Blogs & Updates
Tempus Fugit
July 01 2016
Time Flies! Its July already and time to dust off the trophies for sports day, get out the tombolas for the summer fete and say good bye to staff leaving at the end of term.
There will be transition...
Turnbull Report - A left field view on risk management for schools
June 15 2016
Euro 2016 has started. Up and down the land adults and school children will be making assessments of the chances of their country in winning (at least one match), and thinking about mitigating the ri...
Here comes summer!
June 06 2016
At the start of the final half term of this school year we look at the EFA’s calendar and at some of the announcements in the last few weeks.
EFA Calendar For The Final Half Term
We start this blog...
Education for All
May 25 2016
“A Bill will be brought forward to lay foundations for educational excellence in all schools, giving every child the best start in life. There will also be a fairer balance between schools, through...
Support staff pay scales 2016 - latest news
May 05 2016
Just a quick update with regards to the support staff pay scales for 2016. You may well be aware of this, but for those of you who are not, we hope that this proves useful.
In March, two of the recogn...
Changes to CFR & March Accounts Return
April 26 2016
April is a busy period in all schools.
For those in the maintained sector it is the start of a new financial year - with the EFA announcing changes to CFR.
All academies are required to provide ...
April Round Up
April 12 2016
For those considering expanding their Academy Trusts or opening a new UTC the DfE have recently issued guidance.
Primary Schools are reminded to publish details on how they spend their Sports Grant.
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Consultation - National Funding Formula
March 08 2016
In the Autumn Statement the chancellor advised that there would be a consultation programme looking at a National Funding Formula for schools and academies.
The Department for Education announced on...
February Blues
February 22 2016
It's a strange February this year - half term came much earlier.
There's lots to do but so few days in the month. As we prepare to leap into the last month of the fiscal year we look at where you mi...
Finance