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Welcome to ISBA Bursarcast , the podcast designed for everyone involved in the management of independent schools. Whether you work in finance, estates, HR, transport, or any other school leadership role , this podcast brings you the latest sector news, expert insights, and practical advice to support your work. Each Friday at 4 pm , we deliver in-depth conversations with sector professionals, industry experts, and ISBA members , keeping you informed on the issues that matter most to independent schools. Tune in for essential updates, best practices, and strategic insights to help your school thrive. Subscribe now on your favourite podcast platform and stay ahead of the curve with ISBA Bursarcast . The Bursarcast is produced by RAFIKI STUDIO www.rafikistudio.com Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='
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This week’s Bursarcast takes a fuller look at the operational issues independent school leaders need on their radar as term draws to a close. We cover the ISC Census 2026, including the fall in pupil numbers and why the
This episode covers updates to ISBA’s template Allergy Policy, changes to the Model Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, and the forthcoming change to regulated activity rules for volunteers from September 2026. We
This week’s Bursarcast focuses on the technology, compliance, safeguarding, staffing and financial developments most likely to affect independent school operations. ISBA Technology Survey 2026 and measuring return on dig
This week’s Bursarcast focuses on safeguarding, security, complaints, estates compliance and end-of-year operational readiness for independent schools. We cover the DfE consultation on the new information-sharing duty un
This week’s Bursarcast focuses on the compliance, safeguarding, staffing and financial governance developments most likely to affect independent school operations. We cover the EHRC’s draft updated Code of Practice, now
This week’s Bursarcast focuses on the compliance, safeguarding and financial planning developments most likely to affect independent school operations. We cover the new data protection complaints duty under the Data Use
This week’s Bursarcast focuses on the developments most likely to affect school operations, governance and risk planning. We cover the proposed ISBA and AGBIS merger, ISC’s governance changes, early preparation for Chari
In this episode of ISBA Bursarcast, we begin with the latest operational updates for independent school leaders, including new holiday record-keeping duties under the Employment Rights Act 2025, future employment reforms
This week’s ISBA Bursarcast asks a timely operational question for schools: how secure is the journey between a parent receiving a fee request and the school actually receiving the money? Peter Othen, Director of IT at M
A key question asked this week is, What does catering now signal about culture, quality and the day-to-day school experience? This week’s ISBA Bursarcast opens with the key operational and regulatory developments for the
This week’s ISBA Bursarcast brings you a focused newsbeat on staff accommodation, charity accounting reform, safeguarding consultation changes, restrictive intervention duties and key compliance pressures—centred on what
This week’s ISBA Bursarcast covers the operational issues UK independent schools need on their radar now, followed by a guest discussion on school marketing, admissions strategy and pupil recruitment. In this episode Ins
This week’s ISBA Bursarcast looks at rising fee arrears in independent schools — and what bursars and finance teams can do to respond earlier, more consistently, and with greater confidence. We speak to Richard Monan fro
This week’s ISBA Bursarcast asks a practical question for bursars and estates leaders: if schools are building again, what are they building for — and what actually counts as value now? Karl Stokes from TG Escapes joins
This week’s ISBA Bursarcast looks at how independent schools are rethinking uniform and sportswear — with Tim James from Schoolblazer — as budgets tighten and parents become more value-conscious. Tim describes a challeng
This week’s ISBA Bursarcast looks at the changing shape of school transport in the independent sector — with Dominic Kalantary from Vectare — ahead of the ISBA Conference (11–13 May at ICC Wales), where Vectare is one of
This week’s ISBA Bursarcast is led by a practical deep-dive on what a high-quality, safe and effective nursing service looks like in independent schools — with Jane Graham, an experienced paediatric nurse and independent
This week’s ISBA Bursarcast brings you a focused newsbeat on employment law timelines, payroll changes, smartphone policy research, inspection readiness and key sector deadlines—centred on what bursars and senior leaders
This week’s ISBA Bursarcast brings you a rapid newsbeat on the latest operational and regulatory developments affecting independent schools—focused on what bursars and senior leaders need to know now. We cover tightened
In this second part of our deep-dive with Jo Hall and Hayden Hibbert from allmanhall, we unpack how a detailed partnership with Royal Russell School led to measurable cost savings and operational improvements in their in
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