Valerie Haffey, the business manager at Ryvers School in Slough, explains: “As an academy, we have to submit our financial reports at a different time of year to state schools. There are also a number of new reports that we have to complete, such as for the Education Funding Agency. This means that we need to be on top of our finances at all times.” Like many schools, Ryvers School made the switch to academy status to provide them with mor

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