School budget & expenditure
- Approving the budget: questions to askWhether you're a member of the finance committee or not, know what questions to ask about different areas of the budget at whichever stage it comes to you for approval.
- Budget approval processGet an idea of what your budget approval process might look like, so you're clear on when you're involved and what you need to do.
- Governors and trustees supplying schools with goods or servicesFind out how to manage conflicts of interest if you’re buying a governor's or trustee's goods or services. If you're an academy trust, understand the rules around managing related party transactions.
- How does buying for schools and trusts work?Understand the basics of how your school or trust buys goods and services.
- How to monitor and scrutinise the budget in finance committee meetingsFind out what to do before your finance committee meetings and use our questions to help you scrutinise the budget throughout the year. It's a long read, but will help you go through your budget with a fine-tooth comb.
- How to monitor value for moneyBe clear on how you can go about monitoring value for money in your school, whether you're a governor on a maintained board or a local governing body (LGB)
- Local governing bodies: your role in school finance and budgetsGet an idea of how you might be involved in school finance, like the budget setting process, regardless of how much delegated power you have.
- Procurement: the board's role and how to monitorYour board must have oversight of how your school or trust spends its funding. Find out when and how to monitor decisions about buying goods and services.
- Pupil premium: spendingKnow what your role is in monitoring pupil premium spending, and get up to speed with the rules on what it should and shouldn't be spent on.