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Since the Education Act of 1880, which made school compulsory for children aged 5-10, we have never experienced such a sustained disruption to education as Covid-19 has brought to bear.
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20 July 2018Thomson House School
Thomson House School on going cashless. Cathy Tilley, School Business Manager at the school explains why they made the move to cashless: “To save time! We wanted to reduce the need to take cash and cheques to the bank and avoid having money and cheques laying around on desks. We also knew enabling online payments would make it easier for the teachers, as they would no longer have to collect cheques and envelopes full of change, when they could be using that time more effectively in the classroom.”
20 July 2018Billesley Primary School
Why Billesley Primary went cashless. Finance Assistant, Shazia Begum at Billesley Primary School in Birmingham, explains: “We are part of The Elliot Foundations Academies Trust (TEFAT) which wanted all of its schools to become cashless, making collections more efficient with less risk.”
20 July 2018St John Payne Catholic School
Going cashless with online payments. School Business Manager, Monica Morley and Senior Finance Officer, Sara Smithdale at St. John Payne Catholic School in Essex explain why their school went fully cashless and the lessons learned in the process.
20 July 2018Avocet Multi Academy Trust
Why the Trust decided to go cashless. More and more schools across the UK are joining Multi Academy Trusts. Schools are seeing the benefits of working closely together towards a shared goal. Many MATs have the shared processes and systems to gain efficiencies. This is the case for the Avocet Multi Academy Trust. Zoe Stewart, the Trust Finance Officer explains why they made the move to online payments.