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Victoria Barrow: developing procurement capability through a CIPS apprenticeship 

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Picture of Victoria Barrow, procurement and contracts officer at Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, on a dark green background alongside a comment from her which reads: "I think I'm performing better in my role because I've got that confidence and I've got that qualification behind me now."

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 …

From curious to confident: how one school transformed its procurement capability 

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Image of Sannah Mundy. Text includes a quote from Sannah which reads: “It just covered everything - from people and leadership to contract negotiation to the supply chains. It was great. It was a whole overview of procurement.”

Professional curiosity about procurement has been transformed into applicable knowledge and skills for Briarwood School finance and business development assistant Sannah Mundy - thanks to the Department for Education (DfE) and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS).  Sannah had already been asking about the school’s buying activity when an …