Guide to Financial Management in FE

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-8805-3
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, 112 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 152 g

Reihe: Essential FE Toolkit

Suitable for managers in FE.
- Directly linked to FENTO management standards, especially D ("Manage finance and resources"). Since 2002, all four regions of the UK have signed up to these standards
- Informative and factually accurate (deals with the key issues facing FE teachers and managers).
- The author is an expert in FE and writes a weekly column in FE Focus.

SERIES DESCRIPTION
The Essential FE Toolkit is Continuum’s brand new series on further education (FE) for teachers and college leaders. The series boasts 24 specialist, fact-filled volumes written by FE experts with significant knowledge and experience in their individual fields. Competitively priced, compact and accessible, each book should prove essential reading for FE lecturers and managers.

A general introduction to understanding finance and administration in Further Education - two of the most loathed areas of bureaucracy in the sector. Julian Gravatt, himself Director of Funding and Planning at the AoC, guides readers through the maze of financial terms, providing special advice on 'spreadsheets from hell' and examples of good practice. A number of invaluable time-saving tips and strategies are also included for coping with the admin load. A must read for despairing practitioners everywhere.

Zielgruppe

FE Management

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gravatt, Julian

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Kostenmanagement, Budgetierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung, lebenslanges Lernen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
2. Overview of finance and admin in FE
3. Section 1: Finance: Getting to grips with the LSC funding mechanism
4. Understanding the financial role of the governing body and audit committee
5. The financial roles of the principal, finance director and management teams
6. Spreadsheets from hell - the role of finance and spreadsheets linked to MIS systems
7. Best practice guide for finance in FE
8. Section 2: Admin: Getting to grips with LSC / other admin requirements
9. Understanding management information systems (MIS)
10. The admin roles of the principal, vice principal, admin and management teams
11. Best practice guide for admin in FE
12. How to cope with finance and admin in FE Appendices and bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Julian Gravatt is the Association of Colleges' Director of Funding and Planning.