Our April magazine has landed!

The April edition of Education Executive’s magazine is now live and ready to read!

It’s Easter time – time for chocolate, and lots of it at that! I hope the Easter bunny has delivered some treats for you to enjoy, although I doubt they will last long; the Easter eggs in my house don’t tend to last longer than a few days, or even hours – they seem to disappear somehow…

This month’s issue is very exciting for us here at EdExec as it features the speaker line-up for our EdExec LIVE events, which are just around the corner now! We have curated the line-up with the ever-changing role of the SBL in mind and we hope as many of you as possible will be able to join us and experience a day of learning and networking with your fellow SBLs from around the country.

We begin the issue by placing a spotlight on school funding statistics for the 2021-22 financial year and go on to look at how one professor believes homophobic abuse is being ‘normalised’ in Welsh primary schools. Our case study this month features Waterhead Academy. We speak to Neil Wilson, assistant principal for personal development, about how their community initiatives led to them being nominated for a Tes Award, and why community is so central to the school’s ethos.

We have many experts on hand in this issue to offer great, first-hand, advice from their relevant fields. Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith explains the different types of cognitive bias that may be present in your school decision making processes and how to be aware of these. David Carne tells us why he signed and cancelled a supplier contract on the same day to ensure his school is getting best value, and Husham Khan analyses the financial difficulties schools are facing and gives advice on the best way to tackle them.

Moving on to all things ICT, Gareth Harle discusses why sometimes less is more when it comes to edtech, Nigel Milligan tells us how you can achieve proactive IT support, and Gary Henderson explains why you should introduce esports into your school.

We’d love to hear any suggestions you have for the magazine. If you’d like to get nvolved with EdExec, or if you’d like us to cover a certain topic, please do let us know. Contact [email protected] or tweet @edexec with ideas, opinions or success stories.