Financial Accountability, A Practical Workshop
Overview of Learning
This practical workshop will give you an insight into the different presentation styles of financial budget reports governors and trustees may receive, aiding a better understanding of budget monitoring reports and helping you to effectively interpret and question. By the end of the session, you will:
- Have a better understanding of the importance of budget monitoring
- Be able to compare and contrast various reports governors and trustees may be presented with
- Be able to interpret and question reports presented at board meetings.
Audience:
All governors, trustees and local governors of schools and academies, particularly those serving on the Finance and Resources Committee.
Presenters:
Mrs Judith Smith, Principal Auditor
Format:
This course will be held in person at the Bolton Science and Technology Centre.
Pricing and Cancelation
Fees for this session are payable via the school budget and not by individual members of the governing board. If your governing board has signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement, sessions are free of charge. Governors of governing boards who have not signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement may attend for a fee of £82 per session.
If you are unable to attend a course, we ask that you please notify the Governance Services Team on 01204 332116 at the earliest opportunity and at least five working days prior to the course date to enable the place to be offered to others.
Cancellation fees will apply for non-attendance or if a place is cancelled by the delegate within five working days of the course date. Schools who have signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement will be charged £25 for each cancellation within five days of the course. If your school has not signed up to the SLA the full course fee will be charged. Fees may be waived in exceptional circumstances. Please contact Marie Foley, Governance Training Officer on 01204 332116 or via email at marie.foley@bolton.gov.uk