The NSWPPA has been working with the DoE Finance team to reduce the unnecessary complexity of budgeting and planning. The changes will come into place when the SBAR is released on 31st October and will include:

• Detailed financial planning only in eFPT (no longer required in SPaRo)
• Staff planning is split into Entitlement and Flexible tabs
• Entitlement planning is managed in FTE positions only – no dollars display for this part of the allocation. (HINT - make sure you plan all of your FTE staffing in eFPT before the end of 2022)
• New reports to help you monitor your budget and staffing plans. (these will be available in early 2023)
• A new tile, ‘Allocation Vs Planned FTE’, shows the entitlement positions allocated to your school so that you can easily map your entitlement planning to these positions.

There will be webinars to assist Principals and SAMs understand the changes. I encourage you to register https://education.nsw.gov.au/inside-the-department/edconnect/finance-and-accounting/planning/simplifying-school-budgets/register-for-training

Guides and support are available to create your eFPT plan here https://education.nsw.gov.au/inside-the-department/edconnect/finance-and-accounting/planning/staff-and-financial-planning/create-your-plan

Guides and support are available to create your FTE staffing plan here https://education.nsw.gov.au/inside-the-department/edconnect/finance-and-accounting/planning/staff-and-financial-planning/about-efpt/efpt-staff-planning-page

More information her https://education.nsw.gov.au/inside-the-department/edconnect/finance-and-accounting/planning/simplifying-school-budgets.html