Posted on 18th March 2015
Top Tips On Fund Raising
Bid writing is a huge part of any business role. Glyn Marsh, Senior Financial Consultant with School Business Services, recently gives his top ten tips for School Business Managers. Any Bid Is Like A...
Posted on 12th February 2015
Are you ready for May 8th 2015?
May the 8th is the day after the next election, when we will know in general terms how education will be funded for the next 5 years. Have you updated your SWOT & PEST to take account of a range o...
Posted on 2nd February 2015
Academy Trusts Spend £26m On Audit Fees
In recent blogs we have reminded you about deadlines for the submission of Audited Accounts, Value for Money Statements and the Annual Accounts Return. On the 20 January the EFA’s own accounts to 31...
Posted on 30th January 2015
Vision for Technology in Education - SBS & Microsoft free ICT Conference!
Vision for Technology in Education Conference – Monday 9th February 2015 Microsoft are running a joint ICT conference with School Business Services specifically designed to help school leadership t...
Posted on 6th January 2015
Welcome to 2015
Out with the old and in with the new - welcome to 2015. For many academies the period around the year-end is the busiest period for School Business Managers, so we hope Christmas was all you wished fo...
Posted on 6th January 2015
Version table effective dates!
Our focus toward the end of 2014 was to cater for the new set of support salary scales that came into effect as of 1st January 2015. These new scales are unusual compared to previous, in that differe...
Posted on 3rd December 2014
Office Mix for your classroom!
Office Mix for your classroom - bring your PowerPoint and class alive! Microsoft are offering an extended preview to Office & PowerPoint users to supercharge your presentations, especially good in...
Posted on 4th November 2014
Do you want to save your school some money?...
When I get asked to visit schools to discuss ICT being used within the school one of the first area's I like to discuss are Virtual Learning Environments, as most of the schools I visit use their VLE...
Posted on 24th September 2014
More Post It Notes - Don't Forget
In the week when a report for Education Select Committee once again questioned controls in Academies, we remind new academies of the actions the EFA expects of them this term, and look in brief at a n...
Posted on 10th September 2014
ILANAT!!
In any profession it is important to scan areas tangential to your own – see what is on the horizon, develop your learning. So this week rather than talk about the things you need to do now, I thoug...
Posted on 27th August 2014
Good Governance Guide
The August bank holiday is behind us, the new school year is a matter of days away. With the new academic year comes a new Academies Financial Handbook – effective from 1 September. In this week’...
Posted on 4th August 2014
August Arrives
A short blog this week – it’s a quiet month for many. Either time to re-charge the batteries or finish those jobs that were put off during the term. From The EFA Whilst many of us enjoy ...