Simon Freeman

• What is the Fair Work Agency, and how can admins prepare their schools and trusts?

  From April 2026, a new body – the Fair Work Agency – will begin reshaping how employment rights are enforced across the UK. School and trust back-office teams need to know what this entails. Although...

  Simon Freeman | 11th February 2026 | 6 min read

  

• What the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) means for you

  If you work with support staff in schools, you may have heard about the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB). The new forum is being put in place as part of major changes introduced by...

  Simon Freeman | 6th February 2026 | 4 min read

  

• 10 ways MATs can reforecast without losing strategic momentum

  In a MAT, there’s no getting away from reforecasting. But how reactive does it feel, and how happy are you with the result? Thankfully, reforecasting doesn’t have to mean being on the back foot. Nor...

  Simon Freeman | 11th December 2025 | 7 min read

  

• The key takeaways from our big budgeting webinar for schools and trusts

  How can schools and trusts thrive when their budgets are under constant pressure? Our must-see webinar, Smarter Schools: Budgeting for Impact, Not Just Survival, brought sector leaders and experts together to discuss just that. As...

  Simon Freeman | 14th November 2025 | 4 min read

  

• What education technology trends are shaping schools and trusts?

  How are the UK’s school and trust leaders planning to maximise the impact of technology on education? Recently, our education team conducted its most comprehensive survey to date. It gathered insights from 130 senior leaders...

  Simon Freeman | 30th July 2025 | 4 min read

  

• How can we recruit and retain the best people in Education?

  John Murphy has spent the last ten years as CEO of one of the largest trusts in the UK and now works to support those in the same position across the country. In this post,...

  Simon Freeman | 23rd June 2025 | 4 min read

  

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