Webinars - MT2 Season 9

Summer is here, you are still in the office....but you are not alone and Minerva is here to help

Yessss! The summer has arrived and so has Lorraine's final MT2 of the academic year...but Minerva is open for business all summer if you need us.

Friday 7th June is National SBL Day - and this week we have no tactics just a wonderful reason to bask in your collective glory. You are wonderful...but don't just take our word for it!

The 5th Oxfordshire Academies Business Managers Conference was a huge success and a masterclass on the importance of taking time for yourself despite the daily pressures.

A reminder to make sure you have the right tactics to run a successful presentation day.

This week, we take a look through our archives and Lorraine learns from bitter experience that you must have the right equipment.

Lorraine looks forward to 2024, with a reminder of the highs and a nod to the lows in a review of 2023, and raises a glass to the resilience and brilliance of the SBL community.

With prices under continued pressure Lorraine looks at a new report that lifts the lid on what is happening with school meal tariffs and the pressure that caterers and schools are facing

Do not be intimidated by your suppliers - Lorraine advises you to stand your ground and understand your legal and statutory rights.

In one from the archives, Lorraine is at Dartmouth food festival, on a glorious day. However, no matter where she is, or what she is doing, she will find a link with procurement.

As Lorraine is about to start the Great North Run she reflects on what is needed to plan a procurement project - timing, stamina, support and fuel for the journey