Voice – Speaking up for better school management
Our free digital magazine is back and packed with insights, opinions, and real-life stories from those working within the education space.
In our latest edition, we have explored how to get the most for your money, how to keep the best talent within your school setting, audits and those pesky admissions and academic targets, plus much more…
Uncertainty – Bathed in a new light
Emma Slater – Head of Learning at The Access Group
The six-week summer holiday period returned, in its full form, in 2022. Pupils enjoyed uninterrupted times off for the first time in two years, whilst teachers and staff could refresh lesson plans and prepare for the next term without the looming threat of another lockdown. Ever since March 2020, our sector has been rocked by uncertainty, with school closures and reopening's becoming the norm and now it’s the cost-of- living crisis that dominates newsrooms and reports of rising inflation that have replaced uncertain times...
Creating a great place to work
Kat Howard, Director of DRET Teaching School Hub and expert advisor for Teacher Development Trust
Teaching is incredibly professionally fulfilling, and the rewarding nature of the role means that teachers can achieve job satisfaction unmatched by most professions. However, increasing workloads and endless admin can have a detrimental impact on wellbeing, where teachers’ time is spent in ways that don’t effectively utilise their knowledge and expertise…
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Getting to grips with those year-end audits
Audits are notorious for being time-consuming and putting pressure on school finance teams, but they are essential for compliance and transparency. Ensuring your teachers have a clear understanding of what their budget is and how much they have left is crucial for effective financial planning.
David Myatt, Chief Financial Officer at Deal Education Alliance for Learning Trust (DEALT) gives his views and how the trust managed to cut the time it took to do their annual audit in half.
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The big questions: Should I buy it?
Anthony Coxon Founding Member of EdTech Evidence Group and now chair of the group
The EdTech Evidence Group (EEG) brings together EdTech companies who believe there needs to be a step-change in the level of evidence available to support marketing claims about their products. Anthony Coxon is the founding member, and now chair of the group and in this article he answers the big question: ‘What should schools know before spending limited budgets on a big tech purchase?’…
Analysis of results demonstrated a strong correlation with positive student performance and high levels of usage with 56% of students gaining a Grade 5 or above in their English and Maths GCSEs.
