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Financial reporting
Use the below resources to access financial reporting solutions for your school business management, and ensure you maintain accountability to inspectors and standards.
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In school during the summer holidays? Don't worry – you're not alone! Use the SBM August checklist to plan your time and get ready for the new school year
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Schools must have a charging and remissions policy in place to charge for any activity. Use our model policy to tailor one specific to your needs
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Make the most of the last weeks before the summer holidays. Use the SBM July checklist to ensure you haven’t forgotten anything and find links to expert advice
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It's the last half term before the summer holidays. Are you prepared for the month ahead? Use the SBM June checklist to ensure you haven’t forgotten anything and find links to expert advice
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A new month means new challenges. Are you ready for the weeks ahead? Use the May checklist to ensure you haven’t forgotten anything and find links to expert advice
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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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A robust due diligence process when creating or expanding a MAT is key to ensuring your organisation is not at risk. Use this checklist of questions to ask during the process
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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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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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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