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Working Cybersecurity into your School's 2026-27 Budget

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Why cybersecurity needs to be in your 2026-27 academic year budgeting

What is 'the cost of doing nothing'?

Based on insights from real schools and trusts that have worked cybersecurity readiness into their budgets, this guidebook shows how to effectively weave cybersecurity into your next fiscal cycle

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A breach is significantly more expensive than the annual budget required

to prevent it. The average cost of a data breach has climbed toward

£8 million


IBM Research Report, 2025

What is the return on adding cybersecurity readiness to our school?

Most boards often only take cybersecurity seriously

after a breach occurs. By then, opening the chequebook can’t undo the operational chaos or the hit to your reputation.

 

Parents, government bodies, and insurance providers now view cybersecurity maturity as a baseline requirement for “operating effectively,” not an optional extra.

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    The financial impact to your school

    learn 'the cost of doing nothing' for cybersecurity readiness

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    Get an actionable, proven way of securing more cybersecurity budget

    use approaches that have worked for thousands of schools who have implemented cybersecurity readiness

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    Strategic takeaways

    get invaluable insights on how to position your school's cybersecurity posture, and get buy-in from all stakeholders

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    Highlight the potential reputational damage

    understand the true cost of a cybersecurity indicent for your school, beyond the financial impacts

Download the guidebook here:
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