CPD

At the start of a new year you may be thinking about the future and where you might want to be in a year’s time. Professional development is at the heart of career progression and this week we have a guest blog from Lee Herridge, Director of Professional Development and Sector Development at the ISBL which looks at the practical steps you can take to move your career forward.

On the face of it, recruitment and retention may not seem to have a direct link to procurement. However, with rising resignation rates, we can expect to pay more for recruitment which further squeezes our budgets. We need to understand what the levers are that encourage retention.

Do you feel that there is so much CPD available that you do not know where to start? Or that nothing is on offer at…

Rhian has been running Business Managers Networks in Oxfordshire and Berkshire for nearly 10 years. Here she tells us why they are so important and top tips for setting up your own.

10th June 2022 is School Business Leader's Day - you were probably so busy that you did not even notice. We’re all aware of the continued challenges faced by the SBL community, But, as always, the SBL Community is there to support each other and lift people up when needed. What a bloody brilliant bunch you all are!

We unfortunately, do not live in an equal society. Many people face prejudice and discrimination every day - whether open or hidden, deliberate or inadvertent - because of their race, faith, gender, sexuality, age, disability, or other aspects of their background or identity

11th June 2021 is the inaugural National School Business Leaders’ Day.  The chance to recognise the SBL community and celebrate the huge contribution that you…

Silver linings can be found amongst the grimness, says Lorraine Ashover of Minerva Procurement Consultancy. I wanted this month’s blog to look at the brighter…