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Discover five practical ways to improve cyber security in education, reduce risk and protect school data, staff and pupils. …

By Simon Freeman | | 5 min read

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The Department for Education (DfE) has paused automated submission of the 2025/26 accounts return. If your trust submits through IRIS …

By Simon Freeman | | 3 min read

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For finance teams in schools and trusts, procurement can be one of the most time-consuming parts of the working week. Orders are placed on a …

By Simon Freeman | | 6 min read

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If you work with support staff in schools or academy trusts, you’ll likely have heard of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body, or …

By Simon Freeman | | 4 min read

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If you run payroll for a school or trust, you already know it’s not like payroll anywhere else. Multiple posts, pay spines, term-time …

By Simon Freeman | | 6 min read

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England has more than 22,000 schools and colleges, supporting around 10 million learners. Many of those buildings are ageing, maintenance …

By Mand Beckett | | 4 min read

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If you ask most school business managers or estates leads how assets are tracked, the answer is usually a variation of the same theme: …

By Mand Beckett | | 4 min read

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The School Workforce Census is a key annual requirement for UK schools, and while it can feel pressured when the submission window opens, it …

By Simon Freeman | | 4 min read

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The new Department for Education’s (DfE) Estates Strategy sets out clear expectations for how schools need to manage, report, and …

By Simon Freeman | | 5 min read

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