Tailored finance software solutions
Whether you’re buying for schools or looking for a solution to recommend, Access Education’s budget and finance software is here to help empower your schools to confidently manage their finances.
While we encourage collective procurement for optimal results, Access budgets and finance can be purchased individually.
Proudly working with 42 local authorities, you know you’re in safe hands.
Why choose Access budgets & finance for your schools?
School specific & LA compliant
Designed for schools, our software makes it easy for non-finance staff as well as school finance professionals to manage budgets.
Secure & cloud-based
100% cloud-based with secure access through Access Workspace, anytime, anywhere.
DFE & ESFA compliant
Supports accounting processes in line with DfE and ESFA requirements.
Powerful reporting
Produce and view powerful reports, including income and expenditure, monthly staffing profile and pupil reports all in real-time.
Electronic bank reconciliation
Reconciling multiple or single bank accounts can be time-consuming. Upload a CSV statement to auto-match transactions.
Income & expenditure
Track, manage and report on all your school’s income and expenditure to ensure your budget stays on track.
5-year forecasting
Forecast and plan your school budget for up to 5 years, increasing your visibility so your school can avoid deficits and track spending. Tweak as needed from the ‘snapshot’ view, avoiding manual data analysis and entry.
Scenario planning & salary modeling
Model the financial impact of multiple scenarios such as changes in staff, pay, pupils, income, expenditure and more. This is now even easier with our latest budget forecasting functionality, allowing you to make changes within the ‘snapshot’ view.
Tailored finance solutions for local authorities
The procurement process differs from authority to authority. But don’t worry. Access Education has you covered.
Buying for schools and using the software at local authority level?
If you intend on using the software at local authority level, you need to have confidence in your supplier - confidence that they’ll provide the right tools and training, and confidence that the software is easy to use and effective.
Our team is on hand to ensure your team is best prepared to use our software:
- All the training you need: Our experts will deliver training sessions to give your team the right level of knowledge.
- Ongoing support: Our software is always developing and improving. We’ll provide you with ongoing ‘refresher’ sessions as and when you need them.
- A software solution you will love: Our software has been designed to be both high quality and easy to use. Say goodbye to clunky, dated systems and hello to slick software that you, your team and your schools will love.
Buying on behalf of schools, for schools to use themselves?
If you’re buying on behalf of your schools, the pressure is on. Your schools are relying on you to:
- Select an effective software
- Solve their problems when they occur
Our flexible, ‘train the trainer’ approach empowers your team to become the experts on our solutions.
With Access Education in your corner, you get:
- All the training you need: Our experts will deliver training sessions to give your team the right level of knowledge to support your schools.
- Ongoing support: Our software is always developing and improving. We’ll provide you with ongoing ‘refresher’ sessions as and when you need them.
- A flexible approach: We can work with you on a ‘train the trainer’ basis, or if you prefer, your schools can go direct to Access for support.
Put simply, you can be confident that your schools will be properly implemented, supported, and trained.
Encouraging schools to procure budgets and finance software themselves?
If you’re encouraging schools to procure their own budgets and finance software, they’ll be relying on you for guidance.
Don’t allow them to settle for the dated, clunky solutions that first spring to mind.
Instead, provide them with a solution that they’ll enjoy using on a day-to-day basis.
Trust us, they will thank you for it.
Introducing customised reporting for local education authorities
Custom reports for your LA, delivered faster
We understand that local authorities have unique and specific reporting requirements. But don’t let that hold you back.
With our new customised reporting functionality, we leverage an API to create custom reports that meet your LA’s specific needs. No matter what LA you’re part of, we’ve got you covered.
Reforecasting feature now available in the Snapshot view
Revolutionise budget management with direct adjustments, eliminating manual updates
Now you can track your budget year-round, tweaking it as needed - based on expected outcomes, end-of-year projections, and variances, all from one convenient view.
Bid farewell to manual data analysis and entry, and welcome faster decision-making, time savings, and enhanced data quality.
Join the growing number of LEAs switching to Access Education Finance & Budgets
Why local authorities love our financial management software
Modernising school financial management
Within the first 6-9 months, the first school in Liverpool had gone completely paperless with its financial management. Many more schools are expected to achieve this milestone in the near future.
Access Education Budgets has massively improved budgeting efficiency across maintained schools in the borough
The cloud-based software removes any of the risk associated with spreadsheets, staff turnover and doing aspects of budgeting manually.
Get in touch
Please get in touch by filling in your details below. Once you have submitted your request, a member of the team will contact you via phone or email.
Why do local authorities trust Access Education with their budgets and finance software?
We get it. You want to find the best possible solution for your schools. The era of outdated, cumbersome tools is behind us. Instead, a variety of contemporary, user-friendly options has emerged, complete with a suite of tools that are bound to win the hearts of finance teams and administrators alike.
And we’re thrilled that Access Education budgets and finance has made it onto your shortlist. Assisting local authorities with software procurement is our forte. To provide context, we currently collaborate with over 30 local authorities spanning the entire UK. So whether your aim is to acquire software for schools directly or to uncover a recommendation-worthy solution, Access Education's budget and finance software stands ready.
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