Financial oversight in maintained schools: fulfilling the governance role
At a glance
All governors need an awareness of their responsibilities for financial oversight. This session will equip you with a basic understanding of funding and the financial cycle so you can help your school to approve and monitor a sensible budget aligned with strategic priorities and to meet legal requirements.
This session will cover:
This session can be tailored to the circumstances of your school or trust.
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Who is this suitable for?
The session is suitable for the following and will be contextualised for the setting:
- Governors
We would also recommend the attendance of:
- The governance professional
- The senior leadership team
- The school business manager or bursar
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What are the benefits?
At the end of this session, participants will be more confident in ensuring that their school finances are being well spent and managed and that it gets value for money while making an impact.
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How will you learn?
- This session can be delivered via face-to-face or online workshop
- It will be facilitated by a quality-assured º£½ÇÉçÇø consultant with relevant governance and training expertise
- The session will be interactive with a mixture of participant activities and facilitator-led explanation and discussion
- It will be supported with session materials including a resource toolkit to help with next steps
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"It was a good interactive session that was well run."
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Geoff Guerin
Member of Leadership and Finance Committee
Our Lady of Compassion Primary School
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"The knowledge of the trainer was excellent."
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Book your training
If you would like to book the session or find out more then make an enquiry.
This training is designed for a group of participants at a school, trust or other organisation.
It is also suitable for a group of schools to share.
