1. School resource management tools
Emily Nunn, DfE

2. What tools have DfE made available?
How are they all linked?
How do I use them and get the most out of them?

3. Tools to help school resource management
School resource management self-assessment tool (for academies)
SFVS (for maintained schools)
School financial benchmarking service
Benchmarking report cards
Efficiency metric
Get financial advice for schools

4. Get financial advice for schools
Schools financial benchmarking website
Benchmarking report cards
Self-assessment tool / SFVS
Efficiency metric
A list of suppliers of financial advice for schools
Detailed comparison of income and expenditure to similar schools
A selection of benchmarking charts
An assessment of use of resources
An indication of efficiency compared with similar schools
Suppliers can help review finances and identify and address issues
A website that helps you find schools to compare to and contact details to follow up
A four page report to encourage the use of financial benchmarking
A one page assessment that RAG rates spending and characteristics
A quick assessment of how well funding is used to improve pupil progress
Guidance also helps you select a supplier
Helps you find similar schools using a wide range of characteristics
Uses a few characteristics to find comparison schools
Allows you use your latest data or budgets
A starting point for an efficiency assessment
Increasing detail

5. Demonstrations Efficiency metric
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SFVS
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New features on the benchmarking website

6. Questions, comments and feedback