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Finance for Maintained Schools

Information and guidance about everything financial...

From the 1st April 2021 Non-Cheque Book schools will need to use the new receipts account details for advising parents, income collection providers etc. New Receipts Account - Barclays Bank

A new bursar? Need guidance about what you need to do and when? View our Finance responsibilities calendar for maintained schools

Schools e-forms portal Journal forms (Actuals adjustment, Year end accruals, New vendor requests)

Service desk portal Contact us using the portal forms Guidance for using the Service desk portal

Schools Finance Teams to support your school

Finance and FMS teams supporting your school

Teams supporting schools flowchart

The SAST team supporting you with budgets, funding, coding, training and statutory returns.

Meet the School Accountancy Support Team (SAST)

Finance guidance during the Coronavirus pandemic

School Finance Packages 2021-22

Our packages are based on a credits system, which gives you complete flexibility on how you want to use your credits- whether that is on workshops, telephone/e-mail support, school visit or purchasing the salary modeller tool.

Our packages range from Bronze to Platinum depending on the support you feel you need.

Schools Finance Packages 2021/22

News

Finance newsletters for important dates and the latest information

Please also see our latest news and updates on the
School Bulletin

Finance news

Your school data

Personalised data for your school, including monitoring and transaction reports, and cash advances for Cheque book schools

Finance for your school

Training

The Schools Funding & Accountancy Support Team have expanded our Training days and Workshops to provide support to your school.

Training Dates

Finance courses & training

Financial framework

Regulations relate to the strategic aspects of your budget and Instructions relate to the operational aspects of your budget.

Scheme for Financing Schools Financial regulations Financial Instructions

Financial framework

Budgets

Budgets are also referred to as a Financial Plan (as per monthly summary description) and Annual Budget Listing (ABL as per FMS description) - they all mean the same.

Budget setting Budget forecasting Budget monitoring School Funding Schools in Financial Difficulty Surplus Balances

Budgets

Capital

There are two types of Capital for schools:

- Devolved Formula Capital Grant (DFCG)

- Revenue to Capital

Capital Loans for Schools Devolved Formula Capital Grant (DFCG) Lease guidance for schools Revenue to Capital

Capital

Coding

A recharge is a transaction (payment or receipt) for a service with an internal customer

A journal is required to be completed to move actual expenditure or income between general ledger codes.

Eform Journals Recharges GL Code lists

Coding

Purchasing goods & services

Everything you need to know about purchasing.

Charges for educational activities Creditors Guide for Schools Declaration of pecuniary interests Imprest Accounts Inventories Ordering Payments/invoices Purchasing Card Scheme VAT Guidance

Purchasing goods & services

Income

Schools are in receipt of a variety of types of income including: lettings, grants, school meals, music tuition etc.

Charges for Educational Activities Debt recovery Income & banking Income collection providers School funds and voluntary funds Lettings School Trip Refunds - (Covid-19) Tax Free Childcare

Income

Other guidance

Audit & risk management Before & after schools clubs Contingency Fund Copyright licencing Insurance SAP Accounting timetable SFVS: Schools Financial Value Standard Year-end procedures

Contact us

The Finance Zone should contain all the information you require, but if you still have a query please contact us using the appropriate form on the service desk portal

Telephone 01296 382222

Option 1 - Accounts Receivable - Banking and Income queries (excluding funding).

Option 2 - Accounts Payable - Including batches, Imprest, Purchasing cards and creditor queries.

Option 3 - School Package Support - Including ABLs and budgets, Forecasting and funding, Reports, 3 way reconciliations for cheque book schools.

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Budgets

Capital

Finance calendar

Income

Purchasing

Finance zone

School Finance Packages 2021-22

Other guidance

Contact us

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