Blogs & Updates
Spring Census 2021
January 13 2021
The DfE has confirmed that the Spring Census 2021 will go ahead as planned
Following consultations with schools and their representatives, the DfE has decided to go ahead with the school Census Spr...
DFE cancel KS1 and KS2 Tests
January 12 2021
KS1 & KS2 Assessments will not be going ahead for Summer 2021.
Primary Assessment
The department recognises that due to the further disruption caused by school closures, primary assessments canno...
Give a Laptop Campaign
January 11 2021
Local BBC radio stations are helping with donation of old laptops and tablets for school children to use for remote learning.
Last summer local BBC radio stations helped members of the public donate ...
Customer Service Update - Direct Dials unavailable 11th Jan - AM
January 08 2021
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Please be advised that the direct dials for the Poole office staff will be unavailable on Monday 11th January between the hours 10am and midday.
This is due to the installation of our new broadband ...
Covid-19 Testing in Schools & Colleges from January.
December 17 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) asymptomatic testing in schools and colleges.
Beginning in January testing will be made available to all members of staff, all pupils and students in schools and colleges. Tes...
SIMS Pay - New Wraparound Care functionality
December 14 2020
All SIMS Pay customers can now access new Wraparound Care functionality at no additional cost to help manage childcare provisions such as breakfast and after school clubs.
Benefits to schools
Low...
Dual Leader Awards
December 01 2020
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With DfE scholarship funding for NPQs currently suspended, schools are looking for alternate ways to fund the continuous professional development of their staff.
Funded by the apprenticeship levy, t...
SIMS Standard Reporting Webinar
December 01 2020
SBS has created a 90 minute webinar to help provide you with the skills to create, run and edit reports in SIMS
We have created a page on our website providing more details, and the training will b...
Arbor's Brand New 'My Homepage'!
November 16 2020
Reminder of our next Schools Data Forum next Tues 24th Nov, featuring Arbor and more! Agenda and bookings >
From today until tomorrow (16/11/20 - 17/11/20), Arbor are rolling out My Homepage - a br...
SBS Schools Data Forum - Free to attend online
November 05 2020
We have a NEW DATE this month for our next Schools Data Forum. Our forum is free to attend and will provide information for Primary and Special Schools.
Our next date for primary schools is on Tues...
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