Some of the changes this year, as part of governance, confirm the need for a clerk to be appointed to the board and reiterate the importance of keeping your register of interests up to date. For internal scrutiny (in relation to financial and non-financial controls) the document confirms that additional individuals or organisations can be used for support, by Trusts, where specialist non-financial knowledge is needed.
Other notable changes include the maintenance of fixed asset registers, termly reviews of pupil numbers, the use of ICFP, risk management and internal scrutiny updates, as well as the completion of the School Resource Management self-assessment tool.
To access the Handbook and find out more about the changes, including those affecting the executive team, annual accounts and general controls and transparency, please click here.
Article from October's edition of Education Insights