Money Talks
Budgeting in difficult financial times
Sue Birchall, long-standing SBL, discusses different methods that schools can use during the current financial squeeze to save money and keep reading
DfE
News
Trans safeguarding issues excluded from DfE’s updated guidance
As reported by The Telegraph, transgender issues in schools have been excluded from the Department for Education’s revised safeguarding guidance keep reading
Leadership
Does your school have flex appeal?
Andrew Blench, SBM consultant with School Business Partner Limited, explores flexible working including the benefits, recent changes to legislation and impact keep reading
News
NEU encourages teachers to reduce marking and refuse mock inspections
As reported by The Times, a teaching union has encouraged its members to do less marking in a guide to keep reading
News
DfE revises tutoring subsidy reduction from 60% to 50% amid concerns
Schools should be able to access National Tutoring Programme (NTP) cash without having to match funding from “extremely stretched” budgets, keep reading
Progression
Joining or creating a network for school business professionals
There are currently over 100 school business professional networks across the UK, but how can you join one of them keep reading
News
DfE scraps planned cuts to early years programmes
As reported by the BBC, proposed cuts to a number of youth services and early years programmes will now not keep reading
Compliance & Resources
A brief guide to using CO₂ monitors and air cleaning units in schools
Keeping educational spaces well-ventilated can reduce disease transmission, improve pupils’ alertness and concentration and can help to improve indoor air keep reading
News
DfE ‘pauses’ 28 new building projects due to budget pressures
As reported by the BBC, 28 post-primary schools in Northern Ireland which were earmarked for new buildings have been told keep reading
Progression
A guide to senior mental health lead training
The Department for Education (DfE) is offering a grant of £1,200 for eligible state-funded schools and colleges in England to train keep reading