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Updating school technology: Leasing vs Purchasing

22 April 2020 By Robyn Lamport-Rann - Category Manager for ICT at YPO

When you are thinking of updating your school’s technology, finance is one of the key things you need to consider. Typically, you have a couple of options – buying outright or leasing, but which should you choose?
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The impact of 2021 IR35 reforms on public bodies

02 April 2020 By Comensura & Jon Milton

The IR35 reforms (off-payroll rules) have been in place in the public sector since April 2017 and were due to be implemented in the private sector in April 2020. Due to the impact of COVID-19, the private sector implementation has been delayed by a year.
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How to encourage sensory play with loose parts

26 February 2020

Taste, touch, smell, sight and sound - the early years of childhood is a valuable time to engage in sensory play. Engaging the senses from a young age can help with developments and learning. Introducing loose parts is the ideal way to encourage this!
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From my apprenticeship to the world of procurement

31 January 2020

After completing my A-Levels, I decided that I didn’t want to go to University and instead I began the search for an apprenticeship. In July 2017, I joined YPO as a Business Administration Apprentice at the age of 18.
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My procurement journey at YPO

17 October 2019

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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Celebrating Global Handwashing Day 2019

14 October 2019

The 15 October is an opportunity to come up with creative ways to encourage people to wash their hands and make it fun. Celebrate Global Handwashing Day by engaging people, especially little ones, into a lifetime habit of washing their hands.
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How to keep cyber safe in school

25 September 2019 By Sarah Sesum - Strategic Procurement Manager at YPO

Our world is technologically advanced and anything and everything is at our fingertips. In the classroom today we see teachers using technology helping with lesson plans, information and research as well as being the very basis of how they teach. Here are all the data security tips we can offer you to ensure that your school and all its new online data is as safe as it can possibly be.
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What happens when a nursery visits a care home

13 September 2019 By Maria Motley - Nursery Manager at Unicorn Nursery

There seems to be an increased focus by nurseries to introduce opportunities for intergenerational interactions. In fact, research has shown that elderly adults who spend time socially with the younger generation are less prone to depression and have better physical health. But what are the benefits for our little ones?
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The campaign to help tackle plastic waste

05 September 2019

TV shows and the media are becoming ever more focused on the negative impact of single use plastics and the grave impact they have on the environment and in-particular, the world’s oceans and the creatures who live within them. By making small changes in our day to day lives, we can help contribute to a more positive future.
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Multifunctional Devices Framework FAQs

01 August 2019 By Zoe Morgan-Kriek - Category Buyer for ICT at YPO

Last month we held a webinar talking through our multifunctional devices (MFDs) framework and have pulled together some of the FAQs below, as a handy guide for you. Below is a transcript from the webinar and the video will be coming soon.
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