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Teacher Pay Award 2026: Certainty for Budget Planning, but Questions Remain

The 2026 teacher pay award brings greater certainty for schools and trusts. Explore funding, pension implications, unresolved costs and SBS planning tools.

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Some DfE updates to be aware of - additional funding for your school
Finance

Posted on 24th September 2021

Some DfE updates to be aware of - additional funding for your school

We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of the new information available from .Gov.uk about additional funding for your school.

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Now open for submissions! Budget Forecast Return Outturn (BFRO) and BFR3Year return
Finance

Posted on 22nd June 2021

Now open for submissions! Budget Forecast Return Outturn (BFRO) and BFR3Year return

Academy trusts are required to submit their Budget Forecast Return Outturn (BFRO) to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).

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Academies Accounts Return
Finance

Posted on 21st April 2021

Academies Accounts Return

A small update to make you aware of concerning the academies accounts return.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) workforce fund
Finance

Posted on 12th March 2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19) workforce fund

The ESFA have released guidance on how you can claim eligible costs related to staff absences during the period 1st November 2020 to 31st December 2020.

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Update regarding the Budget Forecast Return (BFR) for 2021
Finance

Posted on 15th February 2021

Update regarding the Budget Forecast Return (BFR) for 2021

This academic year has been full of deadline and submission amendments and this blog post is no different! In the latest ESFA update (10th February), it has been announced that for 2021, two academi...

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GAG allocations guide 2021/22
Finance

Posted on 2nd February 2021

GAG allocations guide 2021/22

The ESFA have this week released a guide on the General Annual Grant (GAG) allocations for 2021/22. Each academy receives a GAG allocation statement, which is uploaded to the ESFA’s Information Exc...

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Malware discovered on laptops provided by government
Company News

Posted on 22nd January 2021

Malware discovered on laptops provided by government

It has been brought to our attention that Malware has been found on school laptops given out by government. What is the latest? Teachers have reported suspicious files and the Department for Educa...

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Give a Laptop Campaign
Finance

Posted on 11th January 2021

Give a Laptop Campaign

Local BBC radio stations are helping with donation of old laptops and tablets for school children to use for remote learning. Last summer local BBC radio stations helped members of the public donate ...

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Customer Service Update - Direct Dials unavailable 11th Jan - AM
Company News

Posted on 8th January 2021

Customer Service Update - Direct Dials unavailable 11th Jan - AM

Please be advised that the direct dials for the Poole office staff will be unavailable on Monday 11th January between the hours 10am and midday. This is due to the installation of our new broadband ...

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Welcome back! ESFA submission dates for 2021
Finance

Posted on 8th January 2021

Welcome back! ESFA submission dates for 2021

First of all, welcome back! No sooner are we back, we are in another lockdown. Fingers crossed this won’t be for long and we will back in schools in no time. As we return after the Christmas break...

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ESFA - Academies land and buildings collection tool
Finance

Posted on 17th December 2020

ESFA - Academies land and buildings collection tool

Not long to go now! It’s only a matter of days before we can turn our attentions to our loved ones for the Christmas period. It will certainly be one that we will remember for many reasons that is...

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New funding for schools during Covid pandemic
Finance

Posted on 3rd December 2020

New funding for schools during Covid pandemic

I am sure you’re all counting down the days until you can sign off for a couple of weeks for the Christmas break. Obviously, it’s going to be a very different Christmas this year but one that I...

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