The Enterprising Schools Podcast

• Safeguarding: Barrier to, or enabler of, commercial activity?

  Is there a way to host commercial activities and events at schools, whilst still keeping everyone safe? What are the key considerations? How do we make sure staff, students, parents, commercial partners and guests understand and mitigate the risks? Jane Bee of Jane Bee Safeguarding is the SEA's Professional Advisor for safeguarding in England and has a wealth of knowledge and experience. Luke Ramsden, the Senior Deputy Head of St Benedict's in Ealing and the newly appointed Head of Compliance for the SEA, is committed to using his extensive hands-on experience to make safeguarding policies and practices work in a way that they enable rather than prevent commercial activity from taking place. For more information and advice on safeguarding, visit The Schools' Enterprise Association - www.schoolsenterpriseassociation.com or contact [email protected]. For Scottish-specific advice, you can contact Audrey Sime - https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/corporate_member/audrey-sime-safeguarding-consultant/. Jane Bee can be reached through www.janebeesafeguarding.com. If you have questions you'd like us to answer or issues you'd like us to cover, please get in touch at [email protected]. The Enterprising Schools podcast is a Podcart production. The producer is Tory Pope of the Feast Collective. The Executive Producer is Jayne Morgan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Catering partners: Could there be icing on the cake?

  Is your school really making the most of its school caterers? Could they offer more than school dinners to drive non-fee revenue? In this episode we hear from Noelle Jones of Lodestone House school catering company. She shares the ways the teams behind school meals can provide opportunities for revenue growth and experiences beyond the dining hall, and how to make relationships between commercial teams and caterers thrive. And Emma Tumelty of Bishop's Stortford College gives us an insight into how they worked with Lodestone House to really get the best out of their partnership - leading to a brand new cafe and school community space. You can find out more about what Lodestone House offer at https://lodestonehouse.co.uk/. And if you'd like to know more about Bishop's Stortford College, go to https://www.bishopsstortfordcollege.org/. For more information about The Schools' Enterprise Association go to https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/. If you have questions you'd like us to answer or issues you'd like us to cover, please get in touch at [email protected]. The Enterprising Schools podcast is a Podcart production. The producer is Tory Pope of the Feast Collective. The Executive Producer is Jayne Morgan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Sporting partnerships: Working for the whole school.

  Are there partnerships to be made with like-minded organisations which could really help your school and the local community thrive? That's exactly what Rydal Penrhos School in Colwyn Bay has achieved. Dorothy was invited to the opening of Rydal Penrhos all weather pitch, and caught up with Maria and Tom on how they got a sporting partnership with Hockey Wales and Sport Wales off the ground, resulting in a brand new facility for the use of the school and wider community. You can find out more about Rydal Penrhos school and all it has to offer here - https://rydalpenrhos.com/. For more information about The Schools' Enterprise Association go to https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/. If you have questions you'd like us to answer or issues you'd like us to cover, please get in touch at [email protected]. The Enterprising Schools podcast is a Podcart production. The producer is Tory Pope of the Feast Collective. The Executive Producer is Jayne Morgan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The school shop: Make the most of opportunity

  When someone steps through the door of your school shop, will they find something to persuade them to part with their hard-earned cash? Is a branded rugby ball available pitchside after matches, or a tasteful china school mug invitingly available for sale alongside the match tea? Matthew Henderson is a Trustee of the Association for Cultural Enterprises and brings years of experience working with museums and cultural venues. He shares how to really make retail part of the overall visitor experience, encouraging guests to snap up a school umbrella to shelter under or a branded water bottle as a memento of the game. More details about the Association for Cultural Enterprises at https://culturalenterprises.org.uk/, and if you'd like to visit the museum where Matthew began his career, more details here - https://www.beamish.org.uk/. For more information about The Schools' Enterprise Association go to https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/. If you have questions you'd like us to answer or issues you'd like us to cover, please get in touch at [email protected]. The Enterprising Schools podcast is a Podcart production. The producer is Tory Pope of the Feast Collective. The Executive Producer is Jayne Morgan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Making school shops pay

  Does the school shop still have a role to play in creating revenue for your school? What are the key money-spinners, and how do you stay on trend with what pupils and parents want? With years of prior experience in the commercial sector, Chief Operating Officer at Glenalmond College Robert Garnish shares advice on keeping your school shop costs down and sales up, making the most of outside providers, and using the "Exit through the gift shop" strategy.For more information about The Schools' Enterprise Association go to https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/.If you have questions you'd like us to answer or issues you'd like us to cover, please get in touch at [email protected] Enterprising Schools podcast is a Podcart production.The producer is Tory Pope of the Feast Collective.The Executive Producer is Jayne Morgan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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