School Funding: More Questions Than Answers
School Funding The final day of Parliament before the summer recess saw the Government’s response to the Review of Education Capital in England and the launch of consultations on school capital...
View ArticleImportant information for schools converting to Academy status before September
It's come to our attention the fact that a number of schools risk losing, in some cases, significant surplus revenue funds if converting to academy status before September. Given this fact, we wanted...
View ArticleSpecial Education Needs Workshop – sharing ideas on technology’s role in...
Research conducted* earlier this year highlighted the concern school leaders shared in how to fund special education needs (SEN) provision. Given that the range of proposals set out in the government’s...
View ArticleBroadband Buying Guide for Schools: how to save money on broadband internet
With government funding through the Harnessing Technology Grant being cut and BECTA no longer around to help schools make their technology procurement decisions, how do you save money on your broadband...
View ArticleBusiness Intelligence: does it have a place in our schools?
For many years now the corporate world has been using Business Intelligence (BI) tools to monitor performance, plan interventions and measure the success of those interventions. At the National College...
View ArticleAutumn Statement 2011
Yesterday’s Autumn Statement (previously known as the Pre-Budget Report) provided some additional detail on school funding up until the end of Parliament. A total of £1.2 billion capital funding was...
View ArticleBudget Challenge: school savings of £3,129,939 and counting*
At BETT this week, schools are discovering just how much money they could save on broadband connectivity, printing costs and utilities like energy by taking part in the 'Budget Challenge'. Over £3...
View ArticleStrategic advice and guidance for school business managers: RM Education &...
The ASCL 3rd annual Business Management Conference. Take part in the Budget Challenge to see how much your school could save on broadband, utilities, print and MIS. Visit us on stand 22 to receive your...
View Article8 steps to really successful ICT
How effective is the use of ICT in your school? How do you know? Here are some suggestions for areas that you might want to benchmark your school’s IT service against… 1. Vision and planning...
View ArticleMany schools spend too much on their ICT.Are you one of them?
RM has spent some time over the last few weeks reviewing the results of a recent survey of ICT in independent schools carried out by the Independent School Bursars Association (ISBA). Our analysis has...
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