Overview
Schools are best placed to understand the needs of their own community and identify how best to address those needs at a local level. Therefore, this funding is being provided directly to schools to allow the flexibility of utilising the funding to best suit locally identified needs of the most at-risk children and young people and developing strategies and targeted measures to improve overall levels of school attendance. Schools are encouraged to cluster locally and work together to gain maximum benefit from the grant.
Accounting for the grant
The grant income and expenditure should be recorded appropriately in the school’s accounts. There is no new grant income code required to be added to the chart of accounts.
> The grant receipt can be recorded under nominal code 3290 Other Non-Capital DE Grant Income.
> There is no new expenditure code required to be added to the chart of accounts.
> The expenditure can be recorded to the appropriate existing nominal account, for example 4635 Student Wellbeing Expense, 4770 Trophies and Prizes Expense, 1421 Capital Fixture Fitting and Equipment etc.
> It is recommended that you create a ‘Department’ in the school’s accounts package for this grant.
> Any unspent amount must be included in the balance sheet at the year-end under the account code 2171 Other ring-fenced grants unspent.
Queries
Any queries in relation to the Attendance Campaign Support Grant should be emailed to social_inclusion@education.gov.ie
Further Information