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Financial reporting
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Watch this short video to understand what invoice fraud is and what you can do to protect your school against it
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Looking for straightforward advice on academy trust financial compliance? Here are some top tips, taken from a masterclass led by SBM Services’ Justine Berkeley
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Tracking your compliance against the 'musts' of the Academies Financial Handbook is an ongoing task. Stephen Mitchell provides a helpful tool to download and use
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Stephen Mitchell outlines what you need to know in the latest edition of the Academies Financial Handbook
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Updates to the Academies Financial Handbook include a greater emphasis on internal audits. Stephen Mitchell explains what this means for MATs and what your audit should include
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Don’t fall into the pitfall of missing key deadlines. Use Stephen Mitchell’s compliance checklist to keep track of important dates
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High-performing multi-academy trusts require strong leadership and a varied skillset among staff. Use these resources to help you lead a successful and sustainable MAT
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Use this policy to ensure staff all understand what could constitute fraud, corruption and bribery, how to respond to gifts and the procedure for investigating allegations
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In times of reduced budgets and ever-increasing costs, small schools struggle to survive. Stephanie Leigh explores the challenges small schools face and how they can remain sustainable
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Academies and MATs are required to submit three year budget forecasts to the ESFA. What information can you draw on to help inform your plans?