Attached is the termly financial check list for Spring 2009. The checklist, once completed, should be signed by the Headteacher and Chair of Governors, and returned to Finance Support by the end of the Spring term.

For those schools that purchase the Enhanced Finance Support Package, your Finance Support Officer will assist in the completion of the checklist during the Spring term visit. For further details, please refer to the Services to Schools Brochure, Financial Support to Schools Section.

As mentioned in the previous MI sheets, it is envisaged that schools will receive checklists on a termly basis, covering the processes and topics that are required for that term. In response to comments received from schools on ways of improving the checklist, it is now listed in order of items to be actioned throughout the term with those issues relating to specific months at the end of the checklist. This change is in response to comments from schools that there was too much repetition in previous checklists.