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Ofsted inspections & wellbeing A guide for School Business Managers

Ellie Rischer — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:52:02 +0000

We are excited to launch our new well-being resource to help school business managers stay mentally healthy.

Our third guide, in partnership with Education Support, follows the topic of Ofsted. Inside, you will find practical information on how Ofsted inspectors consider the wellbeing and workload of staff, what questions they ask when making their decisions to assess staff wellbeing and what schools need to show they are doing to look after the wellbeing of staff at all levels.

This resource even tackles the common Ofsted-related myths to banish your misconceptions and eliminate any overanalysing thoughts that could negatively impact your well-being. This guide is designed to help you shake off feelings of stress throughout your experience with the inspectors through evidence-based strategies.

We would like to thank you for the feedback and support that we have received on each resource. It is important for us to know that we are able to make a positive impact on the well-being levels of education staff.

Each resource was developed and reviewed by an expert steering group. Their thoughtful and cooperative feedback ensured the reliability of each guide to guarantee that all three were representational to a School Business Manager and the everyday tasks they face within their job role.

You can download, print, and share the third guide here.

All three resources are available on the education mutual website here.

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Wellbeing Tips For School Business Managers

Ellie Rischer — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:41:14 +0000

We are excited to launch two new resources to help School Business Managers stay mentally healthy in partnership with Education Support.

‘As part of our ongoing commitment to the education sector, we’re proud to launch resources that support our School Business Leaders. The role of an SBL is unique and demanding, it’s important we understand their world and deliver support bespoke to the challenges they face.’

The first two resources have been laid out as easy-to-read guides, and a third guide will be launched in the coming weeks:

1. Getting the right work-life balance and protecting yourself: A guide for School Business Managers.

2. Supporting each other with mental health and well-being: A guide for School Business Managers.

An expert steering group helped develop, review, and provide feedback on each guide, ensuring they are evidence-based and relevant for anyone working as a School Business Manager.

You can download, print, and share the first two guides by following the links above. Keep an eye out for the third guide, which will only be available on the Education Mutual website.

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We’re Excited To Announce Our New Partnership!

Ellie Rischer — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:19:02 +0000

We are pleased to announce our new partnership with Sports Directory. Here at Education Mutual, we understand the increased budget restraints that schools and trusts are facing. This partnership will further save our members money whilst providing the quality P.E equipment that pupils deserve.

Sports Directory are a leading supplier of Primary and Secondary P.E. and sports equipment throughout the UK. From footballs to tennis rackets, dodgeballs to trampolines, or trophies to netball posts, everything is covered. Whatever your needs, you will find that Sports Directory has it all, at outstandingly low prices. Sports Directory sells competitively priced, well-made sports equipment with a sense of fun, style and attention to detail alongside a dedication to offering you the best brands in the sports trade.

Here at Education Mutual, we provide a new innovative way to manage staff absence protection for Schools and Trusts. As a non-profit making and DfE approved mutual, we operate solely for the benefit of our members. Our ‘by schools, for schools’ approach allows us to support schools in more ways than one- enabling us to reinvest all end of year surplus back into education through choices made by the member schools.

This exciting partnership with Sports Directory entitles all member schools to a sizeable discount on all online purchases with Sports Directory – allowing further savings! The discount will encourage member schools to make cost-effective decisions to further stretch their budgets – all contributing towards the improved quality of P.E. and sports provision for their students. The discount will be accessible through a specific code given to you via email to include in the checkout section when finalising your purchase online.

Additionally, Sports Directory offer a rewards scheme ‘My School Rewards’ for all UK Schools. The scheme helps to reduce costs, alongside providing a 30-day credit facility on all orders. Schools that are also registered with their scheme will still earn vouchers on all spending, meaning further savings and more exciting purchases for schools to enjoy!

You can register with Sports Directory’s reward scheme by simply creating an account here and filling out this form.

For more information regarding the partnership, please visit www.sportsdirectory.com or contact us here at Education Mutual.

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