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 | 60.51 KB | Powerpoint |
Manuals and reference documents
| Title | Download size | Download type |
|---|---|---|
| CFR Guidance | 106.38 KB | Word document |
| Children's Centre Financial Procedures | 603.86 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 | 994.75 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 March 2021
| Title | Download size | Download type |
|---|---|---|
| 00 Forum Agenda - 4 March 2021 | 564.55 KB | |
| 01 Hackney Education Finance | 293.74 KB | |
| 02 Human Resources updates | 311.85 KB | |
| 03 Hackney Insurance Services | 258.43 KB | |
| 04 School Admissions Update | 323.21 KB | |
| 05 Hackney Energy Management | 595.64 KB | |
| 06 Internal Audit | 121.31 KB | |
| 07 Public Health Update | 824.76 KB |
Funding
Additional information
- Free School Meals Supplementary Grant - conditions of grant for 2018-19
- Teachers' Pay Grant - teachers' pay grant 2020-21
- Teachers' Pension Grant - teachers' pension grant 2020-21
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Budget Monitoring Template for Schools | 39.14 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| Key Financial Tasks Timetable for Schools | 41.5 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| School Fund Transaction Template | 39.07 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| Schools Guidance in Using Electronic Returns Utility Spreadsheet | 688.53 KB | |
| 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 | 248.67 KB | Word document |
| VA Schools VAT Guidance | 184.56 KB | |
| VAT Monthly Procedures | 413.51 KB | |
| VAT Reconciliation - HE | 67.57 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| VAT Reconciliation Template | 14.74 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| VAT Tips | 271.13 KB | Word document |
| VAT Tracker | 18.71 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
Systems
| Title | Download size | Download type |
|---|---|---|
| Annual FMS Pre Year End System Check Guidance | 240.12 KB | Word document |
| Electronic Reporting Quick Guide for Schools | 240.49 KB | Word document |
| Internal Control Evaluation | 246.6 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 |
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 | |
| Deficit Recovery Plan Template | 46.5 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| Mid-Year Forecast Statement | 66.5 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| Surplus Deficit Plan Template - Update | 15.84 KB | Excel spreadsheet |
| Uploaded file Procedure for Checking Cash Balances Disclosed by Schools | 21.01 KB | Word document |
Contacts
Jessica Rolle, Finance Administrative Assistant
Telephone
020 8820 7623