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Last-minute announcements from the Department for Education left secondary school staff hurriedly making plans to allow for COVID-19 testing and closures in the new term. In response to recent high rates of the virus in secondary school pupils, secondary schools closed this month. However, schools will still be able to test teachers and students who are still able…
Toby Lester | 22nd December 2020 | 2 min read
All children have had their lives significantly altered this year, with their education put on pause and turned upside down, as well as them having to comprehend the family and social impacts of lockdown and the associated restrictions. However, disadvantaged and vulnerable children have been affected most dramatically, and this…
Toby Lester | 16th December 2020 | 2 min read
In our recent webinar, The return of Ofsted inspections, we explored what schools can do now to prepare for success. Joined by retired headteacher and trained Ofsted inspector, Janet Marland, and CEO and Founder of Angel Solutions, Andy Kent, we have ten handy top tips to share with education leaders on how best to prepare for potential Ofsted inspections. Update your website: to save time, inspectors are likely to check…
Toby Lester | 14th December 2020 | 2 min read
For payroll professionals at any stage in their career, payroll year end is a particularly stressful period. Following furlough, redundancies and COVID-19, 2020 is likely to further complicate what is already a particularly time-consuming process. Here’s what you need to know for your payroll year end As an employer, you must: Report to HM Revenue…
Toby Lester | 30th November 2020 | 3 min read
Cloud financial services offer undeniable benefits across your team. Today, as many workforces continue to operate remotely as a result of COVID-19, this level of flexibility is no longer a ‘nice to have’, but rather a ‘need to have’. The question for those organisations yet to make the move to cloud financial software is,…
Toby Lester | 24th November 2020 | 3 min read
As we tackle our second national lockdown, many organisations are likely planning for employees to continue working remotely for the long term. Employees tend to fall into two camps when working from home – they either love it or hate it. Either way, an extended period of working away from…
Toby Lester | 23rd November 2020 | 3 min read
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