Financial management for early years leaders

Publications

• 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
• 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

• Financial management
  Take a look at our good practice financial management resources including top tips, how to guides, exercises and checklists
• 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

More related interactive resources

Policies

• Education funding
  An independent briefing about the main points that affect the level of funding schools will receive in 2011-12. The article discusses the funding settlement for schools, funding for academies, funding for 16-19 year olds and local authority funding. It also offers some practical advice for those who manage school budgets.