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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...

Asset finance is a form of finance used by businesses to obtain a wide range of items necessary to operate efficiently and effectively within their sector.

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.

 At Bett 2016, SBMs (School Business Manager) will have their eyes firmly on the prize: brand spanking new education technology with a price tag that won’t break the bank. We explored how an operating lease could...

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...