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Explains the financial health and resource management standards schools need to confirm they have met in the schools financial value standard (SFVS).
The guidance will help schools to complete the schools financial value…
Information for academy trusts and their auditors on how to complete an academies accounts return.
This self-assessment checklist helps academy trusts check they are managing resources effectively and identify any adjustments they need to make.
Guidance on the strategic leadership and governance of local-authority-maintained schools.
The GIAP service allows education professionals to search the National Pupil Database to retrieve pupil data.
Guidance on strategic leadership and the governance of academy trusts.
For academy members, trustees, accounting officers, chief financial officers and auditors.
How public sector schools can join the risk protection arrangement (RPA), an alternative to commercial insurance, which may save time and money.
Use DfE-approved buying options to buy goods and services for your school, get better value and be compliant with procurement regulations.
How schools can use ICFP to create the best curriculum for pupils with available funding.
Benchmark your income and expenditure against another school or trust.
Digital form for organisations and individuals to notify the Department for Education (DfE) of their bank account and payment details.
Financial data structure and guides for automating academy trust financial returns.
Information for public sector schools that are existing members of the RPA about membership rules and how to make a claim.
A framework to help schools to collect information about their income and expenditure.
Sources of training and development for school business professionals (SBPs) in schools and trusts.
Guidance for academy trusts, external auditors and reporting accountants on preparing, auditing and submitting an academy trust's annual financial statements.
Guidance on copyright licences and how copyright affects schools.
Guidance on how to check that schools are managing their resources and money efficiently.
A planner showing key dates for payments, publications and academy actions, for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
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