CONTENTS In this issue...


4-12 NEWS Highlights from the UK education sector 13 VIEWS


With author Ghislaine Kenyon, and Julia Garvey, Head of Membership and Marketing at BESA 14 BESA CORNER


Dear Reader,


Welcome to the latest issue of Education Today. This month, at a time when school budgets are under severe pressure, we focus on school finances, and also, with Christmas coming up, take a look at the importance of the performing arts in schools. In our first feature on school finances,


Robin Evans, Partner and Head of Academies at MHA Carpenter Box, offers advice on identifying and preventing internal and external fraud in academies; while in our second, Paul Grubb, Head of Product at education technology specialist Access Education, discusses the importance of live data and collaboration for finance teams. Meanwhile, in our feature on the


performing arts, Joel Kern, Founder and Managing Director of Make Believe, asks whether we are damaging the future of tomorrow’s workforce, as well as detrimentally impacting the economy, through the underfunding of the performing arts in school. He discusses the issue and sets out the reasons why the study of performing arts needs to be a priority in schools. Elsewhere we have our usual roster of


expert opinion and insight, and kick off a regular series on Early Years, curated by Education Today columnist Alicia Blanco-Bayo in her role as Early Years Lecturer and WTEY Programme Leader at Edge Hill University. Remember, we love to hear from you,


you can get in touch with us via Twitter @EdTodayMag, Facebook and our homepage, as well as by phone or email. Enjoy the issue!


Jonathan Swift - Managing Editor


We hear from BESA members Demco Interiors and Ohbot. 16-17 VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM


With Caroline Newman, Headteacher at Gladstone Primary School in Barry, Wales 18 COLUMNISTS


Insight and advice from Dr Karen Boardman, Head of Early Years Education at Edge Hill University, and Kirsty Bertenshaw


19 SPOTLIGHT ON SEND With Dr Asha Patel and Kate Sarginson 20-25 VIEWS & OPINION


Featuring comment and opinion from the UK education sector


26-28 FEATURE FOCUS: SCHOOL FINANCES


With Robin Evans, Partner and Head of Academies at MHA Carpenter Box


30-31 FEATURE FOCUS: SCHOOL FINANCES


We speak to Paul Grubb, Head of Product at education technology specialist Access Education


32-34 FEATURE: THE PERFORMING ARTS IN SCHOOL


With Joel Kern, Founder and Managing Director of Make Believe,


36-39 BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE & REFURBISHMENT


Including news from Junckers 40-41 COMPUTING & I.T. RESOURCES


Including products and services from Cantium Business Solutions 42-45 ROUND UP Including information from Gratnells 46-47 RECRUITMENT


Selected job opportunities from talentedteacherjobs.co.uk


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