Blogs & Updates

COVID-19 Guidance for Education Settings
  March 05 2020
Guidance for schools and other educational settings in providing advice about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 This guidance will assist schools and other educational settings in providing advice for...
National Insurance rates 2020/21
  March 05 2020
This blog refers to SBS Budgets, our budget management software accessed anywhere via SBS Online. The National Insurance rates for 2020/21 have now been released by the HMRC. As in previous years, t...
Upcoming changes in the Capita FMS 2020 Spring Release
  February 25 2020
This blog contains information about SBS Finance, MIS and SBS Budgets. Capita has outlined what's new in the upcoming Capita FMS 2020 Spring Release, which is due out in the middle of March. The c...
The end of Windows 7 and what this means for ICT security
  January 14 2020
As of today, the 14th January 2020, Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows 7! What does this mean? Microsoft will no longer create and push out Windows updates There will be no more sec...
Term-time only staff may be owed backdated holiday pay
  January 09 2020
This blog refers to SBS Budgets, our new look budget management software as part of the SBS Online evolution. There has been a change to the NJC National Agreement on Pay Conditions of Service (G...
SBS Online is evolving to deliver more for all SBS customers
  October 31 2019
This Autumn Term term SBS Online is moving up a set! After 10-years maximising school budgets we felt SBS Online was ready to take on additional solutions for school business management. Previou...
Not using the national Teachers' Pay increases for 2019?
  September 30 2019
Using the National Scales? Please see our Teachers' Pay Scales 2019 blog. Teachers' Pay increases for 2019 have now been agreed, but is your academy or MAT following the national scales in your bud...
Teachers' Pay Scales 2019
  September 18 2019
The unions have released the Teachers' Pay Scales 2019. The NASUWT have uploaded the Main Teachers' Pay Scales and then separately Inner, Outer and Fringe London scales. As previously announced, t...
SBS Online's back to school pre-summer roundup
  September 09 2019
Not an SBS Online user yet? We're offering a 3-month trial! And just like that, it's time to go back to school. We hope you have enjoyed the sunshine and had a well-earned break. We have been bu...
New Academy Chart of Accounts SBS Online Conversion
  July 11 2019
Not an SBS Online user yet? We're offering a 3-month trial! Below is everything SBS Online customers need to know about the new Academy Chart of Accounts (ACOA). Following on from our previous b...