Apologies for the delay of the Apprenticeship Levy charges for April – July, these will be processed this month. The August charges will follow shortly.
Education finance
The education finance blog was set up to enhance the communication of important information from the finance team to schools.
General 135: Phone Landline Services
Phone landline services – message from Devon Procurement Services and ICT Commissioning As at September 2019, Devon County Council’s contract for phone landline services has […]
General 134: New Online Journal Database
We have been contacted by a few schools since returning from the summer holidays stating that they are having issues accessing the ‘Online Journal Transfer […]
Administration 52: Supplementary Fund to the Teachers Pension Grant
The Department for Education has announced an accompanying funding to the Teachers’ Pension Grant, being a Supplementary Fund. Schools will be able to apply to […]
General 133: Press Release from Education Funding Collaboration Group
Please see attached press release from the Education Funding Collaboration Group, which includes f40, NEU, NAHT and ASCL, about the funding we all believe should […]
Governance & Compliance 63: 19/20 Summer FRS Reports
The 19/20 summer FRS reports are due in from all maintained schools to the Local Authority on or before the end of the summer term. […]
General 132: Cheque Processing – Revenue
Revenue have moved to new cheque reading and imaging scanning software. This is to automate and speed up the cheque deposit process and eliminate fraud. […]
General 131: Unallocated Income from Ilsham English Hub – is it yours?
Revenue have a number of income transactions for £250 from Ilsham English Hub, but are unable to identify the beneficiary schools – as the remittance […]
General 130: Project Bids for Invest to Save Summer 2019
Devon Education Forum (DEF) and School Finance Group (SFG) are inviting project bids to a time limited fund. The project bid will focus on work […]
Administration 51: Maintained Schools Carry Forward Notifications to Finance Team
As previously mentioned on the School Finance Blog back on the 9th May 2019, it is a requirement to notify the Local Authority of any […]