Reforecasting the school budget - teachers pay & energy costs focus
Finance

Posted on 25th August 2022

Reforecasting the school budget - teachers pay & energy costs focus

This blog provides realistic reforecasting guidance for schools to react confidently when expenditure challenges arise, such as rising school energy costs and pay increases.

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Top 3 considerations when assessing the impact of rising costs on your school budget
Finance

Posted on 18th August 2022

Top 3 considerations when assessing the impact of rising costs on your school budget

Advice from the Finance & Accountancy team at School Business Services on how to manage the impact of rising school energy costs and pay increases.

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SIMS & FMS Spring Release 2022 - Annual Entitlement Keys
Finance

Posted on 25th March 2022

SIMS & FMS Spring Release 2022 - Annual Entitlement Keys

The upcoming SIMS & FMS Spring 2022 Release (SIMS Version 7.204) will include an Annual Entitlement check built into the SIMS & FMS Applications.

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View My Financial Insights (VMFI) tool
Finance

Posted on 11th March 2022

View My Financial Insights (VMFI) tool

We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of the View My Financial Insights (VMFI) tool

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The BFRO goes, the BFR & BFR3Y are in July
Finance

Posted on 1st February 2022

The BFRO goes, the BFR & BFR3Y are in July

We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of a change for statutory academy returns.

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Here comes the SRMSAT!
Finance

Posted on 31st January 2022

Here comes the SRMSAT!

Just 6 weeks away, the SRMSAT deadline sits in mid-March with spring arriving and the summer term looming.

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Resource available from the DfE - Learn more about school funding
Finance

Posted on 22nd November 2021

Resource available from the DfE - Learn more about school funding

We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of some useful information available from the DfE's Education Hub blog.

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Some ESFA updates to be aware of - RFDC, apprenticeship levy, recruitment...
Finance

Posted on 5th October 2021

Some ESFA updates to be aware of - RFDC, apprenticeship levy, recruitment...

We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of the new information available from the ESFA.

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Some DfE updates to be aware of - additional funding for your school
Finance

Posted on 24th September 2021

Some DfE updates to be aware of - additional funding for your school

We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of the new information available from .Gov.uk about additional funding for your school.

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Now open for submissions! Budget Forecast Return Outturn (BFRO) and BFR3Year return
Finance

Posted on 22nd June 2021

Now open for submissions! Budget Forecast Return Outturn (BFRO) and BFR3Year return

Academy trusts are required to submit their Budget Forecast Return Outturn (BFRO) to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).

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Academies Accounts Return
Finance

Posted on 21st April 2021

Academies Accounts Return

A small update to make you aware of concerning the academies accounts return.

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SRMSAT Hints & Tips
Finance

Posted on 31st March 2021

SRMSAT Hints & Tips

With School Resource Management Self-Assessment Tool (SRMSAT) deadline coming up on 15th April, we wanted to give some hints and tips for the submission that may come in handy.

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