Minutes and Websites

Dates for your diary

Please see the timetable link below for the next School's Forum and SBM briefing dates

Timetable

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

Department for Education

Performance Data Table - Useful for finding URNs

Schools Financial Management

Local Audit Framework (replaced the Audit Commission in 2015)

Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS)

Schools Financial Benchmarking

Office for Standards in Education

Freedom of information guide

Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) - includes links to online guides

Ofsted - The Pupil Premium

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 23 February 2026

• Schools' Finance Update
• Energy Team Update
• Pupil Forecast presentation

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