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Further setbacks for priority building schools

Many of the schools in the government' s Priority Schools Building Programme do ...

England vows to consult Education Minister John O’Dowd over any future exam changes

The Cabinet minister responsible for education in England has vowed to fully con...

Cash for schools and health could be used to fund defence

Hundreds of millions of pounds from the education and health budgets could be us...

Features

Tackling obesity in children - starting early

Tackling obesity in children - starting early

Tam Fry FRSA, honorary chairman of the Child Growth Foundation and the National Obesity Forum, examines the problem of childhood obesity and advocates an early start – when the wou...

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Collaborate and convert

Collaborate and convert

There are some interesting models developing to encourage primary school conversions, including forming primary academy clusters with shared management and forging symbiotic relati...

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Carbon friendly measures for Schools

Carbon friendly measures for Schools

Joseph Williams, educational programmes manager at the Carbon Trust, discusses the three efficiency areas which, if implemented well, could result in huge savings for the education...

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Judging the risk involved

Judging the risk involved

Health and Safety in educational establishments is a prime concern, and effective risk management practice is essential in order to enable children to undertake activities safely. ...

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Academies: Time to up their game financially?

Academies: Time to up their game financially?

Clarity of financial policies which are well thought out and adhered to are essential for sound financial management in academies, writes Kerry Ace, Finance and Policy Manager, CIP...

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Insufficient data disposal can destruct more than reputations

Insufficient data disposal can destruct more than reputations

An important aspect of school security is the protection of valuable on-site equipment but just as vital is secure data disposal. James Kelly, chief executive, British Security Ind...

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Supplier Focus

Take control, improve services and reduce costs; Making it happen now

Take control, improve services and reduce costs; Making it happen now

enCircle Solutions Ltd. was established back in 2002 to develop a Business Process Management platform that meets the needs of organisations wishing to exploit new technology and...

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Transforming Training Facilities gets Real Results

Transforming Training Facilities gets Real Results

Absolute Performance, the specialists in strength and conditioning equipment for the education sector, was recently chosen to provide a new Strength and Conditioning Suite at Kings...

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Would you like to cut your Electricity Bills by a third, guaranteed for the next 20 years?

Would you like to cut your Electricity Bills by a third, guaranteed for the next 20 years?

So Gecko provides Energy Services throughout England and Wales. We help to reduce carbon emissions from all types of schools and other properties by making them more energy-efficie...

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Omega Vehicle Solutions make purchasing of vehicles for school or college easy

Omega Vehicle Solutions make purchasing of vehicles for school or college easy

Omega Vehicle Solutions are a small family run business that cares about its customers, with a retention rate of over 70% repeat customers. We specialise in sourcing cars & lig...

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A new procurement solution for Academies from ESPO

A new procurement solution for Academies from ESPO

ESPO, one of the UK's largest public sector professional buying organisations, has launched Academy Procurement Solutions (APS), a new and innovative online resource.

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