Last updated:
3rd October 2025
Minutes and Websites
Dates for your diary
Please see the timetable link below for the next School's Forum and SBM briefing dates
Minutes
Minutes of recent SBM Bursar Briefings are available below, together with any supplementary notes/presentations.
Minutes of previous SBM Briefings, no longer listed on the website, are available from the School Finance Helpdesk
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Useful websites
Performance Data Table - Useful for finding URNs
Local Audit Framework (replaced the Audit Commission in 2015)
Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS)
Schools Financial Benchmarking
Office for Standards in Education
Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) - includes links to online guides
Office for National Statistics
Records Management Toolkit for Schools
The school resource management advisers (SRMA) programme - GOV.UK - NEW
Bursar Briefing minutes and associated documents
SBM Briefing on 25 September 2025
- Schools' Finance Update
- Energy Team Update
- Capital Process
- Pupil Forecast presentation
- High Needs Block Update
SBM Briefing on 27 February 2025
- Schools' Finance Update
- High Needs Block Update
- Procurement Team Update
- Traded Services Update
- Energy Team Update
SBM Briefing on 18 September 2024
- Schools' Finance update
- Grants presentation
- Fraud presentation
- Pupil Forecast presentation
- Energy Team update
- Apprenticeship presentation
SBM Briefing on 20 February 2024
- Schools' Finance update
- Grants presentation
- Energy Team update
- Apprenticeship presentation
- Asset leasing presentation
SBM Briefing & Energy Team event on 29 November 2023
- Schools' Finance update
- Procurement Team update
- Capital Project Notification Approval to Proceed form
SBM Briefing on 11 July 2023
SBM Briefing on 21 February 2023
- Schools' Finance update
- Energy Team update
- Procurement Team update
- Presentation on Procurement Card, Bankline & Leasing