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Schools' Choice is excited to be returning the CST Finance and Operations Conference in 2025. The event is taking place at the Eastside Rooms, Birmingham, on Thursday, February 6th, 2025, the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) Finance and Operations Conference and brings together school trust l

The chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the first budget of the new Labour government on 30 October 2024. Within the budget, as always, was a stream of information. Below we focus on what does the budget mean for employer costs from April 2025 as well as discussing what changes wil

Schools’ Choice is delighted to announce its new partnership with the Confederation of Schools Trust (CST) Directory of Services, an essential resource connecting school trusts with quality suppliers.

Schools' Choice is pleased to be exhibiting at The Confederation of School Trusts (CST) Conference on the 7th and 8th November 2024.

Further to our working with employers about decisions on pay awards, we can now provide the following update.

On 17th of October, the DfE published its response to the Early Years Foundation Stage safeguarding consultation, which ran from 22nd April to 17th June this year.

On the 7th October 2024, Schools' Choice enjoyed working in partnership with Suffolk County Council and the Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership as we hosted the 2024 Safeguarding Conference, attended by over 100 safeguarding leads from schools across Suffolk.

Did you know that the Procurement Act 2023 is set to come into force on 24th February 2025. The new Act means changes to procurement regulations and practices. Schools and Academy Trusts undertaking above-threshold procurements are contracting authorities therefore, the Procurement Act w

Letter from David Withey, Chief Executive of the Education and Skills Funding Agency, to accounting officers in academies.