Making every drop count

Sitting behind your relationship with your water supplier is the regional wholesaler responsible for the network itself, and with it comes access to support that many schools and trusts may not realise is available.  From funded water-efficiency measures to practical help reducing waste and cost, there may be more support available than you think.

With budgets under pressure, ageing estates and growing sustainability expectations, water deserves a place on the school business agenda.  Used more strategically, it can unlock savings, improve estate efficiency and contribute to wider sustainability plans.

Affinity Water works with schools across the region to identify water waste, address minor leaks, install efficiency measures and provide practical support at no cost to the school.  As the regional wholesaler, they work alongside the retailer schools may be more familiar with and manage that relationship as part of the process.

Using real school examples, this session will explore where hidden water costs can occur, how data and monitoring can identify opportunities for improvement, and how leaders can assess potential savings, investment and payback.  We will also look at how behaviour change, staff and pupil engagement and WaterSmart resources can help sustain improvements over time.

In this session we explore

• Funded water-efficiency support that may already be available to your school or trust.

• How reducing water waste can deliver financial and operational benefits.

• Using consumption data to identify hidden inefficiencies.

• Assessing potential improvements, savings and payback.

• How water efficiency supports wider estates and sustainability planning.

• Practical examples of what other schools have achieved.

Take home points

• A clearer understanding of the support available.

• Practical opportunities to reduce cost and waste.

• A framework for assessing and prioritising improvements.

• Clear next steps to take back to your school or trust.

This session is for

School business leaders, CFOs, COOs, trust leaders, finance and operations leads, and those with strategic responsibility for estates, sustainability, cost control and operational efficiency.

Francesca Pumilia