Finance

Information on a wide range of education finance topics, including budget planning, monitoring and funding for early years settings. Guidance is also available for schools wishing to convert to academies or to become a single budget federation

The education finance team communicates important information to schools via the Education Finance Blog.

Financial advice and training is available from the School Finance Consultancy team

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Education finance blog

The education finance blog contains important information and updates to schools (and settings?) from the education finance team. You can read our latest updates on this website or subscribe to our regular blog updates below.

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Finance

In this section

Academisation

Additional educational needs

Benchmarking

Budgets

Coding and consistent financial reporting (CFR)

Consultations

Early years funding

Education Finance Blog

Employment status and off-payroll working in schools

Federations

Financial Intervention Panel, Schools (FIPS)

Forms

Growth Funds/Falling Rolls

Local payment schools

Maintained School Data

Mutual Fund

Policy and manuals

Schools Support Panel

School Finance Consultancy Service

School support services

Understanding cost codes in iTrent

Education finance blog