http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/feb/07/heads-must-make-1bn-savings
Headteachers were warned at a government-funded conference to “tighten their belts” and prepare for tough times ahead, despite a pledge by the chancellor, Alistair Darling, that education spending would be protected. Ministers want headteachers to make a total of £1bn in efficiency savings without touching frontline staff. But they were accused yesterday of trying to “decapitate” schools. At the conference, which was run by the National College for Leadership of Schools, heads were called on to consider a series of “efficiency” savings. The Department for Children, Schools and Families is also planning to produce a document with examples of how to reduce costs.