Blogs & Updates

Easter Shorts
  April 13 2015
To ease you back after the Easter break – this week’s blog highlights a small number of areas that appeared in the last few weeks that you might find interesting and useful. Welcome to Easter Shor...
Happy birthday SBS blog!
  March 24 2015
This is  the 30th blog we have published – the first being on 21 March 2014. So happy birthday blog. We hope that you have found the contents over the year useful – and of course we welcome any f...
It’s A Risky Business – But You Can Manage It
  March 12 2015
This week it’s not deadlines we draw your attention to but some of the bigger questions about the risks schools face and whether you are in a position to respond to these. Budget Forecasts Schools...
Academy Trusts Spend £26m On Audit Fees
  February 02 2015
In recent blogs we have reminded you about deadlines for the submission of Audited Accounts, Value for Money Statements and the Annual Accounts Return. On the 20 January the EFA’s own accounts to 31...
Good Governance Guide
  August 27 2014
The August bank holiday is behind us, the new school year is a matter of days away. With the new academic year comes a new Academies Financial Handbook – effective from 1 September. In this week’...