Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association
Registered Charity, No: 1188737
Trustees’ Annual Report & Statement of Financial Activity for the Year Ended 31[st] March 2023
Trustees
Steve Kennewell Neil Stanley Tim Tarrant Jon Audain Andy Connell Andrew Csizmadia
Christina Preston Chris Shelton Sarah Younie
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Trustees’ Annual Report & Statement of Financial Activity for the Year Ended 31st March 2023
Contents
| Contents | Contents | |
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| 1 | Reference and Administration Details .......................................................... 3 | |
| 1.1 | Charity Name & Registration ............................................................................ 3 | |
| 1.2 | Charity’s Address ............................................................................................... 3 | |
| 1.3 | Names of the Trustees Who Manage the Charity ............................................. 3 | |
| 1.4 | Bank ................................................................................................................... 3 | |
| 2 | Structure, Governance & Management ........................................................ 4 | |
| 2.1 | Type of Governing Document ........................................................................... 4 | |
| 2.2 | Charitable Objects ............................................................................................. 4 | |
| 2.3 | Trustee Selection Methods ............................................................................... 4 | |
| 3 | Activities ..................................................................................................... 4 | |
| 3.1 | Statutory Declaration ........................................................................................ 4 | |
| 3.2 | Summary of Main Activities .............................................................................. 4 | |
| 4 | Achievements & Performance ..................................................................... 5 | |
| 4.1 | Outputs and Outcomes for the Charity’s Beneficiaries .................................... 5 | |
| 4.2 | How the Public Have Benefitted. ...................................................................... 5 | |
| 4.3 | Contributing to Activities Run by Other Organisations ..................................... 5 | |
| 4.4 | Trustee Development........................................................................................ 6 | |
| 5 | Financial Review .......................................................................................... 7 | |
| 5.1 | Details of Any Funds Materially in Deficit ......................................................... 7 | |
| 5.2 | Policy on Reserves ............................................................................................. 7 | |
| 5.3 | Principal Sources of Funding and Outgoings ..................................................... 7 | |
| 5.4 | Remuneration of Trustees ................................................................................ 7 | |
| 5.5 | Financial Status ................................................................................................. 7 | |
| 5.6 | Statutory Statements on Liabilities ................................................................... 7 | |
| 6 | Statement of Financial Activity .................................................................... 8 | |
| 6.1 | Receipts & Payments Accounts for the Financial Year Ended 31-Mar 2023 ..... 8 | |
| 6.2 | Notes to the Accounts ....................................................................................... 9 |
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Trustees Annual Report & Statement of Financial Activity for the Year Ended 31[st] March 2023
1 Reference and Administration Details
1.1 Charity Name & Registration
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association (TPEA) is a UK registered charitable incorporated organisation operating in England and Wales. Registration no: 1188737, registered with the Charity Commission on 24[th] March 2020.
The charity is registered with HM Revenue & Customs
1.2 Charity’s Address
27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX
e-mail: enquiries@tpea.ac.uk website: www.tpea.ac.uk
1.3 Names of the Trustees Who Manage the Charity
During the period 2022-23, the Trustees were:
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Name Role Term Dates
Steve Kennewell Trustee 2022-24
Neil Stanley Trustee Founding Trustee - 2023
Tim Tarrant Trustee Founding Trustee - 2023
Jon Audain Chair 2022-2024
Andy Connell Trustee 2020-2023
Andrew Csizmadia Trustee 2022-2024
Christina Preston Trustee 2020-2023
Chris Shelton Trustee 2020-2023
Sarah Younie Trustee 2023-2025
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1.4 Bank
Barclays Bank, Oxford City, UK.
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2 Structure, Governance & Management
2.1 Type of Governing Document
- The charity is governed through a Constitution – available at: https://tpea.ac.uk/wp - content/uploads/2020/06/TPEA Constitution.pdf
2.2 Charitable Objects
As defined in the TPEA constitution, the objects of the charity are to advance education for the public benefit by:
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promoting research and effective practice in the use of digital technologies, particularly, but without limitation, in schools; and
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supporting initial and continuing teacher professional development, in particular in the field of the effective use of educational technologies.
2.3 Trustee Selection Methods
There must be at least three charity trustees. The maximum number of trustees is 12.
In accordance with the Constitution, Trustees are appointed or re-appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
In appointing Trustees due consideration is given to ensuring that the Trustees have, between them, the skills and experience necessary to manage the charity effectively and in accordance with charity law.
3 Activities
3.1 Statutory Declaration
The Trustees of the Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association confirm that they have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
3.2 Summary of Main Activities
In 2022-23, TPEA began to return to face-to-face activities following the Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, TPEA had a significant presence at the International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) conference at Bath Spa in June 2022.
During the period, we have continued to recruit new members and have held online events. We have continued to publish our successful, international journal and to support research and effective practice in technology education.
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4 Achievements & Performance
4.1 Outputs and Outcomes for the Charity’s Beneficiaries
Over this period, the charity has produced a number of outputs. These include:
- Publication of an internationally recognised, peer-reviewed journal that disseminates internationally excellent research relating to technology in education. Five issues are published each year.
