This month we are joined by Neil Limbrick. Neil has been in education for 22 years undertaking various strategic IT roles in schools and MATs with particular success in developing systems to improve functions and efficiency. IT Audits can be split into three very clear categories: Neil will be looking

300 billion of public procurement accounts for around a third of all public expenditure every year and is the largest area of public spending. For this reason, there has been a lot of focus on the opportunity to simplify the regulations now that we are no longer in the EU.

Ben Hart is the Co-Founder and Director of Social Media Check (www.socialmediacheck.com) with over 15 years working as an accredited detective and senior investigating officer in roles that included major investigations utilising online searching and data interrogation. Given that online activity has become a key part of our behaviour,  social

If you are a school or Trust that is lucky enough to have £250,000 or more surplus cash at the end of each month, then you may be interested in how you can make this surplus money work for you. In our second webinar of 2023, we are joined by

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 all? Perhaps you know exactly what you need but do not know where to find it. Or you just want some help to pinpoint  what

If you are thinking about setting up new contracts or have any renewing for September then you need to  start your procurement activity right now. In the first webinar of 2023, Lorraine Ashover, Managing Director of Minerva, will be focusing on the basics of setting up and running a successful

This month we are joined by Neil Limbrick. Neil has been in education for 22 years undertaking various strategic IT roles in schools and MATs with particular success in developing systems to improve functions and efficiency.  A new MIS is a significant purchase, not just because of the cost but

We are joined by our expert panel made up of Zenergi’s Kirsty Christie, Head of Water and Bryan McAlpine, Head of Sustainability. The Environment Agency confirmed drought status in eight of its 14 areas in August 2022. How water is being used in your local area can determine whether it’s

A growing focus on energy efficiency has brought regulatory obligations to a larger number of schools than ever before. Although compliance can reduce budget pressures, it can be difficult to understand the different reporting timeframes and requirements. We are joined by Zenergi’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Jamie Hall, and Head of

We are joined by John Edwards, of 3e Associates, NetZero, procurement and strategic advisor to the academies and education sector, Angela Tregear, Professor of Marketing at University of Edinburgh Business School and Adam Wilkinson, Founder of Impact Measurement Limited in a two part practical guide to the fundamental changes that

In November 2017 the announcement that ISDN / PSTN Telephony would be switched off in 2025 seemed like an ambitious target. Fast forward five years and the process is well underway, with a “stop sell” announced at hundreds of exchanges and scheduled for hundreds more in the near future. The

This week, we are joined by Vernon Cox, Business Development Director for Harrison Catering Services to focus on a subject that is hitting us all very hard currently. Whether you contract out or run an in-house catering service, when it comes to current challenges with your catering provision, there are

This week Chris Jermy,  Head of Business Development, Education from Zenergi and Bryan McAlpine , Head of Sustainability from DB Group join Lorraine. Schools can no longer ignore their responsibility to act on what could be the biggest threat humanity has ever faced and the single biggest challenge facing our

Up to £14 million of funding is to be made available by The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in Phase 3 of the Salix Low Carbon Skills Fund (LCSF). Join Chris Jermy, Head of Business Development, Education, in this session where he’ll share his wisdom and experience

A small number of changes happened to the UK’s procurement processes post-Brexit, but there are are many more to come! Join Minerva’s Director, Lorraine Ashover, for an in-depth look at the current state of public sector procurement, the recent Green Paper, and what you need to consider for your school’s

Join our webinar to understand how a school building condition survey will help you manage the long-term financial planning of your school estate. In this session we’ll discuss how a survey can enable planned maintenance and management backed up by comprehensive data to identify the lifecycle costings of your assets