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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…
Benchmark your income and expenditure against another school or trust.
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.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on producing and amending school financing schemes.
Benchmarking allows you to check how your finances compare with other similar schools or multi-academy trusts.
Information to help local authorities complete and submit their APT for 2026 to 2027.
Support for schools and trusts to plan their workforce and recruit effectively.
Information about the range of support available to schools and trusts to maintain, improve and use their financial and physical assets effectively.
Compare FMS providers so your academy trust can choose a system that will enable you to automate your financial returns to the Department for Education.
An appropriate MIS can have a clear impact on pupil outcomes and staff workload.
Information about the range of support available to schools and trusts to build capability, improve commercial expertise and meet digital standards.
Information about the range of support available to schools and trusts to buy goods and services, get better value and be compliant with procurement regulations.
Red flags indicating potential fraud in schools, colleges and independent training providers.
Information to help local authorities complete and submit their APT for 2025 to 2026.
Important dates for payments, publications, and local authority actions in the 2025 to 2026 financial year.
Guidance for local authorities on how to complete the section 151 (S151) officer assurance return and the schools financial value standard assurance (SFVS) statement for the 2024 to 2025 financial year.
Guidance for chief finance officers (CFOs) on how to submit the dedicated schools grant (DSG) assurance statement and note to the accounts for the 2024 to 2025 financial year.
Data submission specifications for the consistent financial reporting 2025 to 2026.
Template and guidance for local authorities for the Department of Education (DfE) DSG management plan.
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