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My experience of the risk protection arrangement (RPA) claims process when our school flooded.

Catherine Morley is the Headteacher at Theale Church of England Primary School in Reading, West Berkshire. In this blog post, Catherine shares her experience of the RPA support her school received when an incident with the sprinkler suppression system resulted in severe water damage to her school.

My experience of using Get help buying for schools to buy multi-functional devices and more

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Jacqui Whiting is a Procurement and Contracts Manager at Our Lady of the Magnificat Multi-Academy Company (MAC), a family of 17 schools across Warwickshire and Worcestershire.  Jacqui has used Get help buying for schools to buy multi-functional devices, grounds maintenance and catering.

Professional Development for School Business Professionals: How can we help?

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In this blog post, Lindsey Roberts, Stakeholder and Engagement Coordinator from the School Resource Management (SRM) Team within DfE, explains the ways in which SRM can help support the training and development needs of School Business Professionals..

One year on from the refreshed School Resource Management (SRM) strategy

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Cherise Heavey, Communications and User-Engagement Lead from the School Resource Management (SRM) team, explains what the SRM offer is, what's new in the SRM offer, and what's coming up in 2023. 

Join a new training pilot to help you manage your contracts and maximise your budget

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Charlene Pink is an Innovation Lead at the Department for Education and is currently working on a project which aims to give those who buy for their school the knowledge, skills and confidence to do so as effectively as they can. In this blog post, Charlene highlights a new training pilot which launches in February 2023.  

National Network of Special Schools (NNoSS)

Pauline Aitchison, Deputy Director of Schools North East and the Network Lead for the National Network of Special Schools for School Business Professionals, talk about the importance of the National Network of Special Schools.