by Susan Fielden | Sep 11, 2020
Way back in the early days of the COVID crisis we were asked whether it would be possible to use ICFP methodology to address the logistical challenges facing schools. Sam and I pulled together a couple of spreadsheets that could help juggle rooms, staff, children,...
by Susan Fielden | Jun 24, 2020
When we were asked whether it would be possible to use ICFP methodology to address the current logistical challenges facing schools at the moment, Sam and I put out thinking caps on. Whilst Sam has worked on a tool for secondary schools, the first version of which is...
by Susan Fielden | May 27, 2020
I am sometimes asked for benchmarking data on the teacher contact ratio or teaching load. The simple answer is that there isn’t any, and even if there was, you wouldn’t want to trust that everyone had used the same definitions. So, what can you do if you are unsure...
by Susan Fielden | May 15, 2020
My approach to integrated curriculum and financial planning starts with the basic relationship between cost and effectiveness. We might want to make sure every penny makes a difference to children and their learning, but it will never be 100% across the whole school...
by Susan Fielden | May 6, 2020
Integrated Curriculum and Financial Planning feels a little like a “nice to do” thing at the moment. What if you could do a pinch of strategic planning to get the ball rolling? Have you got a large sheet of paper to hand? My favourite is a flipchart but a piece of...
