Blogs & Updates
Schools Out
July 18 2016
The last blog of the 2015/2016 Academic Year. I write this as a new Education secretary, Justine Greening, is appointed.
No doubt over the summer we will see whether this changes the direction of gov...
Here comes summer!
June 06 2016
At the start of the final half term of this school year we look at the EFA’s calendar and at some of the announcements in the last few weeks.
EFA Calendar For The Final Half Term
We start this blog...
Support staff pay scales 2016 - latest news
May 05 2016
Just a quick update with regards to the support staff pay scales for 2016. You may well be aware of this, but for those of you who are not, we hope that this proves useful.
In March, two of the recogn...
Piloting Our Way Through January
January 27 2016
The warmest winter on record so far in some parts of the country. And in schools and academies everywhere the pace is hotting up – accounting returns to be made and budgets for 2016/17 to be prepar...
National Insurance Rates 2016/2017
January 21 2016
The new National Insurance table is now available and needs to be entered in to SIMS Personnel.
The following table displays the new rates:
Band
Upper Monthly Earnings Limit
Lower Monthly Earnin...
The old year is over; a new one to begin
December 17 2015
As the odds tumble on a white Christmas – too warm and wet – a final reminder to academies about year end activities.
Submission of Audited Accounts by 31 December 2015
The deadline for academy...
July Budget, Coasting Schools and Teachers Pay
July 13 2015
As another school year draws to a close, we consider the announcements made by the new government and how they might impact on schools and academies next year.
July Budget
There were no new announceme...
New Teacher Scales for September 2015
July 08 2015
Following the announcement of the new pay scales for teachers from September 2015, we have created two new tables for you to choose between and apply in your budget settings:
Teacher Scales – Sept...
News from the Budget
March 20 2015
2015 Budget
Our friends at PW Payroll Solutions have produced an analysis of the 2015 Budget.
See http://www.pwpayrollsolutions.co.uk/news/budget-statement-2015/
I have picked out a few items from...
More Post It Notes - Don't Forget
September 24 2014
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...
Finance