1. Agenda Welcome & Introductions Budget Review Settlement Update Traded Services Coffee Schools Finance Update Selima update Energy Questions AOB Optional Training session

2. Budget Review for Schools – the Autumn Statement DSG remains Cash Flat PPG protected at current rates UIFSM set to continue at current rates Consultation in Spring Introduce NFF for 2017/18 Sept ‘17 30hrs EY for 3 & 4 year olds

3. In 2016 the government will publish a set of specific actions to support school leaders target over £1 billion a year in procurement savings by the end of the parliament through benchmarking, guidance and improved framework contracts.

4. Local Plans What can we do ? –Income Generation –Savings not cuts! –Stats to aim for –Support available

5. Income Generation Time to generate Income ! Wrap around Care After School Clubs Lettings Adult Education Community Use PTA / Voluntary Bodies Sponsorship Early Years Easyfundraising – Online Tap the energy of your young entrepreneurs !!!!

6. Savings not Cuts! Collaborate Economies of scale Sharing of services / staff conflation Federations Contractual Relationships Invest to save opportunities Recruitment / Retention Difference between value and cost – triangular pencils Benchmarking / DfE Financial Efficiency Tool

7. Stats to aim for Total staff costs as a % of DSG 80% to 85% Of which 54% Teaching staff Carried forward “It is a budget not a target – you don’t have to spend it all” Excess clawback mechanism now removed.

8. Support Schools Finance Helpdesk – full compliment – developing reports, 3-5 year business plans, Budget monitoring Additional support –Attendance at Governor meetings –Training for Governors

9. Key Dates January 2016 new Finance Regulations “Spring” Consultation NFF 31/1/16Final Schools Block Budgets 29/2/16 Early Years Indicative Budgets 31/3/16 Final Budgets – All 3/5/16 Budget Plan Deadline

10. Questions