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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!

Promoting kindness in the early years

26 February 2021

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Fire safety in the workplace

11 February 2021 By Jo King - Category Buyer for Facilities and Waste Management at YPO

When it comes to fire safety in the workplace, it is everyone's responsibility to ensure all fire hazards and other risks of fire are minimal.
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The road to a greener planet

27 January 2021

The government has a 10-point plan for 'green industrial revolution’, of which includes phasing out sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030.
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Meet the Assistant Buyer - Aaliyah Chilumbu

17 December 2020 By Aaliyah Chilumbu - Category Buyer for Early Years at YPO

Aaliyah Chilumbu joined YPO in 2020, she is our most recent addition to the procurement services team and is now the Assistant Buyer for Furniture.
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Social worker spend management

15 December 2020 By Comensura & Jon Milton

Demand for temporary social workers remains high within local government and keeping spend on contract can be a real challenge for both authorities and managed service providers.
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Apprenticeship levy: Use it or Lose it

07 December 2020

Although the apprenticeship levy is over three years old now, it still remains somewhat of a mystery within the education and training sector. Details surrounding the levy has been generally elusive, so we've compiled some helpful information to help you use it or lose it!
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Meet the education procurement team - Elle

02 December 2020 By Elle Barratt - Procurement Project Advisor at YPO

Elle has worked at YPO for just over two years and is the procurement project support in the newly formed education procurement team. She’ll be your first point of contact for when you’re needing help setting up contracts or just need some advice on your school’s procurement activity.
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Provoking curiosity in early years

24 November 2020

Children are naturally curious, as educators it is our role to encourage and develop this to enable them to learn through their interests and investigations. The more curious a child is the more observant they are, which in turn encourages deeper thinking and an ability to figure things out.
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Increased flexibility in the workplace

14 October 2020

Flexible working is a way of working that suits employers and employee needs. For example, flexible working arrangements can include having flexible start and finish times or working from home when necessary.
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Meet the education procurement team - Liann

14 October 2020

Liann has worked at YPO for nearly five years where her role has evolved massively. Now leading the education procurement team, Liann is responsible for managing the partnerships with YPO's MAT customers and pulling together their procurement tender responses.
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