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How to write a winning grant bid
School income generation expert, Justin Smith shares his top five tips to create a winning grant bid CREDIT: This is an edited keep reading
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Budgeting in difficult financial times
Sue Birchall, long-standing SBL, discusses different methods that schools can use during the current financial squeeze to save money and keep reading
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Spotlight on: calls for free school uniforms during cost-of-living crisis
Demand for free school uniforms has increased since the start of the current, once-in-a-generation, cost-of-living crisis Read the full article keep reading
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Managing the increasing financial pressures on schools
Sue Birchall, long-standing school business manager, discusses the financial pressures mounting on schools and how school business leaders can manage keep reading
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How to manage your budget effectively
What considerations and processes must be considered when managing a school budget? CREDIT: This is an edited version of an keep reading
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School resource management self-assessment checklist
This self-assessment checklist helps academy trusts check that they are managing resources effectively and identify any adjustments they need to keep reading
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Financial forecasting in an uncertain world
Husham Khan, school business leader and author, analyses the financial difficulties schools are facing and gives advice on how you keep reading
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A guide to the risk protection arrangement for schools
Public sector schools can join the risk protection arrangement – an alternative to commercial insurance – which may save time keep reading
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Getting financial advice for your school
A list of financial advisers for schools that need to buy external financial advice – and what school leaders should keep reading
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Payroll reconciliation – why won’t it balance?!
Andrew Blench, SBM consultant at School Business Partner, give his top tips to ensure your payroll reconciliation is as accurate keep reading