[Sarah Sarill]

I know each local authority will differ, byt does anyone know who hold the financial responsibility for local authority schools.

I have been building a database ready for my commercial marketing campaign next month and have not been given any sensible answers as to who gets to select the w/c for both Comprehensive and Primary schools.

Should I be writing to the local authority, the LEA or the schools themselves. ?

Who makes the decision as to who to use ?

Any advice would be appreciated and may be helpfull to other who I know are using formats of my Commercial Canvass Letter.

Sarah

[Roy Harding]

Sarah

Monmouthshire used to be done buy a tenders list.

However Herefordshire the headmaster or maintance man decides.

Roy

[Sarah Sarill]

Thanks Roy,

Did you get my mail after my senior moment ? LOL

Sarah

[Roy Harding]

Sarah

Yes thanks very good, did you use powerpoint?

Roy

[Moderator David@stives]

Mine are direct to the school

[Sarah Sarill]

Sarah
Yes thanks very good, did you use powerpoint?
Roy

Yes - its a very simple and versitile programme to use. I was used in my previous job for training presentations etc.

Hope it helps,  thanks to you too 

Sarah

[Sarah Sarill]

Mine are direct to the school

David,

Do the local local council pay you directly then ?

We have one really large Comp job outside our borough which we get paid for via their LC via BACS so hoped all other LC's were the same.

Can put them on my database by the sound of it.

Thanks,

Sarah

[Moderator David@stives]

I get paid directly from the schools by cheque

[ray l]

hi ya , i see youve already had a few reply,s.
  I was told you have to first get on the approved list of LEA.
  A couple of phone calls should get you the name and dept. address of person responsable for list.   
 Then once on the list you then have too approach schools individually.
  I have one school that pay by check.
 Any chance of a peek at your commercial canvass letter .

Ray

[batterbee]

Hi,

I live in the Norfolk area and clean 4 infant/ primary schools, on each occasion i have been contacted by the schools themselves and on completion of job been paid by the school by cheque.

Hope this helps

John

[Sarah Sarill]

Any chance of a peek at your commercial canvass letter .
Ray

Ray,

Here is the link and thanks for your input. 

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=14799.0

Sarah

[Sarah Sarill]

on each occasion i have been contacted by the schools themselves

Thank you John,

That has been my experience too, albeit only the once.  have already done my letters direct to each school and will also do one to the LEA just for their records.

Sarah

[Sarah Sarill]

Our school pay within 1 week and from what I have read we are in the minority.

What are your experiences like with payment guys. ?

Sarah

[batterbee]

Hi

I have no problem with getting paid, as i said i clean 4 schools 1 pays me on completion and the other 3 always send a cheque within 7 days.

Regards

John