Bursar’s Review Spring 2022 Sampler

4 Spring 2022 www.theisba.org.uk SPRING 2022 Contents REGULAR 3 WELCOME TO THE SPRING 2022 ISSUE OF THE BURSAR’S REVIEW 5 THIS ISSUE’S TOP TIPS NEWS 6 NEWS FEATURES 10 STAGES OF SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS 18 ISC RESEARCH – TRENDS OVERSEAS RESONATE WITH BRITAIN’S INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS 26 STUDENT SPONSOR LICENCES AND HOME OFFICE INSPECTIONS 36 DATA PROTECTION: A NEW DIRECTION OF TRAVEL? 72 CASE STUDY – SURVIVING A PANDEMIC ESTATE MANAGEMENT 76 THE KING’S SCHOOL CANTERBURY – RE-PURPOSING THE ESTATE FOR MODERN EDUCATION 84 HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS DRIVEN CHANGE AND INNOVATION IN THE CLEANING OF SCHOOLS FINANCE 94 RAISING CAPITAL THROUGH BONDS HR 32 MENOPAUSE AND THE WORKPLACE 40 WORKPLACE CONFLICT: LOGICAL RESOLUTION THROUGH MEDIATION 44 INVESTIGATIONS IN SCHOOLS – TOP TIPS AND PROBLEM AREAS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 52 ISBA CONFERENCE 2021 REPORTS 83 ISBA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 85 ISBA CONFERENCE 2022 CATERING 89 TIPS FOR MANAGING YOUR CATERING CONTRACT, POST-LOCKDOWN COFFEE BREAK 92 INTERVIEW – A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SHARON CHEN COOPER WHO IS BURSAR AND CLERK TO THE GOVERNORS AT THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL IN NORTH LONDON 18 32 44 40