The Schools' Enterprise Association

20/11/2025

Meet the Exhibitor: Soul Padel
The Schools' Enterprise Association Sports and Leisure Conference and Exhibition 2025
Pitch perfect plus: Adding value to your sporting assets
Friday 21st November
Repton School

Welcome to Soul Padel, where our mission is to bring the excitement of padel, the world’s fastest-growing sport, to communities across the UK. At Soul Padel, we believe in the power of ‘Meet, Play, and Connect’—our values that foster an inclusive, fun, and social environment for players of all ages and skill levels.

Our centres are designed to be accessible and affordable, making it easy for everyone to enjoy the game. Whether you’re a seasoned racquet sport player or new to the game, our welcoming atmosphere ensures you’ll have a great time. Our facilities are perfect for socialising and competitive play, enhancing both fitness and community spirit.

We are dedicated to embedding padel at the grassroots level, ensuring that everyone, from children and families to seniors and competitive players, can participate. Our centres feature top-quality courts, equipment, and coaching, supported by a vibrant social scene. With our comprehensive “Attraction and Retention” program, we aim to create a thriving padel community that promotes well-being and healthy competition.

http://www.soulpadel.co.uk

Book your place and visit them at the conference by using the link below:

https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/event/sea-annual-sports-and-leisure-conference-2025/

18/11/2025

Meet the Exhibitor: SchoolHire
The Schools' Enterprise Association Sports and Leisure Conference and Exhibition 2025
Pitch perfect plus: Adding value to your sporting assets
Friday 21st November
Repton School

SchoolHire work with over 1,000 schools nationwide, including SEA members such as Mill Hill School and Warwick School, providing an online lettings platform, which allows schools to manage facility hire in-house, in a much more effective and efficient way.

Hirers can see pictures, features and live availability of the school’s facilities, answer questions set by schools (including uploading required documents), agree to the school’s terms and conditions and ultimately book and pay for the facility of their choosing either as a one-off or block booking. Schools can review and approve bookings, making any required amendments.

Schools benefit from being able to access features such as a dashboard, calendar, as well as numerous reports, to allow them to stay on top of lettings and massively reduce the amount of admin involved.

We also have a track record increasing revenue, helped by the fact that our schools always come top of Google for searches that relate to their facilities.

https://schoolhire.co.uk/

Book your place and visit them at the conference by using the link below:

https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/event/sea-annual-sports-and-leisure-conference-2025/

18/11/2025

Looking forward to talking all things commercial at Glenalmond College tomorrow for the Annual SEA Scotland Advisory Meeting.

Huge thanks to Robert Garnish and team for hosting.

14/11/2025

*ONE WEEK TO GO!*
The Schools' Enterprise Association Sports and Leisure Conference and Exhibition 2025
Pitch perfect plus: Adding value to your sporting assets
Friday 21st November
Repton School

Join us for an excellent day of case studies, professional development and networking. Bring your team, all welcome!

Lunch, refreshments and tour included. Free bus service from Derby Train Station and back.

Book now using the link in the comments.

Sponsored by Vivify Venues

13/11/2025

Shape the sector wide picture of commercial activity!

The Schools'​ Enterprise Association is delighted to announce that the Commercial Benchmarking Survey 2025 powered by Baines Cutler Solutions Limited is now live.

If you're an independent school and you'd like to participate, please get in touch: [email protected] and we'll send over the details.

What's in it for you?
All participating schools will receive a complimentary copy of the summary report.

https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/

13/11/2025

1 week to go!
Meet the Exhibitor: Saunders Architecture + Urban Design
The Schools' Enterprise Association Sports and Leisure Conference and Exhibition 2025
Pitch perfect plus: Adding value to your sporting assets
Friday 21st November
Repton School

Founded in 1988, our 50-strong national practice of architects and urban designers offers a full design service; from concept through to delivery. The education team provides masterplanning, architectural and space planning services for schools and colleges.

