Powering Schools with Sustainable Energy

Optimising School Energy use with Smart Systems Research suggests schools are still “treading water” when it comes to adopting energy efficient technologies. [1] Some schools saw 23.5% increase in energy cost per pupil. The failure to adopt energy saving measures, such as flexible energy procurement or monitoring systems has left many schools with unsustainable energy […]

Smarter Print Fleet Reduces Costs and Carbon in Schools

Smarter Print Fleet Reduces Costs and Carbon in Schools A growing number of school trusts are turning to Managed Print Services to rein in spiralling print related costs and inefficiencies, a trend driven by mounting pressure on tight budgets and energy usage. Many schools remain burdened by outdated, high consumption multifunction devices that drive unnecessary […]

Reducing costs and water waste across school trust sites

Reducing Costs and Water Waste across School Trust Sites Schools in England lose an estimated 1.5 billion litres of water each year through undetected leaks, leading to unexpected expenditure and diverting funds away from frontline education [1]. The Department for Education’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy requires schools to reduce resource use and achieve net zero emissions […]

Procurement with purpose – Insights from the CST Finance & Operations Conference

Procurement with Purpose: Insights from the CST Finance & Operations Conference Unlock sustainable growth for your Trust! Embrace savings and sustainability with our free Commercial Discovery report. Transform your school’s future now With school budgets under increasing strain, procurement has become a lever for change within education. Through our work with a group of school […]

Streamlining Payroll and HR for Efficiency and Savings

Streamlining Payroll and HR for Efficiency and Savings Multi-Academy Trusts are increasingly recognising the need to modernise their administrative processes to enhance efficiency and reduce manual workloads. A 2021 article highlights the benefits of payroll automation, noting that introducing an online self service portal allows employees to access payroll and HR information. [1] Adoption of […]

Helping trusts approach procurement with purpose

Helping Trusts Approach Procurement with Purpose Unlock sustainable growth for your Trust! Embrace savings and sustainability with our free Commercial Discovery report. Transform your school’s future now A new partnership between the Confederation of School Trusts and procurement experts Value Match is aimed at helping trusts make smarter decisions when buying goods and services. School […]

Delivering social value in education – How suppliers are enriching classrooms and shaping futures

Delivering Social Value in Education – How Suppliers are Enriching Classrooms and Shaping Futures Unlock sustainable growth for your Trust! Embrace savings and sustainability with our free Commercial Discovery report. Transform your school’s future now Recent studies highlight a growing concern among secondary school pupils regarding their preparedness for future careers.  A report by Launch […]

Too skint for school – Breaking the link between poverty and attendance

Too skint for school – Breaking the Link Between Poverty and Attendance Unlock sustainable growth for your Trust! Embrace savings and sustainability with our free Commercial Discovery report. Transform your school’s future now This report, produced by the Centre for Young Lives with support from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, investigates the profound link between poverty […]

Transforming School IT for Better Learning and Sustainability

Transforming School IT for Better Learning and Sustainability MATs across the UK are grappling with together budgets as they contend with escalating IT infrastructure costs alongside inflation in energy and overheads. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, IT and digital infrastructure improvements are often deprioritised because of these financial pressures, impacting schools’ ability to […]

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