New integrated curriculum and financial planning tools
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- Governors · Headteachers · SBM
- Published
- 10 September 2026
- Reading time
- 3 min
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The DfE has launched updated integrated curriculum and financial planning (ICFP) tools to help schools link staffing, curriculum and budgets.
Why it matters
With falling rolls in parts of Haringey, ICFP helps leaders model staffing decisions over three years before they become urgent.
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The detail
The DfE has launched updated integrated curriculum and financial planning (ICFP) tools to help schools link staffing, curriculum and budgets.
With falling rolls in parts of Haringey, ICFP helps leaders model staffing decisions over three years before they become urgent.
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