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School Financial Management

Multi-sensory environments in special schools

Sound is now an integral part of the sensory environments that exist in many special schools, and the latest technology involved encourages interaction, stimulation and feedback read more

School business managers: utilise your advanced fundraising skills

Business managers and bursars are ideally placed to help their schools develop more robust approaches to fundraising, argue Paul Ainsworth and Josephine Smith read more

The financial side of becoming an academy

Have you ever been attracted by the financial freedom of academies but wondered what the drawbacks are? Gary Dawson guides you through the issues read more

Health and safety at a school event

Health and safety is not only essential, it can also be a very useful planning tool if approached sufficiently far in advance of a school event read more

Planning and funding environmental improvements to your school grounds

A number of resources are available when funding school grounds improvements, explains Gill O'Donnell read more

How the school business manager can affect Ofsted

The support of a school business manager can make all the difference to your next Ofsted inspection, explains Nina Siddle read more

Working with parents to raise additional funds for your school

The parental fundraising team is a fanstastic resource. Paul Ainsworth and Josephine Smith look at how to maximise the work it does read more

Effective management and deployment of support staff

Effective management of support staff depends on a set of basic systems being in place. Ruth Bradbury looks at how to build teams, define roles and establish effective performance management read more

Funding for music in school

Gill O'Donnell describes funding available from the organisation Youth Music read more

Speaking school finances: business and education

Ruth Bradbury considers the relationship and boundaries between the roles of school business manager and teaching and learning leader read more

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