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Funding To Adapt Buildings For Pupils With SEND
The DFE has allocated £740 million in funding to create specialist places in mainstream schools for pupils with SEND. The aim is to allow more children with SEND to attend mainstream schools in their local area, rather than having to go to special schools further away due to lack of local provisions.
Fill Your Governing Board Vacancies
We now provide a recruitment service for school governors, directors, and trustees across the UK.
We’re looking for professional people to fulfil those volunteer roles – you don’t even have to work in governance, you may work in finance, HR or even something else. So why not give something back!!
How It Works:
Become a Governor: Visit our website and express your interest and complete a simple form to share your details, background and areas of expertise.
Find a Governor: We’ll pass your details onto our internal team, who will help match your Governance vacancy with volunteers in our database.
Multi Factor Authentication In Schools
Schools should implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to align with the Department for Education’s (DfE) cybersecurity standards and ensure compliance with best practices. MFA is a key requirement of these standards and is mandatory for achieving Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certification if supported by the system. By adopting MFA, schools not only strengthen their defences against cyber threats but also demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding sensitive information.
Failing to implement adequate cybersecurity measures, such as MFA, can result in serious repercussions, including data breaches and potential reprimands from regulatory bodies like the ICO.
Click the button to view the NCSC’s cyber security toolkit for boards.
Breakfast Clubs Early Adopters Scheme
Schools can apply to become one of 750 early adopters in the government’s free breakfast club rollout, with clubs to launch from April 2025.
Breakfast clubs in every primary school will make a huge difference to children, families, and schools – removing barriers to opportunity by helping children learn, and making sure no child starts school hungry.
To learn more and apply for the early adopters scheme click the button below.