Financial management in schools
As efficiency and cost reductions become a focus for schools, effective financial management becomes more and more important. These resources explore opportunities for cutting costs, and provide guidance on how to manage budgets effectively.
Publications
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Financial efficiency in schools
This report looks at how headteachers and financial managers are managing their finances and what motivates and encourages financial managers to be effective in doing this -
SBM conference 2010 - securing efficiency savings workshop
This workshop presents some examples of the opportunities and challenges in different types of collaboration among schools -
Seizing Success 2010 - Helping schools to achieve their priorities through the best use of their resources
This workshop explores how schools can get the best from their resources, so that they can focus on the things that matter and the things that they want to achieve.
Interactive resources
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Top tips: presenting financial information
Tips to help you present financial information clearly and concisely -
Top tips for negotiating your budget
Top tips to help put yourself in a stronger position when justifying your budget -
Linking your budget to your strategy
An introduction to the options that are available to you when setting your budget -
Different types of costs
A quick overview of costs such as fixed and variable, and sunk and opportunity -
Decoding the balance sheet
A guide to help you understand the basics of balance sheets and how to read them

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