Academies Helpdesk

A source of information and a place to share experiences for the #academies sector. Managed by @tpmpricebailey

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We get a lot of questions about what PE and Sport Premium can be used for in primary schools. It should not be used for capital expenditure but this term has not been well defined by @ESFA until today #funding #academies #mat

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There are lots of free resources available from the @ESFAgov school resource management team. Links to those QR codes below. #SchoolRM23

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We’re speaking about automation and the roll out of the standard chart of accounts with @ESFAgov today. If you’re attending come and say hi if you see Tom or India #academies #mat #schoolRM23

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The budget forecast return for academy trusts is now live. The deadline for submission is 31 August 2023 #academies #mat #budget

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Capital funding allocations have been released for academy trusts. c. £618m of SCA and £85m of DFC funding across all MATs and VA Groups. See your allocation via the link below #MAT #academy #funding #capital

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More insights into the responsibilities and duties of members and trustees in academy trusts. There are so many regulations and legal frameworks to follow. This article introduces Company and Charity law. Both equally applicable #governance #mat #academy

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Insights into the responsibilities of members and trustees in academy trusts. We ran a training session on this earlier in the year and will continue to run them annually because we know how important it is #MAT #academy #Governance

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If you are waiting for an email from @TPScheme to confirm cash contributions paid from 01/04/22 to 31/03/23, all of the information is being uploaded to the STU this year. This is a vital piece of information to allow the completion of your EOYC by 31 May 23 #MAT #academy #TPS

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The deadline for the academy budget forecast return (BFR) is 31 August 2023. In previous years the deadline has been late July. The link will be published via the url below once the 2023 form is ready in early June 2023 #MAT #academy #budget

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Join us for a free workshop on how to maintain a fixed asset register. This is a mandatory requirement for academy trusts under section 2.7 of the Academy Trust Handbook. #MAT #academy #finance #fixedasset #sbl

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There is a useful checklist for Accounting Officers in the AAD23 guiding towards documents that would inform their regularity reporting obligations which are reported each year in the Trust's audited statutory accounts:
#MAT #CEO #regularity #publicmoney

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Academies Accounts Direction 22/23 released! Always an important day in the annual cycle of academy trust financial reporting. Better still, there have been no new requirements introduced! Clarifications set out below:

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Every quarter, our Academies team will publish the most important and frequently asked helpdesk queries. You can download our Q1 2023 (January to March) helpdesk review below. #mat #academies #automation

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@educationgovuk are encouraging (not mandating) academy trusts to publish governing board diversity information on their websites following a recent update to the web page linked below:

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#academies #mat #governance #dei #DiversityandInclusion

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Some new streams of funding announced for trust growth and start ups. #mat #academy #TCAF #funding

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The following is very welcome and much needed in our experience.

'We will support the professional development of MAT Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) with a new mentoring programme matching CFOs with expert peers.'

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Some interesting insights coming out of the Academies Regulatory and Commissioning Review. Link below:

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This was super popular last time we ran one so if you're interested, register via the link below and learn about recent developments in the world of HR and employment law #MAT #academies #HR #employmentlaw

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If your Trust has 250 or more employees on 5 April 2022, it will need to submit a gender pay gap report to the UK Government by 31 March 2023. Full guidance is linked below: #MAT #Academies #genderpaygap @GEOgovuk

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