With pupils across the country sitting exams for the first time in three years this summer, monitoring stress and anxiety has been a key focus for schools. Unfortunately, reports of panic attacks, angry outbursts, self-harm and disengagement have risen, with a growing number requesting to sit their exams in breakout or smaller rooms.
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- Education
With school budgets continually scrutinised for wastage and potential savings, the decision to invest in the latest technology can be challenging for leadership teams. In a fast-moving world, with ground-breaking innovations frequently touted, many decision makers will question the long-term value of a new piece of kit.
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- Education
Getting students ready to enter the world of work has always been a priority for secondary schools, but what does this look like in reality? We recently conducted a survey to find out.
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- Education
Pre-pandemic we would normally see a huge spike in students viewing our Pods to support their revision in the lead up to the first GCSE exams in May. This year however; the increase is more steady than previous years. This makes you question what’s happening, are students not revising as much?
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- Education
The COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably changed how some people think about life, work and whether or not they are happy within their existing role. Dubbed ‘The Great Resignation’, thousands are deciding to throw caution to the wind and not only consider a new role, but perhaps a different profession altogether.
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- Education
In March, we were pleased to announce that My School Portal, our parent communication and engagement software, was integrated with a specialist platform to help manage online payments in schools.
Our ambition is always to create a seamless system that helps our customers, the schools, to offer a truly seamless experience for their clients - their pupils and importantly, their parents.
Users will notice the benefits in a number of our existing features, such as the clubs and trips booking capabilities and paying for additional tutoring. But they’ll also now be able to take advantage of a new feature - online payments, allowing parents to make both ad hoc and regular payments and putting them in control of their children’s spending. They can also access a full breakdown of what their child has ordered, and top-up the account as and when is necessary.
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- Education
Knowing how to approach the issue of employee retention in teaching has been a long-standing debate across UK schools. Here, Mandy Coalter, founder of Talent Architects, explores the topic from a HR perspective. Having spoken at the Convenzis virtual event for growing multi-academy trusts (MATs), Mandy has a wealth of experience in helping schools and trusts.
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- Education
According to Glassdoor, each corporate job offer attracts on average around 250 CV’s. Of those candidates, 4 to 6 will get called for an interview, and only one will get the job - highlighting the competitive nature of today's job market.
With careers advice now a mandatory service schools have to offer, this Careers Week we’re offering our top tips on how best to prepare pupils for the world of work.
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- Education
Back in November 2021, we were pleased to sponsor the Convenziz online event, ‘The Road Ahead: Defining Growth Across the Education System’. The webinar brought together a number of key voices from the sector, offering guidance for the challenges that school and academy leaders might face when approaching growth in the 2021/2022 academic year.
Jeff Marshall is the managing director of J&G Marshall Limited and a longstanding educational advisor. His keynote speech asked the question, ‘What’s next for schools?’ as we approach 2022 - a year when all schools are expected to be part of a MAT.
He offered his view of the current landscape, sharing his opinion based on years of experience on the options that school leaders have if they’re looking to grow. Read on to see what three takeaways we can take from his talk:
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- Education
One of the most important things about running any successful business is encouraging a positive working culture and that’s no different within a school. The software in place can make a big difference to your teams day-to-day, and efficient processes are often key to building a motivated and productive workforce.
Here, we discuss why finance teams should regularly review their contracts with software providers and the functionality these solutions need to be offering.
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- Education
