Operations
Finding the right way to buy
The DfE have updated their guidance on when to buy from a framework agreement, when to get bids or quotes, keep reading
finance
Finance
Guidance on school capital funding
An overview of the Department for Education updated guidance on school capital funding, including who it’s for, current and past keep reading
Management & HR
Why good estate management needs to be pushed up the agenda
Jonny Coates, director of business and finance, Tanfield School, explains why more importance needs to be placed on good estate keep reading
Operations
Realistic budget forecasting in times of uncertainty
Stephen Mitchell, CEO Keystone Knowledge, discusses how you can ensure your budget forecasting is realistic despite the uncertainties we are currently keep reading
News
Most deprived schools hit hardest by education cuts in England, IFS says
As reported by the Guardian, spending down 14% in real terms at most disadvantaged secondaries, compared with nine per cent keep reading
Leadership
A guide to the PE and sport premium for primary schools 2021/22
The DfE has updated its guidance on how much PE and sport premium funding schools receive and given advice on how it keep reading
Finance
People centred budgeting: how do you know the money you allocate will make the maximum impact?
Stephen Peach, assistant headteacher and business manager, Dacorum Education Support Centre, discusses how you can ensure that you’re allocating money effectively keep reading
News
Unions respond to National Audit Office report on financial sustainability of schools
The National Education Union and the Association of School and College Leaders have responded to a report by the National keep reading
Management & HR
That sinking feeling
Feel like you’re drowning? Scared by the complexities required by absolutely everything? Facing the consequences of trying to fulfil a keep reading
Finance
What is the Condition Improvement Fund?
A guide to the Condition Improvement Fund – what it is, who can apply for it and how to apply keep reading