School Finance Conference 2020
- London
- 6 February 2020
£299.99 – £329.99 + VAT
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Overview
Schools in England have suffered an 8% fall in funding since 2010 – how can you still deliver your educational objectives?
In these times of increasing budgetary pressures and uncertainty, effective financial management of resources and strategic planning is critical for driving efficiency, realising value for money and delivering your school improvement vision.
This one-day conference will explore creative, innovative and proven ways to take control of your school’s finances and address increasing challenges – including resource allocation and where you can limit spending, effective decision-making informed by data insights, maximising revenue and much more!
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Learning Objectives
- Latest financial outlook for schools and key challenges: including what’s changed with Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS), assessing the impact of the new National Funding Formula, and addressing budget cuts and managing increasing financial pressures
- Budgets, planning and forecasting: accounting and compliance, what should feature in your next budget, financial planning options and tips for accurate forecasting
- Delivering value for money and efficiency: deployment of staff, transparency in systems and processes, limiting procurement spending, and efficient resource allocation
- Generating additional income and maximising revenue: tapping into innovative revenue streams, utilising your site and premises, crowdfunding, and charity funding opportunities
- Benchmarking, learning and delivering your school improvement vision: benefits and limitations of benchmarking, informing school development, and making savings through strategic financial planning case studies
Agenda
- Registration and refreshments
- Chairperson's introduction
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Latest financial outlook for schools and key challenges
- Ofsted: demonstrating effective financial decision-making and management
- Addressing budget cuts and managing increasing financial pressures
- Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS) – what’s changed?
- The new National Funding Formula – the impact on your school
- Refreshment break and networking
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Budgets, planning and forecasting
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Beverley Dowsett
- Accounting and compliance – generating and utilising data to inform decision-making
- Your next budget – what should feature?
- Long term, strategic financial planning – including scenario analysis
- Curriculum-based financial planning
- Tips and techniques for accurate forecasting
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Delivering value for money and efficiency
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Andrew Blench
- Effective and efficient deployment of staff
- Transparent systems and processes
- Procurement – how to limit spending
- Resource allocation – assessing outcomes and impact
- Lunch and networking
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Generating additional income and maximising revenue
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Brendan Roodt
- Tapping into innovative revenue streams
- Utilising your site and premises
- Best practice crowdfunding options
- Applying and securing funding from charities and community sources
- Refreshments and networking
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Benchmarking, learning and delivering your school improvement vision
- Benefits and limitations of benchmarking
- Ofsted’s financial ratings: what will this mean in practice?
- Comparing your spend with similar schools to inform school development
- Case study: making savings through strategic financial planning
- Close of conference
Speakers
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Andrew Blench
Education Consultant
Andrew Blench is the former School Business Manager for Dinnington High School in Rotherham. He has been an SBM since 2003 and in 2016 set up his consultancy company – School Business Partner. Andrew is currently a School Resource Management Advisor (SRMA) for the DfE, a Facilitator/Assessor/Coach for the L4 SBM Diploma with SBM Partnership and a Leadership and Management Coach. He has extensive experience in advising academies and LA Maintained Schools in the area of effective resource management, leadership and management and governance.
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Beverley Dowsett
Expert trainer and former Finance Director
Beverley Dowsett is the former Director of Finance for the Academies Enterprise Trust. Within this role she had budgetary responsibility for twenty Academies with a budget in excess of £150 million. She has over thirty-five years’ experience in Education Finance including responsibility as a Bursar and School Finance Manager. She has proven expertise in driving efficiency and productivity through the evaluation of systems and the implementation of process improvements. Beverley has additionally provided a Responsible Officer function for Essex Schools and offers a training service for schools and Governors on financial procedures and budget processes in Academies and supports Academies through the development of financial
procedures.
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Brendan Roodt
Director
Since 2010 Brendan has undertaken virtually every type of legal matter that can affect Academies. He has created, transferred, closed down, grown and restructured MAT’s, PRU’s, SEN Academies, and Single Academy Trusts and resolved complex funding and strategy issues working with Academies and the DfE, EFA and LAs.
Venue
Grand Connaught Rooms
61-65 GREAT QUEEN ST, LONDON WC2B 5DA
Partners
For partnership opportunities, please contact Jose Sebastiao on 0208 076 2322 or email partnerships@forum-training.com
Teachers Building Society was founded by teachers in 1966 to help teachers and other education professionals onto the property ladder. Today, the Society still works hard to achieve this aim and also provides a range of savings accounts that meet the needs of teachers and schools in England and Wales.
