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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!

Remember Emma? Home working is having an impact

12 May 2021 By Richard Monk - Commercial Business Manager at Fellowes

Emma Work ‘Colleague of the Future’ was developed by Fellowes - the healthy workspace experts - to show how office workers could look in 20 years’ time if we continue to work with inadequately set-up workstations, poor posture and minimal movement.
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Five tips to engage your team in carbon reduction

12 May 2021 By The Utilidex Team

As 2021 progresses, we have a renewed focus on climate change, and not simply because it’s the right thing to do but also because the pandemic has provided a new lens to view our world, and a realisation that it is fragile and important to protect.
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Measuring social value in a recruitment contract

11 May 2021 By Amy Clark – Category Buyer of HR Services at YPO

Social value is a term we often hear when considering procurement and contracts, but what is it and how can you incorporate it into your contract for recruitment services?
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Furniture size guide for schools

10 May 2021 By Gemma Maw – Category Buyer for Furniture at YPO

Children are at school on average 7 hours a day, where most of that is spent within the classroom. With this in mind, it’s very important to ensure the chairs and tables used are the correct height and size to enable a comfortable learning environment.
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The health and wellbeing benefits of outdoor play

07 May 2021 By Nicola Parker, Category Buyer for Early Years at YPO

Whilst most of us are familiar with the learning opportunities that spending time outside can provide in early years, it is also important to recognise and appreciate the positive impact spending time outdoors will have on a child’s mental and physical health and wellbeing.
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Meet the Buyer - Michelle Wood

05 May 2021 By Michelle Wood - Category Buyer for Energy at YPO

Michelle Wood joined YPO in 2020 and is a Category Buyer for Energy in the procurement services team.
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Top tips to encourage children to read by choice

28 April 2021 By Leanne Jephcott – Curriculum Specialist at Peters

This year Children’s Book Week takes place from 3-9 May, and 2021 also marks the celebration’s 100th anniversary. Children’s Book Week aims to inspire children everywhere to love reading for fun. Below are some top tips for teachers and parents to encourage all children to develop a love of reading, including even your most reluctant of readers!
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How to create an inclusive reading corner

27 April 2021 By Emily Mayer - Marketing Communications Executive at Eden Learning Spaces

Bring out your child’s inner bookworm and create a dedicated reading space where they can lose themselves in their favourite page turner. A space that feels comforting and peaceful. Sounds great, but how do you get started?
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Your updated guide to the PE and Sport Premium

26 April 2021 By Matthew Hancock – Procurement Assistant for Sports at YPO

With the PE and Sport Premium funding continuing until the end of the current academic year in England, we’ve provided an updated guide to help answer any questions you may have.
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Meet the Assistant Buyer - Sally Pemberton

22 April 2021 By Sally Pemberton - Assistant Buyer for Facilities Management at YPO

Sally started working at YPO in May 2018 after moving from NHS Supply Chain and now works in the very busy facilities management procurement team as an assistant category buyer.
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