Blogs & Updates
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Academy Year-End Preparation
July 12 2024
Academy Year-End Preparation, a checklist and general advice to school staff
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Interim Finance and SBM support for schools and MATs
July 12 2024
We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of the support we offer to schools and MATs requiring finance expertise on an interim basis.
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Academies chart of accounts 2024-25 update
June 18 2024
The ESFA have today published the Academies Chart of Accounts for 2024-25
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Practical budget setting tips
March 19 2024
It’s a crucial time in the budget setting cycle for both academy trusts and maintained schools.
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Latest ESFA Updates: Academy Trust Handbook & Trust Quality Descriptions
July 07 2023
As you will no doubt be aware, yesterday (6th July 2023) the ESFA published the latest Academy Trust Handbook (ATH).
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Why choose a 2 year rolling internal scrutiny programme
September 26 2022
Our recent Internal Scrutiny customers have chosen a 2 year rolling programme for their academy trust. This blog explains why.
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Reforecasting the school budget - teachers pay & energy costs focus
August 25 2022
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
August 18 2022
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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View My Financial Insights (VMFI) tool
March 11 2022
We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of the View My Financial Insights (VMFI) tool
Finance | Budgeting