Annual P11D return to HMRC- your response is required The annual P11D expenses and benefits questionnaire is now available via the following webpage: P11D – […]
Education finance
The education finance blog was set up to enhance the communication of important information from the finance team to schools.
Administration 225: Schools Mutual Fund 2026-27 (Academy & Maintained Schools)
The Schools Mutual Fund Calculator for 2026-27 is now available for schools to use. This will allow schools to calculate the premium for the upcoming […]
Administration 224: Upcoming Events
We wanted to confirm with you some dates for your diary in March 2026 We have decided to hold the Spring term bursar briefings in […]
Administration 223: School Financial Data Extract (Maintained Schools Only)
Thank you for your continued patience whilst the team work to resolve an issue with the school data extract reconciliation reports. We can now confirm […]
Administration 222: Power BI Financial Data for Schools – Update (Maintained Schools Only)
Thank you for your patience whilst the team have worked to resolve the issue with the Power BI report and the display of duplicated transactions. […]
Administration 221: Power BI Error – Maintained Schools Only
We are aware that many of you are experiencing difficulties when trying to run trial balance comparison, with Power BI showing double values for a […]
Administration 220: Changes to Trial Balance – Maintained Schools Only
Further to our recent blog, Closedown 2025/26: Coding Changes Update for Maintained Schools – Support for schools and settings, Scomis and DCC school finance are […]
Administration 219: 0.5% Transfer Between Blocks Agreed
The DfE has approved DCC’s request to transfer 0.5% from the schools block to the high needs block in the financial year 2026-27. You can […]
Closedown 2025/26: Coding Changes Update for Maintained Schools
Ahead of the upcoming closure of school accounts, please see a cross-team update for Devon Maintained Schools. School Coding Changes – April 2026 Following a […]
Governance & Compliance 91: CFR Update – Item Code 9149 Schools Budget Support Grant (SBSG)
Please note that a new item code has been added due to the recent distribution of the Schools Budget Support Grant. This grant has been […]