Bursar’s Review Sample

4 Autumn 2022 www.theisba.org.uk AUTUMN 2022 Contents REGULAR 3 WELCOME TO THE AUTUMN 2022 ISSUE OF THE BURSAR’S REVIEW 5 THIS ISSUE’S TOP TIPS NEWS 6 NEWS FEATURES 8 MORE FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON SCHOOLS? (OR NO TWO CRISES ARE EVER THE SAME…) 14 MEET NEIL CUFLEY, THE NEW ISBA CHAIR 90 BETTER DECISION MAKING IT 18 ARE YOU GETTING VALUE FOR MONEY FROM YOUR IT? 26 TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY CHALLENGES FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS HUMAN RESOURCES 34 DISPUTE RESOLUTION – THE LEGACY OF THE PANDEMIC SUSTAINABILITY 42 SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING – A KEY PART OF THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN ESTATE MANAGEMENT 46 IS NET ZERO STILL RELEVANT IN THE LIGHT OF SURGING GRID ENERGY PRICES? 54 TEAR DOWN OR SPRUCE UP? WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH OUR EXISTING BUILDINGS? FINANCE 62 BUSINESS RATES – WHAT THE 2023 REVALUATION WILL MEAN FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS 84 LEADING YOUR SCHOOL UP THE SUCCESS CURVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 69 2023 ISBA CONFERENCE LEGAL 68 A QUESTION OF STRUCTURE – MERGERS AND COLLABORATIONS 74 MANAGING REPUTATIONAL RISK 80 PROTECTING YOUR BRAND COFFEE BREAK 86 INTERVIEW – A DAY IN THE LIFE OF NEIL CUFLEY, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/FINANCE AND CLERK TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AT ROYAL RUSSELL SCHOOL 42 74