In a sector where the costs of compliance continue to rise, and the demand on resources seem endless, is it a comfort to know there’s a team of financial professionals who will always have your back and let you get on with leading your school?

Discover effective strategies to capitalise on banked staffing loopholes and learn how to maximize your school’s resources to their full potential.

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New Zealand has a high degree of public trust and confidence in our system of government, but we can’t take this for granted. It’s something we need to work hard every day to maintain.

A note on Board Decision Making from NZSTA

A balance sheet is often described as a "snapshot of a company's financial condition". It is the summary of each and every financial statement of an organization.

Over the years, boards make many decisions for many reasons. Good record-keeping will make sure that future boards will have access to the background and the reasons for those decisions. Without that, later boards may be at risk of making decisions without full knowledge of an issue or relying on faulty or incomplete information.

At a CES event on privacy, Kathryn Dalziel a privacy expert referred to the importance of privacy and cybersecurity as that bestowed to health and fafety.

Every school will have a different timeline for its budgeting cycle and a different allocation of responsibilities. In many cases, the finance sub-committee may be involved in place of the board, except for final approval. In other cases, the sub-committee may assist with preparing final draft budgets.

We thought you and your Board might find our Glossary of Accounting terms useful. This is from our 24-page Financial Resources Booklet – a guide to how school finances work.

For those schools currently with Property Project(s) and for future reference.

It seems only right in the 21st century, all staff in whatever environment, have the opportunity to undertake professional development training at some point during the year.

We've finalised the dates for this year's conferences and we're excited to have some excellent speakers and workshops lined up in 2024. Conference registration details will be out soon so watch this space!