A quick update to advise schools that the pre-populated forms have been sent with the proposed accruals for March payroll claims transactions Please review the […]
Education finance
The education finance blog was set up to enhance the communication of important information from the finance team to schools.
Administration 162: Mutual Fund Updates and Reminders
2024/25 Claim Deadlines A quick reminder of the claim deadlines for 2024/25 February claims – To be received on or before Monday 10th March 2025 […]
Closedown 2024/25: Updates
Please note that a change has been made to the schools closedown deadline document: Tasks and Deadlines 2024-25 The dates for final submission of SCRAPS […]
Administration 161: Mutual Fund Rates for 2025-26
Further to our request for feedback on Mutual Fund Contribution rate preference for 2025-26 Administration 154: Schools Mutual Fund 2025-26 – Support for schools and […]
Administration 160: Power BI Maintained School Financial Data – Guidance
Following the recent Bursar Briefings, please see further guidance about accessing and using the Power BI report for maintained schools. The Schools Finance Data Power […]
Closedown 2024/25: Leases – Year End Review – Due 10th March 2025
Capital Leases 2024/25 The letter that we e-mailed to schools included a link to the ‘New Leases’ form Please see the link below to the […]
Administration 159: Using the Apprenticeship Levy
Apprenticeships in the Schools Workforce Apprenticeships are a great way to upskill existing staff, improve retention or recruit fresh talent to support your school to […]
Administration 158: Grant Returns and Data Cleansing – Periods 1 to 11
Devon County Council is required to report on the grants and contributions that it has received. For those grants that DCC receives and distributes centrally, […]
Budget Preparation 48: 2025-26 School Budget Share Calculator
The 2025-26 Schools Budget Share Calculator approved by the DfE is now available on our website. Budgets – Support for schools and settings. The figures […]
Administration 157: Future Finance Project Update – February 2025
Future Finance Project Update February 2025 In our last update, we mentioned that we were in the User Acceptance Testing phase and had a number […]