We're Not Accountants, Say Teachers Told to Save Cash by Buying in Bulk

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Cash-strapped Welsh schools could save up to pounds 20m a year - enough to employ 1,000 extra teachers - by getting better deals on equipment like stationery and photocopiers. New figures suggest head teachers can save up to 10% on their "procurement" bill by buying in bulk as part of a larger public sector consortium. The Assembly says if all 1,800 schools in Wales made the same 10% reduction to their budgets this would produce an annual saving of up to pounds 20m.

With the average newly qualified teacher starting on around pounds 20,000 a year this would be enough to flood the profession in Wales with 1,000 extra staff.

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We're Not Accountants, Say Teachers Told to Save Cash by Buying in Bulk

Vince Browne, head of Llantwit Major school in the Vale of Glamorgan, estimates he can save 20% by buying items like exercise books, paper, whiteboards, computers, and other materials at prices laid out in an Assembly Government framework.

But union leaders yesterday rejected the notion that there is ...

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