The Key for School Leaders | NASBM
School business management toolkit
Tasks
Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Submit the new budget to the EFA
for approval
Jul
Aug
Acad
CFR data is prepared from previous
financial year’s data. LA informs schools
that the information is available on the
Benchmarking website
MS
Schools access the benchmarking data
and compare their own data with similar
schools or academies. The information is
used in planning and reviewing staffing
structures, contracts, services prior to
budgeting planning
Acad
MS
Acad
Acad
This information is then presented to
governors as a comparison to ensure that
the school is achieving value for money
Additional considerations for secondary schools
Tasks
Sep
Clarify the curriculum for Key Stage (KS)
3 and the possible curriculum for KS4,
costing any proposed changes
Oct
Nov Dec
Jan
MS
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Acad,
MS
Carry out a dummy-run option choice for
the new sixth form and cost the choice
pattern for of teaching staff required
Acad,
MS
Look at the option choices for pupils
from year 9 moving into year 10, year 11
into year 12, and year 12 into year 13
Acad,
MS
MS
Finalise and cost the sixth-form
curriculum
The Key for School Leaders
Aug
Acad
Complete option blocks for the sixth form
Estimate sixth-form numbers
Jul
Acad
Acad,
MS
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