Blogs & Updates

Budget & TPS Return Deadlines
May 19 2015
Whilst speculation continues about what might be in the Queen's speech and how this might impact on our work in schools and colleges (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-32697243), in this week’s bl...

The Next 5 Years
May 11 2015
The country's views have been heard, and for the next 5 years education in England will be developed in line with Conservative policies. Over the last 6 weeks or so the following statements have been ...

May the Fourth Be With You!
May 04 2015
This blog is being published on ‘Star Wars Day’. In a few days’ time our opinion will be sought on which empire returns to No. 10 and whether the new government will be a clone of the last. But ...

Easter Shorts
April 13 2015
To ease you back after the Easter break – this week’s blog highlights a small number of areas that appeared in the last few weeks that you might find interesting and useful. Welcome to Easter Shor...

Happy birthday SBS blog!
March 24 2015
This is the 30th blog we have published – the first being on 21 March 2014. So happy birthday blog. We hope that you have found the contents over the year useful – and of course we welcome any f...

News from the Budget
March 20 2015
2015 Budget
Our friends at PW Payroll Solutions have produced an analysis of the 2015 Budget.
See http://www.pwpayrollsolutions.co.uk/news/budget-statement-2015/
I have picked out a few items from...

Top Tips On Fund Raising
March 18 2015
Bid writing is a huge part of any business role. Glyn Marsh, Senior Financial Consultant with School Business Services, recently gives his top ten tips for School Business Managers.
Any Bid Is Like A...

It’s A Risky Business – But You Can Manage It
March 12 2015
This week it’s not deadlines we draw your attention to but some of the bigger questions about the risks schools face and whether you are in a position to respond to these.
Budget Forecasts
Schools...

In Recent News
February 27 2015
We end February with items from the EFA Planner and a couple of announcements made by the EFA shortly before the half term break – just in case you missed them.
The EFA are also expected to...

Guest blog post from PW Payroll Solutions
February 25 2015
Start planning now for pensions auto enrolment
All employers should start planning now for new workplace pension duties as they roll out to medium and small businesses over the coming months. This le...
Finance