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Meet the Experts | Amelia Clark | Head of Internal Scrutiny

Meet the Experts | Amelia Clark | Head of Internal Scrutiny

10th October 2024 | Finance | Internal Scrutiny

Amelia’s background seems tailor-made for her role as Head of Internal Scrutiny at Strictly. With a background in accountancy and audit, plus experience leading educational settings and all that entails, it is a role that brings her passion for well-run education and her audit experience together.

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Addressing HR Challenges in Schools: The Benefits of Outsourcing

Addressing HR Challenges in Schools: The Benefits of Outsourcing

25th September 2024 | HR | MATs/Academies

The education sector faces a number of challenges, from budget constraints to regulatory requirements, and one area that often demands significant resources and expertise is human resources (HR). Outsourcing certain HR functions can provide schools and academy trusts with a strategic advantage, allowing them to focus more on education and improving pupil outcomes.

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Why a Managed Payroll Service is a Smart Move for Academy Trusts and Schools

Why a Managed Payroll Service is a Smart Move for Academy Trusts and Schools

11th September 2024 | EduPeople | HR | MATs/Academies | Payroll & Pensions

Managing payroll for a school or academy trust can be incredibly challenging—with changing regulations, varying employee contracts, and pension schemes, keeping everything on track can quickly become overwhelming. A managed payroll service is an effective solution that allows schools to streamline their administrative processes. Here are five key benefits of a managed payroll service for academy trusts and schools...

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Griffin Schools Trust

Griffin Schools Trust

Human Resources

Strictly Education feels like part of our back-office,” says Anne. “The service and support they give us isn’t one size fits all; they have taken time to build up a deep understanding of who we are, what we do and where we want to go. That makes it very personal.

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Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust (DCAT) - Integrations

Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust (DCAT) - Integrations

Payroll & Pensions | Human Resources | EduPeople

Find out more about how EduPeople improves efficiencies in the MAT’s business operations as it grows, through automation and integration of processes.

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Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust (DCAT) - Efficiencies

Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust (DCAT) - Efficiencies

Payroll & Pensions | Human Resources | EduPeople

Find out more about how Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust has made significant efficiency savings since implementing EduPeople.

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MAT Leaders' Challenges Survey Report 2024

MAT Leaders' Challenges Survey Report 2024

Health & Wellbeing | HR | People | Stress | Governance

This report is packed with valuable analysis, insights and trends into current challenges faced in the education sector, as well as revealing a number of questions explored in our webinar.

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Cut Costs by Managing Your Staff Absences Effectively (2024/5 Edition)

Cut Costs by Managing Your Staff Absences Effectively (2024/5 Edition)

COVID-19 | Health & Wellbeing | HR | People | Stress | Absence

If you are a headteacher, school business leader or HR manager and want to be one step ahead when it comes to managing staff absence effectively, then this eBook is for you.

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Interactive Finance Planner 2024/25

Interactive Finance Planner 2024/25

Finance

Need help with the requirements and deadlines of mandatory financial reporting? Download our interactive financial planner as a first step to make sure you don’t miss a deadline or submission date.

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How to effectively manage absence in schools and academy trusts

How to effectively manage absence in schools and academy trusts

17th October 2024 | |

Join Josh Ambrose and Femi Oyedola from Strictly Education for an engaging webinar on how to effectively manage staff absence within your establishment.

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MAT Leaders' Challenges: Survey Insights and Findings

MAT Leaders' Challenges: Survey Insights and Findings

15th October 2024 | |

In this free hour long webinar, Strictly Education's Barry Smith is joined by a diverse panel of MAT leaders, who discuss the findings from our MAT Leaders Survey 2024, and share their experiences and expertise, providing valuable insights and practical solutions

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Payroll Made Simple

Payroll Made Simple

11th September 2024 | |

Grappling with the complexities of some of the more feature rich HR & payroll systems which provide ‘big data’ to employers, can seem overwhelming if you’re a stand-alone school or small primary. Join Jordan Capel from Strictly Education to explore an easier alternative to make your school's payroll management simple.

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