ISBA BURSARCAST // All the Fire Safety updates ft. Assured Partners ( 12th September 2025)

This week’s episode covers the latest updates affecting independent schools, with a particular focus on compliance, finance, and statutory duties. We also welcome expert guests Ian Morgan (Risk Services Director) and Dom Haigh (Risk Services Associate) from Assured Partners to discuss the new fire safety guidance and its practical implications for school operations and estates teams.Together they share:Key changes around fire safety and assessingImportant updates to legislationHandy warnings around lithium-ion batteries and associated devicesReal-world examples of assessing going well - and badly🔐 Sector News You Can’t Miss:We also bring you this week’s must-know updates from the ISBA Bulletin, including:New Statutory Guidance: Children Missing EducationVAT Return Errors – New HMRC GuidanceNew Roles at St George’s and The Cavendish💡 Subscribe & ShareDon't miss an episode – follow the ISBA Weekly Podcast on your preferred platform and share with colleagues in school operations, compliance, estates, and finance.📬 Have a question or topic you’d like us to cover?Email us at [email protected] schools vary widely in terms of their size, pupil population, location, provision and practice. Documents are offered as guidance only, in order to help schools prepare their own in a way that suits their own circumstances and reflects the needs of their own community, and the ISBA and our partners who have assisted in the production of the documents accept no liability for any claims or losses arising from their use. Before using documents from the ISBA library, and particularly after adapting them, schools should take specific legal adviceThe ISBA Bursarcast is a RAFIKI STUDIO productionEmail: [email protected] – we’d love to hear from you. The Bursarcast is produced by RAFIKI STUDIOwww.rafikistudio.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.