Every school has budgeting challenges to navigate, although the problem can be far more pronounced in ones that are failing. Head teachers and governors in these schools often find themselves in an impossible situation, unable to drive up standards because they cannot invest in quality teachers, buildings and equipment.
- Topic:
- Education
Academy status gives schools far more control and greater independence of their finances and budgeting than was previously available as part of a local authority and it looks like academisation is likely to continue.
- Topic:
- Education
Over recent years there’s been growing conversation around improving mental health in the workplace and schools are increasingly looking to address these issues amongst staff too.
- Topic:
- Education
With significant education sector experience within our team, at Access Group we are all too familiar with the struggles that come with budget cuts and the demand for greater efficiency within schools.
Whether you currently work in a maintained school, single academy trust or multi academy trust, when budgets are stretched you need to make sure that you are getting the most out of your finance team and enabling them to make positive changes across your organisation.
- Topic:
- Education
By Hannah Kettle, Head of Maths and owner of popular educational TikTok account @hannahkettlemaths (225,00+ followers).
- Topic:
- Education
Professor Billy Wong at the University of Reading’s Institute of Education explains the benefits of diversity in STEM and how schools can widen participation from underrepresented groups.
- Topic:
- Education
The Access Group has partnered with ‘Turn on the Subtitles’ (TOTS), a groundbreaking initiative that has rapidly become the largest literacy campaign globally. This innovative campaign seeks to revolutionise the way children engage with television, doubling the chances of improving their reading skills.
Backed by the likes of Steven Fry, Rachel Riley and even Bill Clinton, the campaign is as simple as it is brilliant: All you have to do is Turn on the subtitles.
- Topic:
- Education
You probably remember this famous riddle. A father and son are involved in a car crash in which the father dies. The boy is taken to the operating theatre but the surgeon is unable to operate because the child is their son. The reason? The surgeon is the boy’s mother.
Living in more enlightened times, we’d like to think that a riddle like this would be easy to solve. But when asked to think of a surgeon, or an engineer or computer programmer, an – image of a man might spring to mind first, even if we quickly correct it afterwards. Human thoughts are grounded in the reality we experience and, since women are underrepresented in many STEM subjects and careers, it’s no surprise that stereotypes continue.
- Topic:
- Education
Hear from My School Portal Pre-sales Consultant, Callum Donnelly
With over 4.5 years of experience in the education software sector, Callum is a seasoned My School Portal expert, and is passionate about the way educational institutions manage their operations.
We sat down with Callum as he took us on a journey through the education software landscape, drawing from his firsthand experiences and insights gained during his tenure as a Pre-Sales Consultant.
- Topic:
- Education
