Using ICFP accurately and effectively in your school webinar series

Overview

  • ICFP helps a school use resources as effectively and efficiently as possible. It does so by systematically analysing all aspects of the educational provision within a school setting to ensure that financial management planning ensures an appropriate balance in the allocation and expenditure of resources.

  • This two part training series builds on the ICFP Fundamentals webinar, focussing on using ICFP accurately and effectively in your school or trust. This training is aimed at intermediate level for those looking to deepen their understanding of ICFP and how to use it to support efficient resource use.

  • There are two separate online training sessions to help you deepen your ICFP knowledge and use it in your school or trust. Part 1: Data and Metrics; and Part 2: Diagnosis of Issues and Strategic Decision-making

Learning Outcomes

There are two separate online training sessions to help you deepen your ICFP knowledge and use it in your school:

Session 1. Using ICFP accurately and effectively in your school (Part 1: Data and Metrics)

This online training session will help you to:

  • Review the importance of ICFP in ensuring efficient resource use in schools.

  • Understand how correct data lays the foundation for calculating and analysing metrics, interpreting them to make recommendations to inform strategic decision-making.

  • Understand the need for balance in resource use and the consequences of imbalance.

  • How to make sure the metric calculations are based on accurate data for all metric types: balances, staffing and non-staffing.

  • Understand and be confident in which metrics are essential to use, and why, to assist strategic decision-making.

  • Understand how and why to use benchmarking and threshold.

  • Recognise the benefits of using tools to facilitate your calculation and use of metrics.

Session 2. Using ICFP accurately and effectively in your school (Part 2: Diagnosis of Issues and Strategic Decision-making)

This online training session will help you to:

  • Understand the need for a narrowed down, usable core of standard ICFP metrics that are straightforward to use.

  • Know how to accurately generate data for, and consistently calculate, these metric values.

  • Understand how to use threshold values to analyse the metric values to identify potential issues in the school’s resource use.

  • Understand how to use threshold values and benchmarks to quantify the seriousness of resource use issues to guide strategic decision-making.

  • Understand how context is key to your interpretation: choices and decisions.

  • How to be confident in the interpretation of your data using metrics as an evidence base when starting a conversation with SLT and other school leaders.

  • How to work with other school leaders to explain the risks and opportunities in order to find solutions that work and make strategic decisions.

About the training

    • Both training sessions include post-webinar activities to help you cement your learning. Together with the short pre-work activities, that are aimed at helping you to make the most of the sessions. They are not mandatory, although we recommend that you complete them.

    • Real examples of ICFP use in Primary, Secondary and Special schools

    • Insights from the trainer’s experience of being a School Resource Management Adviser (SRMA) working across multiple schools, multi-academy trusts and LAs

  • Both of these training sessions are delivered online using a virtual platform. You will receive joining instructions a few days in advance.

  • They are 3 hrs in duration, including a short break and time to complete activities.

  • We recognise that the school business profession is made up of individuals from a range of backgrounds, school settings, personal knowledge and indeed exposure to ICFP. This training is aimed at intermediate level.

    If you are looking to deepen your understanding of ICFP and how to use it in your school, then these two sessions are for you.

  • There is an ISBL member rate and a non-member rate for all our training programmes. All rates quoted below are inclusive of VAT and per person:

    • Whole webinar series (Parts 1 and 2)

      • ISBL member rate: £180

      • Non member rate: £240


      Single webinars

      • ISBL member rate: £102

      • Non member rate: £126


    One of the benefits of being an ISBL member is being able to access the member rates for training and conferences. If you are not a member, you can find out more about joining ISBL by clicking here.

    To be able to access the ISBL member rate, your membership needs to be active before you book your place on the programme.

    The full cost must be paid in full before you start the programme. Our Terms & Conditions can be found here.

Upcoming training dates and bookings

Upcoming training dates are listed below, click on the specific session to be taken to details of how you can book onto the programme:

Testimonials

  • "The resources provided in advance give an insight and allow you to prepare however Andy brought the subject to life through his passion at the training sessions. The vast amount of knowledge and expertise shared throughout both session was pitched at the correct level. Andy encouraged full participation and ensured we all understood each section before moving to the next. The pre/post and session activities allow you to put into practice what has been covered and breaks up what would otherwise be a heavy information session. It is a lot to take in however you will come away feeling energised and raring to go!"

For any enquiries, please contact: training@isbl.org.uk