Helping schools and trusts to buy goods and services
Kevin Draisey, Head of Procurement Operations, updates us on Get help buying for schools, and how state-funded schools and trusts can get the most out of this free service.
Buying quality school meals using DfE-approved frameworks
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Charlotte Springthorpe, Customer Relationship Manager at ESPO, Posted on:
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As we celebrate International School Meals Day 2023 on 9 March, Charlotte Springthorpe, Customer Relationship Manager at Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO), highlights two new DfE approved catering frameworks.
My experience of buying transport using Get help buying for schools
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Emma Foulkes, Chief Finance Officer, Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Academy Trust, Posted on:
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In this blog post, Emma Foulkes, Chief Finance Officer, shares her experience of using the Get help buying for schools service to buy transport for her school.
RPA members – if an incident were to happen, is your school cyber secure and are you covered?
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Katy O’Connor, RPA Future Projects Strategy and Delivery Lead, Posted on:
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In April 2022 the department included cyber cover as part of its Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA). We are almost a year on and Katy O’Connor, RPA Future Projects Strategy and Delivery Lead thought it was a good time to check in and see if all members are taking full advantage of this vital cover.
Join a new training pilot to help you manage your contracts and maximise your budget
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Charlene Pink, Innovation Lead, DfE, Posted on:
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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.
Buying energy and energy efficiency goods and services
In this blog post, Dan Baker, Schools Commercial Team Category Lead, gives an overview of the DfE support available to help you buy energy and energy efficiency goods and services for your school.
Teaching Vacancies: Putting money back into the classroom
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Will Bourke, Outreach and Engagement Manager, Teaching Vacancies, Posted on:
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Teaching Vacancies is the free national service for state schools in England to list teaching, leadership, and education support roles. Will Bourke provides an update on the work the team has been doing to reduce the admin and cost burden for trusts when advertising vacancies.
Keeping everyone safe and secure in school
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Russ Bland, Head of crime, fire and health and safety resilience for the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA), Posted on:
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In this blog, Russ Bland, Head of crime, fire and health and safety resilience for the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA), tells us about the targeted work that his team are doing to keep schools with particular risks as safe and secure as possible.
My experience of using the Get help buying for schools service
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Kieren Done, School Business Manager at St Ambrose College, Posted on:
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In this blog post, Kieren Done - School Business Manager at St Ambrose College, a grammar school in Altrincham, Manchester, shares his experience of using Get help buying for schools and how it could help you with your buying too.
YPO's Buildings in Use framework explained
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Megan Grimshaw, Procurement Projects Delivery Lead at YPO, Posted on:
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In this blog post, Megan Grimshaw, Procurement Projects Delivery Lead at YPO, highlights YPO’s Buildings in Use framework, which includes both catering and cleaning lots as well as much more. Megan will explain what the framework can offer, how it works, and how it can benefit schools. If you are looking for a catering service or want to outsource your cleaning, this could be the framework for you.