Education Finance

At this time of the year, many school business managers will be actively planning investment requirements for the year ahead, in advance of April budgets.

While last week’s Autumn Budget delivered some encouraging and seemingly welcome commitments to stimulate UK business investment and growth, however there is a growing feeling that it was quite a different story for...

This week we speak to Emily Northin, director of marketing at Playforce, a leader in playground solutions to the education, local council and leisure sectors. Celebrating their 20^th year this year, Playforce have now...

The subject of education budgets has taken its fair share of the limelight over the last few years, though sadly for the wrong reasons, with schools across the UK facing ongoing pressures when it comes to funding.

This week we speak to Oliver Gee, co-founder of Oakford Technology, a leading provider of innovative IT solutions to over 90 schools throughout Wiltshire and a popular choice for remote IT support for schools across...

In a recent blog, we highlighted the issue that schools are set to lose out to a new funding formula. Now, a survey released by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)...

Last year, the Government outlined a New Funding Formula (NFF) that will see 152 local authority formulas replaced by a single national level formula.

A recent survey conducted by the Sutton Trust and the Education Endowment Foundation, revealed that 6% of teachers reported using pupil premiums to fill holes in their school budgets. The premium, introduced in 2011...

A recent study by public services union Unison shows that nearly nine out of ten school business managers (SBMs) are concerned about their workloads as their responsibilities increase.

School Business Managers and educationalists have their eyes firmly on the prize: brand spanking new education technology with a price tag that won’t break the bank. We explore how an operating lease could make such...

In just under 4 days, LDF will be a part of Ed Exec LIVE, the fifth annual school business management event, hosted at 30 Euston Square in London. The event will deliver a variety of seminars, clinics and talks...