A number of schools have not yet responded to the Year End Deficit/Surplus Balance Pre-Populated Form, previously sent via AnyComms. Thank you to those that […]
Education finance
The education finance blog was set up to enhance the communication of important information from the finance team to schools.
Funding 93: The Schools Funding Consultation is live
The consultation is now live and will run from 6 October 2025 to 19 October 2025. Consultation responses are requested to be submitted no later than 11:45 […]
Administration 204: REMINDER Date preference for changes to schools’ ledger and item codes – Maintained schools only
Further to Administration 202: Date preference for changes to schools’ ledger and item codes – Maintained schools only – Support for schools and settings, we […]
Administration 203: DTSApps VAT – Maintained schools Only
DTSapps has now been updated to accept a £0.03 VAT variance instead of the previous £0.01, which should see fewer invoices held up due to […]
Monitoring & Reporting 97: Bromcom FRS Template (Autumn Term)
There is now a Bromcom FRS budget monitoring report template and instructions available via the following link: Budgets – Support for schools and settings Please […]
Administration 202: Date preference for changes to schools’ ledger and item codes – Maintained schools only
Dear School Business Manager, When Devon County Council (DCC) introduced its new financial system, Unit 4, we needed to update the ledger and item codes […]
Administration 201: Online Forms for Schools – Reminder
Forms posted online for schools to complete are periodically updated by the team. Schools are reminded to download the latest version from the school forms […]
Administration 200: Education other than at school (EOTAS) Update – For the attention of Academy Schools
Please note that EOTAS (Education other than at school) adjustments for the 2024/25 academic year have not yet been processed. The team are aiming to […]
Administration 199: Income Received Description (Follow-up to Administration 191)
Please see an update below, following previous post under heading of Administration 191 on 24th June 2025, see original post via the following link: Administration […]
Administration 198: DTS Apps Invoice Payment and VAT Updates
During the summer, improvements have been made to handling of supplier invoice payments in DTS Apps. These updates include validation of LA reference numbers/Supplier IDs […]