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The School Partnerships Handbook

The School Partnerships Handbook will provide your school with the information and resources it needs to create and maintain successful partnerships.

16 Mar 2012

Cost-Effective Sustainability in Primary Schools

Packed full of useful case studies, helpful checklists and practical activities, Cost-effective Sustainability in Primary Schools is an accessible whole-school guide to becoming more sustainable.

16 Mar 2012

Filling the early years training gap

With the demise of the Children’s Workforce Development Council and the interim Nutbrown report, it’s time to tackle training for the early years workforce, write Pat Brunton and Linda Thornton

9 Mar 2012

Early Years Hub

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School buildings: making scarce resources work hard

The end of the BSF programme was bad news for the many schools who were looking forward to new life being breathed into them. Nusrat Faizullah explains how and why creativity, innovation and partnership possibilities mean all is not lost

8 Mar 2012

School Business Management Hub

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Academies get help to reduce energy bills

Academies can now apply for interest-free loans to fund energy-efficiency schemes.

7 Feb 2012

School Business Management Hub

Tackling the complexities of budgeting

As schools increasingly require a crystal ball to plan their budgets, Cate Hart offers some tips for balancing the books

25 Jan 2012

School Business Management Hub

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Is half the money I spend on CPD wasted?

Alison Halford highlights three key points for evaluating professional training

9 Jan 2012

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G&T on a shoestring: school improvement

Brin Best and Sophie Craven give practical advice on how to involve your G&T students in planning and contributing towards school improvement, and how to evaluate the success of your scheme

9 Jan 2012