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Dear Reader, Welcome to the latest issue!
June is perhaps the busiest period of the entire academic year – and this month’s issue is no less packed! In our Spotlight piece this month,
freelance journalist Mike Glover explores the role of leadership in improving schools’ performance – while we put the focus on Sustainability in our first feature, where Neville Radford, Specification and Sector Manager at Baxi, outlines how the heating and hot water industry can deliver practical support to schools on the path to the 2030 net zero target. We’re sticking to the theme of sustainability
in our View from the Classroom, as Headteacher Nicola Shingleton talks to us about what Hadleigh High School is doing to empower students to lead sustainability initiatives; plus our Q&A with apetito, which sees Sustainability Manager Lottie Percy share her thoughts with us on how schools can take steps to more sustainable catering.
That leads us onto our Catering & Nutrition feature this month, where Stephanie Slater MBE, Founder and CEO of School Food Matters, shares some useful insights ahead of the introduction of the revised school food standards. Meanwhile, Laura Light, Concept Design Team Leader at Interface, takes our School Maintenance & Design feature to discuss how carefully considered design across defined zones can positively impact university learning environments. Our final feature – Software in Schools: MIS – sees us take a deep dive into what works for schools, and what doesn’t, when it comes to using an MIS. We examine where schools can sometimes go wrong, while Alistair Gates, Chief Product Officer at ParentPay Group, explores how the role of the MIS in schools is evolving; and Dan Sears, Principal Education Consultant at Bromcom Computers, shares what schools can do to maximise the potential of their MIS. Plus, you’ll find the usual news and views – and
don’t forget to get in touch via email or on X, too! Enjoy the issue!
Charlotte Westwood Managing Editor
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In this issue... 4-11 NEWS
The latest from across the sector 12 WELLBEING
With Mark Solomons, creator of Welbee 14 BESA CORNER
The latest from BESA’s members 15 VIEWS
With BESA and LGfL 16-17 CONTRIBUTORS
With Naomi Howells, Emma Sanderson, and Sal McKeown
18-19 SEND
Insights from our SEND contributors 20 AI
Exploring AI in education
22-23 VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM With Hadleigh High School’s Nicola Shingleton 24-27 WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
Views and opinion from across the sector
With Laura Light at Interface 40-42 SOFTWARE IN SCHOOLS: MIS
With Education Today’s Charlotte Westwood 44 SOFTWARE IN SCHOOLS: MIS
With ParentPay Group’s Alistair Gates 46 SOFTWARE IN SCHOOLS: MIS
With Dan Sears at Bromcom Computers 28-29 SPOTLIGHT: LEADERSHIP
With Mike Glover 30-31 Q&A APETITO
With apetito’s Lottie Percy 32-33 SUSTAINABILITY
With Baxi’s Neville Radford 34-36 CATERING & NUTRITION
With Stephanie Slater MBE of School Food Matters 38-39 SCHOOL MAINTENANCE & DESIGN
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