Our experts will show you how to achieve your core strategies by creating a holistic and proactive approach to strategic planning including financial, workforce, digital and estates, increasing efficiency whilst remaining compliant.
Our webinars will cover the themes below:
Do not miss out on brand new content including statutory updates.
This series is aimed at school business professionals, headteachers, the senior leadership team, curriculum leads, governors and trustees, estates staff, HR and IT staff at both maintained schools and academies, trusts and local authorities.
You can register for as many or as few webinars as you choose but we strongly advise you to join all webinars, so you can gain a full understanding of School Resource Management and how to successfully implement it in your school. Webinars will be delivered live so you can ask questions along the way and interact with the session.
These courses are funded by the DfE and are FREE to your school or academy!
Click the course titles below to find out more. Book your free place on any of our courses here.
This session will support trusts and schools in planning and executing their procurement activity compliantly, whilst achieving value for money. There will be a focus on the new Procurement Act 2023, and associated Procurement Regulations 2024. We will cover key changes, opportunities and risks that are being introduced, alongside key timelines. We will also explain the main headlines of Transforming Public Procurement, what they mean for the schools’ sector, and where you can go for further support.
Introduction
Gain an understanding of the Annual Accounts Return, including its purpose, deadline, audit requirements and the required data to complete the return. We will discuss the Department for Education’s academy chart of accounts regarding this return introduce you to the Academies Accounts Return (AAR) workbook to ensure readiness for the more detailed session on completing the return.
In-depth
We will discuss the specific information required for each section, along with its respective sources. Gain insight into addressing validation errors, and strategies to resolve them. We will discuss the online submission process for the Annual Accounts Return, followed by a Q and A.
In this session, we will explore the Department for Education (DfE) ICFP tools which are accessible to schools before defining and calculating some of the ICFP metrics. We will offer guidance on how to incorporate meaningful discussions regarding ICFP during strategic meetings.
This webinar will provide a holistic approach to your wider strategies and how these feed into your school development plans and vision. We will make reasonable assumptions for future multi-year forecasting of expenditure and revenue and introduce scenario planning whilst considering local context. We will share best practice on presenting financial information.
Effective Strategic Estates Management is reliant on having a clear strategic estates vision and a realisable strategy, which in turn is achieved through the effective management and delivery of an ongoing Asset Management Plan. This webinar will highlight the benefits of good strategic estate management, provide practicable examples, which will help you drive financial savings and improve sites and buildings compliance and sustainability.
Staff are the most valuable asset to your organisation, and also the most costly. With schools typically sending over 70% of their budget on staff pay, it is vital that you attract quality staff to your organisation and manage the onboarding and induction process in a way that encourages staff to stay. This webinar will cover:
This webinar is designed to familiarise School Business Professionals with the Digital and Technology Standards set by the DfE. We will explore specific areas relevant to School Business Professionals, including cyber security, business continuity plans and managing school devices. We will explore their implications for your role and how you play a pivotal role in adopting a comprehensive school-wide approach to meet these standards.
Explore the critical role of school leaders in driving sustainability initiatives, understand the components of a climate action plan, and discover real-world case studies, funding options and best practices
Entrust is an education and skills support services business. We are driven by our purpose: to create better outcomes – for our employees, clients and customers, suppliers and partners, and society.
We have worked with schools and academies from over 150 Local Authority areas, offering a vast range of education services from school improvement to schools HR, finance and IT.
By building on our reputation for excellence and delivering what we promise, we want to help make every school a good school, ensuring every child and young person gets the education they deserve.
Find out more at www.entrust-ed.co.uk
