ICFP: The power couple of curriculum and cost

ICFP is one of the most effective tools for managing rising costs and staffing pressures. With staff making up around 80 percent of school spend, even small shifts in deployment can make a significant difference. This session shows how integrated curriculum and financial planning can improve curriculum design, strengthen staffing decisions and support long term sustainability. It focuses on practical, proactive ways to use ICFP so you can deliver value for money without compromising the offer for pupils.

In this session we explore

• How ICFP aligns curriculum ambition with financial reality

• Using staffing data, class size and timetable structure to maximise the impact of your team

• How SMRA style analysis strengthens ICFP and highlights inefficiencies

• Using ICFP for scenario planning and forward budgeting

• Presenting ICFP findings to SLT, governors and trustees

Take home points

• A clear understanding of how ICFP improves staffing deployment and value for money

• Practical steps to build an ICFP model that supports long term planning

• Insight into how SMRA aligned metrics reveal risks and opportunities

• Tools to turn ICFP outputs into evidence for strategic decision making

This session is for

School business leaders, CFOs, COOs, heads and senior leaders who want to use ICFP to shape curriculum, staffing and financial strategy in a more proactive and sustainable way.

Zoe Levitt