Budgets and Finance

Information on individual school budgets for the financial years 2007-08 and 2008-11

Sets out the financial standards that schools must operate, the day to day financial processes that should be followed to ensure standards are achieved and that resources are effectively used

This defines the financial relationship between us and the schools in our area

Each year the school’s governing body are required to submit a spending plan to us detailing their income and expenditure for the coming financial year

Use the 2007/08 on-line version of the Schools Financial Comparisons Data to help you to benchmark your school’s financial data against that for other schools

Guidance on the Standards Fund grant to schools and information on other external funding opportunities and the 2008-2009 Standards Fund manual

Information on insurance for schools

Find out how the Financial Management Standard and Toolkit can help schools evaluate the quality of their financial management and help them train staff to become good financial managers

Information on the processes involved in assisting schools with either Deficit Balances or large Surplus Balances

Guidance and information for schools undergoing external evaluation by the auditors.