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The Business of Running a School

Jim Riley

4th June 2010

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Sometimes the best business studies cases are right on your doorstep! With the rush by many secondary & primary schools to apply for academy status, the media are taking more interest in the business and management challenges facing the teams running schools. This excellent BBC Business article goes behind the scenes of several schools to see how business management techniques are being applied. Excellent stimulus material on budgeting, cost control and other core business topics. Should the next business speaker in your classroom be the Bursar?

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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