How much could better belonging
save your MAT?
Enter your trust's details below to see the estimated annual savings from improving staff and student belonging.
Your MAT
schools in your MAT
avg. staff per school
avg. students per school
How many staff feel they don't belong?
Some staff
Very fewFewSomeManyMost
How likely are those staff to leave?
Fairly likely
UnlikelyPossibleFairly likelyLikelyVery likely
Staff costs
£ direct cost per person who leaves
£ over ~6 months to full effectiveness
£ per affected staff member / yr
£ per affected staff member / yr
£ per affected staff member / yr
Source - Oxford Economics & CIPD (2022): The average cost of replacing a UK employee is estimated at ~£30,000, comprising £3,500-£5,000 in direct recruitment & onboarding costs, plus ~£22,000 in lost productivity over the 6 months it typically takes a new employee to reach full effectiveness. Retention, wellbeing and mental health costs are additional.
Student costs
£ hidden staff-time cost per case / yr
£ incl. leadership, disruption & staff impact / yr
Every complex attendance case represents 30-60 hours of staff time per year. A single pupil with complex mental health needs can require over 100 hours of staff time annually - costing up to £12,000 when factoring in leadership time, wider disruption and staff impact.
Annual savings to your MAT
Estimated annual saving
£68k - £341k
Your savings will be somewhere in this range each year, depending on the improvement achieved across your 8 schools.
Total staff
480
across your MAT
At-risk staff
120
don't feel they belong
Total students
4,000
across your MAT
Hidden student cost
£480k
est. per year
Across your 8 schools, an estimated 120 staff may not feel they belong - and around 36 could leave this year, each costing on average £26k to replace (including lost productivity). By improving belonging, your MAT could save between £68k and £341k annually on staff costs alone. Add hidden student costs - estimated at £480k for approximately 80 complex attendance cases and 20 high-need pupils - and the full opportunity is even greater.
Staff cost benchmarks: Oxford Economics & CIPD 2022 - For indicative use only - © Satchel Pulse
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