Blogs & Updates

Practical budget setting tips
  March 19 2024
It’s a crucial time in the budget setting cycle for both academy trusts and maintained schools.
Interim Finance and SBM support for schools and MATs
  March 01 2024
We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of the support we offer to schools and MATs requiring finance expertise on an interim basis.
Latest ESFA Updates: Academy Trust Handbook & Trust Quality Descriptions
  July 07 2023
As you will no doubt be aware, yesterday (6th July 2023) the ESFA published the latest Academy Trust Handbook (ATH).
Why choose a 2 year rolling internal scrutiny programme
  September 26 2022
Our recent Internal Scrutiny customers have chosen a 2 year rolling programme for their academy trust. This blog explains why.
Reforecasting the school budget - teachers pay & energy costs focus
  August 25 2022
This blog provides realistic reforecasting guidance for schools to react confidently when expenditure challenges arise, such as rising school energy costs and pay increases.
Top 3 considerations when assessing the impact of rising costs on your school budget
  August 18 2022
Advice from the Finance & Accountancy team at School Business Services on how to manage the impact of rising school energy costs and pay increases.
View My Financial Insights (VMFI) tool
  March 11 2022
We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of the View My Financial Insights (VMFI) tool
The BFRO goes, the BFR & BFR3Y are in July
  February 01 2022
We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of a change for statutory academy returns.
Here comes the SRMSAT!
  January 31 2022
Just 6 weeks away, the SRMSAT deadline sits in mid-March with spring arriving and the summer term looming.
Resource available from the DfE - Learn more about school funding
  November 22 2021
We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of some useful information available from the DfE's Education Hub blog.