Recently a number of Local Authorities have announced the reduction or removal of some or all of their premises services to schools. It looks like more may follow.
On top of this a recent survey assessed the challenges facing schools due to the impact of reduced budgets on school and local authority provision with almost 90% of respondents noticing a decrease in support provided by their LAs. Due to this lack of support, schools have seen a vast increase in workload for management and administrative staff whilst the traditional safety nets can no longer be relied upon.
I’ve spoken directly with a couple of hundred schools over the last year about their property issues, and it seems that school leaders, managers and administrators are concerned and permanently rushed off their feet. Coupled with the survey it looks likely the workload and stresses are likely to continue if not increase and there’s no more money to recruit additional resources. So what can be done about it? In a word – TES PropertyPrefect, the online premises management system of choice for School Business Managers/Bursars and their Heads.
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to do the same work in less time or get more done in the same time whilst being on top of your game. This would have a significant impact on all concerned, after all who of us doesn’t get a little bit cranky when we’re feeling out of control and under the cosh.
TES PropertyPrefect helps you get and stay compliant as well as organised by:
Alerting you to imminent and future H&S and other premises activities so nothing is missed
Providing you with a very simple issues management system, so simple everyone can use it with email alerts for the site team
Helping you engage with both teaching and site staff without having to change behaviours
Provide you with three levels of support with the Guidance library, live software support and a Professional Technical Helpdesk service so you’re only a click away from professional help
Providing a pragmatic method of moving towards a more proactive and therefore cost effective regime for premises
Helping you budget more effectively with a finance chart graphically displaying your planned and reactive spend through the year
Spend less time preparing Governors reports with our professionally and consistently presented reports for MS Word.
In just 30 minutes through our one-to-one interactive online tour you will see clearly how TES PropertyPrefect will make your life easier as well as that of your premises staff and Head.
Book a date and time to suit you at www.propertyprefect.com/onlinedemo but be quick, there are only so many hours in the day!
By the way, so you know we’re not wasting your time, the price for a primary school is £480 per year and a secondary school is £800 per year, on a 36-month term. Since launching in March last year TES PropertyPrefect has nearly 1,300 registered school users and on any one day around half of our schools are logged in and benefitting.
Warm regards
Adam Watson
Director of TES PropertyPrefect
p.s. PropertyPrefect and TES have entered into a joint venture to help bring this popular system to every school that feels it will benefit. You can read more on our website.