We understand the importance of a school setting for effective learning and the need to develop sites to maximise the generation of income for the school. Often very small interventions can make a huge difference. As masterplanners and architects we work with schools to unlock opportunities for enterprise. We have a proven, step-by-step process, to guide clients through the design and construction process.

https://www.saundersarchitects.com

Book your place and visit them at the conference by using the link below:

https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/event/sea-annual-sports-and-leisure-conference-2025/

12/11/2025

Dorothy McLaren, CEO and Founder of The Schools' Enterprise Association reflects on a recent conversation with a school Commercial and Operations Director in her latest article in the Independent School Management October edition.

A fascinating read!

https://independentschoolmanagement.co.uk/features/commercial-mindset-shift/

11/11/2025

Join us at The Schools' Enterprise Association Sports Conference at Repton School on 21st November to hear more about Padel.

Less than two weeks to go! Book your place now:

https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/event/sea-annual-sports-and-leisure-conference-2025/

Three padel courts are to be built within of the grounds of Shrewsbury School.

10/11/2025

Less than 2 weeks to go!
Meet the Exhibitor: Powercor
The Schools'​ Enterprise Association Sports and Leisure Conference and Exhibition 2025
Pitch perfect plus: Adding value to your sporting assets
Friday 21st November
Repton School

Powercor is one of the UK’s leading electrical engineering companies, delivering innovative energy-efficient solutions for over 25 years. Based in Weybridge, Surrey the company is determined to exceed expectations through pioneering technologies in LED lighting, solar, power infrastructure, emergency lighting, metering, maintenance, electrical services and EV charge points, constantly surpassing expectations and setting new industry standards through its commitment to sustainability and cutting edge practice.

https://www.powercor.co.uk/

Book your place and visit them at the conference by using the link below:

https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/event/sea-annual-sports-and-leisure-conference-2025/

07/11/2025

Meet the Exhibitor: Munchkin Sports
The Schools' Enterprise Association Sports and Leisure Conference and Exhibition 2025
Pitch perfect plus: Adding value to your sporting assets
Friday 21st November
Repton School

Finding activities which keep your children entertained, safe and happy during the school holidays, whilst teaching them new skills is hard to come by. At Munchkins Camps we keep every child in mind, ensuring activities cater for all interests and personalities. Our Ofsted-registered day camps are for all 4-11 year olds and offer children the opportunity to take part in over 40 activities per week. Our fantastic staff ensure every child goes home having had the best day at camp! Parents are able to book single days or full weeks and extended hours are available at each of our locations.

https://munchkinsports.com/

Book your place and visit them at the conference by using the link below:

https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/event/sea-annual-sports-and-leisure-conference-2025/

07/11/2025

Exciting new SEA training from Nora Pook and Tom Perkins at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP on Tuesday 11th November on Zoom.

This session will explore key contractual considerations relevant to the venue hire templates developed for SEA members.

We’ll highlight common legal and practical issues that arise in venue hire arrangements, with a focus on how these differ where the hirer is a consumer and where it is a business.

The presentation will also walk through key clauses in the templates and offer guidance on how members can adapt them to suit their specific needs.

This training if offered to anyone who oversees or manages contract hire arrangements and delegates will leave with practical skills and knowledge, as well as having an opportunity to ask questions relating to their own situation.

Book your place now:

https://schoolsenterpriseassociation.com/event/contracts-b2b-and-b2c/

07/11/2025

Safeguarding: Barrier to, or enabler of, commercial activity?
The Enterprising Schools Podcast: Episode 4, Series 2

Jane Bee of Jane Bee Safeguarding, and Luke Ramsden FRSA, Head of Compliance for the SEA, discuss how best to protect pupils, staff and visitors when hosting commercial activity on school premises.

Listen and follow now using the link in the comments.

Sponsored by Lodestone House
The Enterprising Schools podcast is a Podcart production. The producer is Tory Pope of the Feast Collective. The Executive Producer is Jayne Morgan.