EFA e-bulletin for academies: 23 April 2015
Published 23 April 2015
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1. Action: March accounts return webinar
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) March accounts return webinar takes place at 3pm on 30 April. If your academy is in scope for the March accounts return, and you haven’t already confirmed your registration, you can sign up and watch a training video on our event website.
Academy trusts that did not prepare audited financial statements as at 31 August 2014 or that opened new academies between 1 September 2014 and 31 March 2015 must submit the March accounts return using the published guidance by 31 May 2015.
2. Information: National Association of School Business Management (NASBM) good practice library
The National Association of School Business Management (NASBM) has refreshed its good practice library for academies to include a number of templates for financial management and policies.
It has also produced a series of factsheets for choosing an auditor, leasing and internal scrutiny within academy trusts.
3. Action: national non-domestic rates (NNDR) claims for 2015 to 2016 available now
Academies can submit an online form to claim funding for national non-domestic rates (NNDR) for the 2015 to 2016 financial year.
4. Information: Condition Improvement Fund appeals
Those who were unsuccessful in their applications to the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) will be able to appeal next week through the CIF application website.
Guidance on the appeals process is available on the CIF application website. The deadline for receipt of appeals will be midday on 19 May.
5. Information: funding study programmes - planned hours
We have published further information on planned hours in study programmes.
The information provides you with one source of detailed information to help you understand planned hours.
It covers planned hours funded by EFA, including examples of those funded and not funded, and planned hours and allocations.
We have included examples and set out what you need to know to successfully record your students’ planned hours.
6. Information: EFA Information Exchange - knowledge centre
The knowledge centre is now available on EFA Information Exchange, available through the Department for Education Secure Access site. This will help you find answers to the most common queries that you have in dealing with EFA and an easy to use enquiry form.
EFA Information Exchange also has a calendar of forthcoming deadlines and milestones, which you can filter, print and download to your email calendar. This replaces the EFA wall-planner on GOV.UK, which has now been archived.
EFA Information Exchange can be accessed by all institutions which we fund. If you have any difficulties logging on, please check our support information on GOV.UK.