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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.