Schools Financial Services - budget submission

The following checklist may be useful for schools submitting their budgets to Schools Financial Services using the new Budget Planning Software (BPS) which are required by 26 June 2015.

Ensure you continue to read all the guidance and updates from Schools Financial Services on the BPS system.

Check year 1 funding on the BPS system against the Kelsi template ensuring the same pupil numbers are entered into both systems.  Please see procedure on BPS for details.

Check years 2 and 3 Minimum Funding Guarantee (MFG) on the BPS system against the Kelsi templates ensuring the same pupil numbers are entered in both systems.  Please see procedure on BPS for details.

Check staffing and expenditure costs have all been allocated to a cost centre using the cost centre allocation report. Please see procedure on BPS for details.

Ensure the budget agreed by governors is the one submitted on the BPS system to the Local Authority.

Please note you do not have to officially 'authorise' the budget on the BPS system. The Finance User can submit the budget for processing by the Local Authority.

Once you have submitted your budget you will not be able to delete or change that version. However you will be able to copy the individual scenarios to create your working budget going forward.

We are here to help so if you do have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

Contact details:

Schools Financial Services
Email:  schoolsfinancialservices@kent.gov.uk