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Meet the Experts | Susan Hamilton | Finance Services

Meet the Experts | Susan Hamilton | Finance Services

15th July 2024 | Finance | Internal Scrutiny

Susan is Deputy Head of Finance Services at Strictly Education. She has vast experience in the fields of strategic and operational financial management, project management and business development, gained from a wide variety of roles in education and across the financial, commercial and charity sectors.

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Summer Break: A Time for Renewal at Your School

Summer Break: A Time for Renewal at Your School

2nd July 2024 | Facilities | Fire Awareness | Premises | Safety

School summer break – a joyous time for pupils, a well-deserved rest for teachers. But for school site staff, these six weeks offer a unique opportunity to refresh and renew facilities ahead of the start of a new academic year.

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The Role of Social Media Checks for Safer Recruitment in Education

The Role of Social Media Checks for Safer Recruitment in Education

18th June 2024 | HR | MATs/Academies | Recruitment | Safeguarding

In a world where our lives are increasingly intertwined with social media, educational institutions face a unique challenge in ensuring the safety of their pupils. Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) guidance recognises the importance of incorporating social media checks into the recruitment process. This blog explores the role of social media checks in education and how they can enhance a safer recruitment process.

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Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust (DCAT) - Integrations

Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust (DCAT) - Integrations

Payroll & Pensions | Human Resources | EduPeople

Find out more about how EduPeople improves efficiencies in the MAT’s business operations as it grows, through automation and integration of processes.

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Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust (DCAT) - Efficiencies

Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust (DCAT) - Efficiencies

Payroll & Pensions | Human Resources | EduPeople

Find out more about how Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust has made significant efficiency savings since implementing EduPeople.

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The Coopers’ Company & Coborn School, Greater London

The Coopers’ Company & Coborn School, Greater London

Finance

Strictly Education’s work has made a real positive impact on both the finance function and also the wider school

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Latest eBooks

Make sure your MIS is the best fit

Make sure your MIS is the best fit

MIS Reviews for Schools & Trusts - what you need to consider. This eBook explores many of the important things to think about when deciding which MIS to use in your school.

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The Importance of Data-driven HR for Strategic Decision Making

The Importance of Data-driven HR for Strategic Decision Making

HR | People | EduPeople

A guide to leveraging your people data to meet your goals in the Education Sector, for CEO's, Headteachers, HR Directors, School Business Leaders, and HR Managers in Schools and Academy Trusts.

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The Round Up 2024

The Round Up 2024

HR | People | Governance

A downloadable review of the events taking place for the 2024 National School Governors' Awareness Day, surrounding the theme "Governance of Inclusion"

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Latest Webinars

Developing leadership innovatively in the education sector

Developing leadership innovatively in the education sector

8th July 2024 | |

Investment in quality professional development for staff can have a significant impact on retention. Our webinar will explore innovative uses of the apprenticeship levy to improve leadership development and retention.

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Recording Available
Using Data to Identify At-Risk Students & Improve Attendance

Using Data to Identify At-Risk Students & Improve Attendance

3rd July 2024 | 12.00pm |

address school attendance issues and create effective intervention strategies. We'll cover the rise in absenteeism post-COVID-19 and the common challenges schools face.

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Recording Available
 Building a Sustainable School Maintenance Programme

Building a Sustainable School Maintenance Programme

27th June 2024 | 12.00pm |

This webinar targets the shift from fixing problems as they arise to a proactive approach.

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Recording Available