Food for thought
By Laura Hadley, Strategic Director responsible for School Food, at SIPS Education You only have to look at the shelves in your local supermarket to see that supply chain issues […]
Power chords
Tanya Derham, Music and Arts Service Manager at SIPS Education, discusses the benefits, challenges and future of teaching music in schools I think I speak for thousands of pupils, teachers, […]
Fuel shortages a real challenge to supply chain
The current fuel shortage crisis has created new challenges for school meals suppliers, forcing them to introduce a number of short-term measures to ensure children do not miss out. As […]
SIPS recruits four new apprentices
We’ve announced a series of appointments to our growing team, including the recruitment of four apprentices in its IT and finance departments, and 16 new music teachers in SIPS’ Music […]
SIPS CHIEF EXECUTIVE JOINS SANDWELL BUSINESS AMBASSADORS
Brian Cape, Chief Executive at SIPS Education, has become the latest prominent business leader from the borough to join Sandwell Business Ambassadors, an independent group which supports and represents Sandwell […]
Lessons from the pandemic
Amanda Defreitas, Head of IT at SIPS Education, examines the changing role of software in schools and what lessons IT and education professionals have learned from the last 12 months […]
Double pledge shows our commitment to the community
SIPS has shown its commitment to both its staff and the environment by signing up to two key agreements, the Armed Forces Covenant and the WM Net Zero Business Pledge. […]
Become a School Governor in Sandwell
If you get on with people, would like to learn something new and give something back to the community, then being a school Governor may be for you… Governors […]
We must all pull our weight to fight childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is a growing issue – in every sense. There are myriad factors at play – from socio-demographic to geographic, education (of both students and parents) to the three […]
LOCKDOWN LAPTOP LANDMARK FOR SIPS EDUCATION
As pupils return to face to face teaching, we’re pleased to note that we configured almost 2,000 laptops and tablets for home schooling during the last lockdown. This has allowed […]