Providing strategic support to schools
Providing strategic support to schools
The Schools Finance Support Team delivers strategic support to schools by offering a comprehensive financial management, support and advice service. As part of that service, the resources on this page are being provided to our schools to guide them through the regulatory requirements for financial management.
While the resources target schools financial personnel, headteachers and governors, they may also be useful to other interested stakeholders.
Schools Finance Team
| Title | Download size | Download type |
|---|---|---|
| Schools Finance Team | 65.38 KB | Powerpoint |
| Schools Finance Team - Visit Log | 76 KB | Word document |
Manuals and reference documents
| Title | Download size | Download type |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Centre Financial Procedures | 603.86 KB | |
| Consistent Financial Reporting Framework Guidance 2016-17 | 434.29 KB | |
| Copyright Factsheet 2016-17 | 242.84 KB | |
| Financial Procedures Manual for Schools | 1.91 MB | |
| Financial Procedures Manual for Schools | 1.07 MB | Word document |
| INTAL048 Fraudulent Payment Request | 80.41 KB | |
| INTAL049 Unsolicited Invoice | 128.93 KB | |
| Scheme for Financing Schools | 833.86 KB | |
| Whistleblowing Policy | 55.63 KB |
Banking
| Title | Download size | Download type |
|---|---|---|
| Bankline Request Application | 102.08 KB | |
| NatWest Account Opening Form | 2.42 MB | |
| NatWest Additional Card Holder Application Form | 2.17 MB | |
| NatWest Change of Address | 43.93 KB | |
| NatWest Change of Signing Authority - Education | 55.82 KB | |
| Open Credit Facility Application 2018/19 | 48.04 KB | |
| Sample GPC Transaction Log | 36 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
School Business Managers Forum July 2019
| Title | Download size | Download type |
|---|---|---|
| 00 Forum Agenda - 4 July 2019.pdf | 561.6 KB | |
| 01 Admissions and Pupil Benefits On-Off Roll | 498.28 KB | Powerpoint |
| 03 DFE Presentation - School Resource Management Tools | 119.41 KB | Powerpoint |
| 03 DFE Presentation SFVS | 143.25 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| 04 Water Supply Options | 1.94 MB | Powerpoint presentation |
| 05 Capital Programme | 2.94 MB | Powerpoint |
| 06 GDPR 1 Year On | 501.44 KB | Powerpoint |
| 07 SEND Finance for School Business Managers | 1.46 MB | Powerpoint |
| 10 J Shamji - Going Cashless | 348.18 KB | Powerpoint |
| 11 Supply Cover HLT | 1.22 MB | Powerpoint |
| 12 Finance - Permanent Exclusions Calculation Example | 48.91 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| 12 Forum Notes, Open Session and Finance Summary | 15.44 KB | Word document |
Funding
| Title | Download size | Download type |
|---|---|---|
| (1) 2019-20 Budgets & Grants Allocations and Payments to date | 133.31 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| (1) 2019-20 Indicative Budget Letter (Mainstream Schools) | 583.96 KB | |
| (1) 2019-20 Indicative Budget Letter (Special Schools) | 376.1 KB | |
| (1) 2019-20 Mainstream Schools Budget Sheet | 154.56 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| (1) 2019-20 Nursery School Budget Sheet | 106.59 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| (1) 2019-20 Special School Budget Sheet | 89.6 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| (2) 2018-19 Budgets & Grants Allocations and Payments (update March) | 218.91 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| (2) 2018-19 Indicative Budget Letter (Mainstream Schools) | 251.13 KB | Word document |
| (2) 2018-19 Mainstream Schools Indicative Budgets | 158.34 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| (3) 2017-18 Budget Formula (for reference) | 165.35 KB | Zip file |
| (3) 2017-18 Budget Letter | 304.2 KB | Word document |
Additional information
- Free School Meals Supplementary Grant - conditions of grant for 2018-19
- Teachers' Pay Grant - teachers' pay grant - methodology
- Teachers' Pension Grant - teachers' pension grant - methodology
- PE and Sport Premium Allocations - conditions of grant for 2019-2020
- Pupil Premium Grant - conditions of grant for 2019-20
- Pupil Premium - funding and accountability for schools
- UIFSM - conditions of grant for 2019-20
Maternity and sickness
- Find out more about sickness and maternity insurance
Monitoring
| Title | Download size | Download type |
|---|---|---|
| Key Financial Tasks timetable for Schools | 49.5 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| School Fund Guidance 2014-15 | 903.69 KB | Word document |
| Schools Half Yearly Leases Return 2015-16 | 15.47 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| Schools Leases Guidance | 52 KB | Word document |
| Self Employment Status Guide | 191 KB | Word document |
| Self Employment Status, Quick Guide | 110.5 KB | Word document |
| Taxi Use Guidance | 171.3 KB | Word document |
| VA Schools VAT Guidance | 184.56 KB | |
| VAT Tips | 37.36 KB | Word document |
Systems
| Title | Download size | Download type |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic Reporting Quick Guide for Schools | 36 KB | Word document |
| Financial Management System, Health Check Guidance | 139.84 KB | Word document |
| Monthly Reporting Procedure Notes | 7.79 MB | Word document |
| SFVS Additional Resources Guidance (March 2016) | 79.03 KB | Word document |
| SFVS Assessment Form 2016-17 (Dfe March 2016) | 69.32 KB | Word document |
| SFVS Support Notes (March 2016) | 547.25 KB | |
| Summary of Audit Recommendations | 29.35 KB | Word document |
| Systems and Procedures (Autumn) Health Check (Updated Dec 2016) | 77.07 KB | Word document |
Year end
| Title | Download size | Download type |
|---|---|---|
| CFR FMS Guidance 2016-17 (Jul 2017) | 361.17 KB | Word document |
| CFR School Collect Guide 2016-17 (Jul 2017) | 5.86 MB | |
| Forecast Year End Statement | 48 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| Surplus-Deficit Plan Template 2016-17 | 9.39 KB | Zip file |
| Uploaded file Procedure for Checking Cash Balances Disclosed by Schools | 21.01 KB | Word document |
Contacts
Schools Finance Team
Telephone
020 8820 7623
Ophelia Carter, Head of Schools Finance
Telephone
020 8820 7457
Heather Hughes, Business Analyst
Telephone
020 8820 7298
Norman Planter, Business Analyst
Telephone
020 8820 7433
Yukon Chow, Business Analyst
Telephone
020 8820 7451
Sara Walshingham, Grant Development Manager
Telephone
020 8820 7062
Asha Tailor, Peripatetic School Bursar
Telephone
020 8820 7314
Jessica Rolle, Finance Administrative Assistant
Telephone
020 8820 7623