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Keep up to date with the latest news and views in the YPO Blog

We'll be blogging every few days about various topics, so come back soon to see more!

The importance of shredding for GDPR compliance

13 November 2019 By Thomas Miller - Trade Marketing Executive at Fellowes

GDPR became law on 25th May 2018. There are significant fines for breaching the new data protection regulations meaning it is essential that organisations and its employees have access to a shredder to avoid the consequences of a data breach.
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Top tips for running secondary science practicals

07 November 2019 By Deborah Roberts - International education consultant, author and trainer

Organising a class of young people can be a daunting prospect in any lesson. Introduce chemicals and a Bunsen burner to the mix for example and it can be a bit of a challenge to say the least.
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Meet the Category Manager - Daniel Veasey

07 November 2019 By Daniel Veasey - YPO Category manager, Energy

Daniel Veasey joined YPO in September 2019 and is the category manager for Energy in the Procurement Services team.
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Five cleaning tips to help you prepare for winter

04 November 2019 By Jonathan Carr - YPO Assistant Category Buyer, Cleaning and Hygiene

The dark nights are starting to close in, which can mean only one thing, winter is coming! Here’s our top five cleaning tips to help you with the winter months.
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Your updated guide to the PE and sports premium

31 October 2019 By Gemma Maw - Sports Category Buyer at YPO

In April, the Department for Education confirmed that the £320 million PE and Sport Premium for primary schools, would continue in the 2019-2020 academic year. The aim of the funding is to help improve the health of future generations.
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What to look for when choosing broadband

23 October 2019 By John Jackson - CEO at London Grid for Learning

What should a school be looking for with its broadband service? It clearly depends on several factors. Broadband is not just broadband, just because it says 100 MBPS, doesn’t mean that what one provider delivers is the same as another.
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Continue your Eco-School journey for Early Years

23 October 2019 By Lee Wray-Davies & Francis Hyland - Eco-Schools

The team at Eco-Schools England hopes that you found our advice useful and enjoyed beginning your journey to achieving the Eco-Schools Green Flag, featured in our Little Learners magazine, issue 9. If you followed our advice, you should now have achieved your Eco-Schools Bronze award: Congratulations!
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The benefits of drones in the public sector

23 October 2019 By Laura Megson - Assistant Category Buyer, Emergency Services and Blue Light

There are no real surprises when it comes to the development of technology these days, but it is always interesting to know how this technology is used in our day to day society.
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Improve your school with effective Edtech

23 October 2019 By Kate Lewis - Marketing Director at Innovate My School

Technology has the potential to change lives. In fact, it is fair to say that it has completely disrupted many sectors, and still advancements in technology continue to improve outcomes significantly.
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My procurement journey at YPO

17 October 2019 By Ebony Armitage - Further Competition Coordinator at YPO

Apprenticeships were always more attractive to me when leaving college, as I wanted to learn with hands on experience, rather than reading through textbooks and having endless exams. In July 2018, I began my journey at YPO as an apprentice.
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