Procurement and contracts officer Victoria Barrow feels much more confident and effective in her role after undertaking a Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) apprenticeship. Victoria joined Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust (BBCET) in October 2024 at a time …
On 1 February 2022, an arson attack destroyed the entire key stage 2 block at Ash Green Community Primary School in Calderdale. Mungo Sheppard, headteacher at Ash Green Community Primary School talks about how being a member of the Department …
Reviewing banking arrangements is one of the practical steps schools and trusts can take to ensure every pound is managed as efficiently as possible and directed towards children's education. Here is what Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust gained …
Judith Haste, Chief Financial Officer at St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi Academy Trust, made up of 21 primary schools in Suffolk, explains how switching to a deposit savings platform has more than doubled its interest-generated income - bringing in …
Hazel Coates from Corporate Services and Transformation at Derbyshire County Council, shares how her local authority realised greater benefits for schools and saved over £600,000 by switching to RPA. Reasons for change For years, Derbyshire County Council provided insurance cover …
Chris Bramall didn't set out to win an award. He set out to fix a school's finances, save money for pupils, and do his job well. Here's what winning taught him about the quiet, invisible work of school business leaders …
David Sheard, Group Chief Financial Officer at Trinity Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), shares how the Department for Education (DfE) approved Insignis savings platform generated over a quarter of a million pounds in just over a year – money that is now …
Diva Nair, Associate Director of Finance at Northern Education Trust, shares how a simple change to the trust's banking arrangements transformed their annual interest income from tens of thousands to more than a million pounds and explains how other schools …
Louise Davy, Chief Financial Officer at South East Essex Academy Trust (SEEAT), shares how strategic banking changes delivered around £200,000 in additional income. We had a system that had worked well enough in the past – but recognised times were …
Shaukat Islam, CEO and Executive Headteacher, Inspire Education Community Trust, Birmingham, shares how a DfE-approved savings platform transformed how the trust maximises returns on its reserves. Like most school leaders, I'm cautious with public money. When I first heard about …
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced a major update to the School Food Standards . This is the first change to the standards since their introduction more than a decade ago. These standards cover food across the school day including …