The journal achieved a 2022 Impact Factor of 4.9 which makes TPE 27[th] out of 269 international Education and Educational Research journals. It has a national and international audience with over 70% of article downloads from countries outside Europe. This is due to the very high standard of articles published - our acceptance rate for articles is just 12%.
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Began a series of TPEA Webinars beginning with ‘Computing and Technology in Initial Teacher Education’ in March 2023
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Collaborated with MirandaNet, NAACE and MESHGuides on the ‘Digital Technologies in Teacher Education’ strand at the ICET World Assembly 2022.
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Published the outcomes of the TPEA Research and Development Grant awarded to Fiona Aubrey-Smith: ‘Intentions v Reality: What’s really going on for our learners when we use EdTech?’
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Members have contributed to a number of research articles, publications and books including new editions of “Learning to Teach in the Secondary School” and “Teaching and Learning with Technologies in the Primary School”.
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Members have led and contributed to international research projects including in collaboration with MESHGuides and ICET
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Published regular blogs on digital technology in education
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Published regular email newsletters
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Advertised TPEA Research and Development Grant opportunities
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Been active members of CfSA and MESH and supported responses to consultations via CfSA
4.2 How the Public Have Benefitted.
Teachers and educators have benefitted from our work by learning about best practice in educational technology. In turn, this has benefitted the public through improved educational practices. We remain concerned about the low levels of participation in Computing and Technology and seek to promote ways to address this.
4.3 Contributing to Activities Run by Other Organisations
We have contributed to the work of the CfSA, MESH, MirandaNet, and NAACE
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4.4 Trustee Development
Trustees are encouraged to participate in development opportunities as and when appropriate.
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5 Financial Review
5.1 Details of Any Funds Materially in Deficit
The Charity has no funds which are materially in deficit.
5.2 Policy on Reserves
The Charity’s policy on reserves is to generate and maintain a balance which is sufficient:
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a) to preserve the financial viability of the Charity in the event that unforeseen and/or unavoidable circumstance precipitate a short-term fall in its income;
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b) to enable the Charity, in the interests of meeting its objectives, to undertake from time to time the setting up of new and innovative projects on a pilot basis to demonstrate the viability and potential benefits of such activities as a precursor to securing the external funding necessary to maintain such projects on an on-going basis.
For these purposes the Charity will endeavour to generate and maintain reserves which are at least one year’s annual turnover.
5.3 Principal Sources of Funding and Outgoings
The principal sources of funding are publishing royalties from our journal: Technology, Pedagogy and Education and subscriptions from members.
5.4 Remuneration of Trustees
All Trustees act in a voluntary capacity and receive no remuneration or other material benefits from their services to the Charity, with the exception of the journal editor who received a payment agreed by the Trustees in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Out-of-pocket expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred by Trustees in promoting the purposes of the Charity are reimbursed at cost.
5.5 Financial Status
TPEA’s current resources from unrestricted donations are more than sufficient to meet its outgoings for at least next year.
All the indications are that this will remain the case for the foreseeable future.
5.6 Statutory Statements on Liabilities
The Trustees declare that:
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The charity has given no guarantees where potential liability under the guarantee is outstanding at the date of this statement ( eg: any outstanding/ongoing contract or legal undertaking to buy or provide specific services);
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The charity has no debt outstanding at the date of this statement which is owed by the CIO and which is secured by an express charge on any assets of the CIO ( eg: a mortgage on property owned by the charity);
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf,
Andy Connell (Treasurer) Chris Shelton (Chair)
Date: 10/11/23
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6 Statement of Financial Activity
6.1 Receipts & Payments Accounts for the Financial Year Ended 31-Mar 2023
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Balance brought forward from 2021-22 £84,705.56
Receipts
Journal Royalties £21,636.73
Membership Fees £1,733.92
Events £0
TOTAL INCOME £23,370.65
Payments
Admin costs £1,204.87
Events £1,342.65
Conference (deposit for 2023 Summer Conference) £500.00
External Engagement £1,250
Grants £1,000
Research £10,119.49
TOTAL OUTGOINGS £15,417.01
Closing Bank Balance £92,659.20
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Approval of the Board of Trustees
The Trustees declare that they have approved the above Annual Report & Statement of Financial Activity.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
Chris Shelton (Chair) Date: 10/11/23
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6.2 Notes to the Accounts
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a) Accounting Policies
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The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 Section 133, using the Receipts and Payments basis available to small charities and the charity’s own Accounts Spreadsheet.
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b) Reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Expenses Out-of-pocket expenses incurred necessarily, reasonably and incidentally in the course the charity’s activities are reimbursed at cost.
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c) Salaries & Professional Fees Only one trustee receives any payments for the services they provide to the charity (journal editor).
In the current financial year the charity employed no staff or external contractors;
- d) Fixed Assets
The charity has not purchased or disposed of any fixed assets in the current financial year;
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e) Creditors & Debtors Cheques for goods or services purchased, or invoices for goods or services delivered, which are issued prior to the end of the financial year but not appearing in the end of financial year bank statement are reported as outstanding creditors or debtors respectively.
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f) Rounding Discrepancies
All amounts are recorded to the penny.
- g) It was agreed to keep a reserve of approximately one year’s income.
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