Finance

More funding, less bureaucracy

Ray Barker, recently retired director of the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), provides EB with some insight into what changes to Pupil Premium funding and a revised Early Years Foundation Stage framework changes mean to the sector.

The ethics of fundraising

Finance

Fundraising policy will be pushed to the top of the agenda as cash strapped schools look at alternative ways of raising finance. Kathy Roddy outlines what to look for when developing an ethical fundraising policy.

Cheques and balances: Financial best practice in schools

Finance

Financial pressures are growing on local authority maintained schools and the need to reduce costs is becoming greater. At the same time, the capacity of local authorities to monitor and support financial management in schools is itself under pressure.

The tools to ensure finance adds up

Finance

School business director Kerry Brimfield gives her views on the new School Financial Values Standard (SFVS) and why she thinks it will help school business managers and governors in the financial management of their schools

Investing in Social Business

Finance

By RIO Schools Service Lead Consultant Jonathan Clitheroe
It’s a challenging time for schools right now. Funding cuts, policy shifts and an emphasis on value are driving change in the sector and the need for schools to function effectively as businesses is more apparent than ever.

A positive impact on learning

Finance

Ray Barker, director of the British Educational Suppliers Association, analyses their recent research into the budget cuts and the effect on investment in new technologies

Effective costing and pricing approaches

Finance

Accurate costing is a key management tool for making informed decisions, says Kerry Ace, finance and policy manager at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Borg & Overström

Borg & Overström is a UK manufacturer of premium drinking water solutions. For over 20 years Borg & Overström has developed sustainable, bottle-less, hygienic, drinking water dispensers with the aim to provide exceptional, safe, self-service drinking water into schools, universities, workplaces and communal spaces.

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Consultancy

Holmes & Partners Ltd

Music and Drama

How Modular Staging Systems Can Benefit Your School

How to sort the locker key crisis

Facilities Management