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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!

Spark creativity in your school with Calligraphy

30 April 2019 By Manuscript

Creativity is within all of us; whether it’s song lyrics, novels or artistry – everyone has the skill to evoke emotion, design a beautiful piece of artwork or write a story. Writing, despite what people keep saying, is still a key life skill for children and adults alike; improving fine motor skills and increasing brain stimulation.
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Clean Air Zones

29 April 2019 By Ian Reed - Fleet Category Manager

Clean air zones are coming. This April sees London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone come into force and whilst London leads, more UK cities are set to follow.
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Enabling change through digital transformation

26 April 2019 By Mike Fairbotham, Director at Perigean Ltd

Ahead of our World of Procurement event in July, each speaker will be previewing their session and discussing the different ways we can enable change through procurement...
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Savings in temporary labour

25 April 2019 By Lizzy Grayson - Category Manager for HR Services

Temporary labour is an expensive requirement and large area of spend in most public sector organisations. This could be due to structural changes or recruitment struggles in some of the key roles. It’s then really easy to look at these large spend levels and see the potential and opportunity to make large savings.
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Meet the Buyer - Sarah Jarvis

24 April 2019 By Sarah Jarvis, Category Buyer - Corporate Services

Sarah joined YPO 23 years ago and is now a Category Buyer for Corporate and Financial Services.
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Meet the Buyer - Laura Hills

23 April 2019 By Laura Hills - Facilities Management Category Buyer

Laura Hills joined YPO in May 2018 and has since progressed to her current role as a category buyer for facilities management.
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Enabling change through the procurement process

12 April 2019 By Jeremy Brim, The Bid Toolkit

Ahead of our World of Procurement event in July, each speaker will be previewing their session and discussing the different ways we can enable change through procurement...
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Brexit and the housing sector

09 April 2019 By Roger Levett - Business Development Director at REED

With the changes that Brexit will present, there is likely to be an impact on temporary workforces within the Housing Sector. This is because recruiters are increasingly looking to EU nationals to fill skills shortages. Through establishing high quality talent pools of potential workers from contract commencement and working with stakeholders to identify potential candidates who can be up-skilled, REED supports our clients deal with the upcoming potential unavailability of candidates.
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Five school playground safety points to consider

09 April 2019 By Temi Kucuk, Business Development Manager, Evergreens UK Group

With winter coming to a brisk end here in the UK, we can now look forward to enjoying some warmer days ahead. However, nicer weather could bring with it some unpleasant consequences for schools. With children heading outside to play, the likelihood of trips, falls and skids in the playground could rise.
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Meet the Buyer - Robyn Lamport-Rann

05 April 2019 By Robyn Lamport-Rann, Category Buyer - ICT

Robyn joined YPO six years ago and is now a category buyer for the ICT team.
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