Partnerships


WORKING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN BRING HUGE BENEFITS TO YOUR SCHOOL, BUT WHO SHOULD YOU APPROACH AND HOW?


CASE STUDY: GET SUPPORT FROM SUPPLIERS


Hayley Dunn, Business Manager, Windmill Primary School, Telford, Shropshire (427 pupils): ‘I was inspired by a feature in the spring 2016 issue of FundEd Magazine on  of building and maintaining these partnerships. To get the ball rolling, I drew up a list of the suppliers we were already spending money with. 


test the water, particularly those with whom we already had strong relationships. My approach was informal – I sent emails or spoke to existing contacts on the phone, asking whether there was anything they could do to support us, either  


     The Regional Director of Hays (from whom  assembly, and has committed a team to host a    on purchases and the Field Sales Manager will be working on a project with our pupils around product testing, 


  introduction fee for teaching staff we employ,   our current school photographer. We focus on marketing and publicity, too –


it’s important to remember to say, “Thank you”! These suppliers want to know that they’re making a difference and that their brand is being promoted. Social media is really useful for this, as it’s instant and has a wide reach. 


  Nurturing and maintaining these existing links really is easy and doesn’t take up much time. 


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