The Strategic Procurement & VfM Unit has arranged for 2 half day ‘Effective Procurement’ training courses for schools to be held on Tuesday 12 May 2009 and Wednesday 13 May 2009, both 9.30am – 12.30pm. The course will be held at EDC. The cost is £35 per delegate.
Archive for March, 2009
Effective Procurement Training for Schools
March 31st, 2009Exploiting ICT to improve parental engagement, moving towards online reporting: Toolkit for primary schools
March 30th, 2009“Oh, Nothing Much” REPORT
March 27th, 2009
82% of parents admit they don’t know as much about their child’s day at school as they want to.
Just 16% of children proactively share information with their parents about the school day.
24% of the children asked said they felt like their parents “were hassling†them for information about what they got up to at school
31% of parents admit to feeling ‘excluded’ when their child won’t tell them what they’ve done at school

