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Who we support

Multi Academy Trusts

Maintained Schools

Independent Schools

Special Schools

Academies

Colleges

Higher Education

Alternative Provision

Cover all bases

Save time, money and resources with our range of cost-effective business support services for education

Finance Support

Strategy. Planning. Growth. We can support you with everything from day-to-day transactions to financial planning.

Internal Scrutiny

Our business specialists work independently with schools to provide assurance that internal controls and risk management procedures are operating effectively.

Payroll & HR

Say goodbye to time-consuming processes and the administrative burden of payroll. Say hello to our cost-effective, efficient, and accurate payroll bureau!

Education Recruitment Support

No temp-to-perm fees, dedicated support, and fixed margins. Find out more about our short and long-term education recruitment support.

What our clients say about us

We think you offer a great service at a great price. We have worked with you for a very long time now and have always been impressed by the quality that you offer. Great job!

CEO, Nottingham Schools Trust

Our school has worked with SAAF for the past 10 years for Financial support and 8 years for Payroll support. In all this time we have found them to be very efficient, helpful and supportive. All staff have great knowledge of their area of expertise and are very personable. We would highly recommend the SAAF team.

Business Manager, Glade Hill Primary School

Excellent financial services for a Multi Academy Trust.

CEO, Lubavitch Multi Academy Trust

The team have been a great support at a time of staff shortages. They quickly picked up our systems and processes and worked with us to improve them to keep business continuity, just what we needed and we are still working with SAAF, one year on.

Business Manager, The Misbourne

The financial support has been first class with highly trained people providing expert advice and guidance.

Headteacher, Claremont Primary

The support from SAAF has been brilliant, with help being available as and when it is needed, allowing you to progress at your own pace. The team are very responsive, and customer driven, so knowledge of the education sector is outstanding. The support we have received has exceeded our expectations!

Finance and Operations Manager, The Blue Kite Academy Trust

Supporting schools since 2012
100+ years of combined education
finance knowledge
100% customer satisfaction

We support all leading education finance & budgeting software

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CASE STUDY

How SAAF supported ONE Academy Trust’s seamless merge and sustained growth

ON-DEMAND TRAINING

Finding the Best Finance System for Your School - training video

ON-DEMAND TRAINING

GAG Pooling & Centralisation - training video

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