integrated Curriculum Planning approach and provides real examples of how boards can look at staffing, budget, teacher hours and priorities in a holistic, strategic manner. The CEO of Pioneer will discuss with delegates how their trust uses resources strategically, including the use of specialist teachers and teaching assistants and what the board role is in decision-making.

Session holders: Lee Mason Ellis, CEO, The Pioneer Academy and Ann Slade, Chief Finance and Operating Officer, The Pioneer Academy