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How the UK Budget 2025-26 Will Impact Schools and Education

Discover how the UK Budget 2025-26 impacts schools in England and Wales. Get the full breakdown for school leaders on budget changes and funding allocations.

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SBS Budgets update - National Insurance, Maternity Pay and Temporary NJC Increase 2022/23
Financial Planning

Posted on 28th February 2022

SBS Budgets update - National Insurance, Maternity Pay and Temporary NJC Increase 2022/23

The latest National Insurance, Maternity SMP rates and a temporary increase for NJC scales 1 and 2 have been announced by the government.

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Make budgeting software work for you
Financial Planning

Posted on 22nd February 2022

Make budgeting software work for you

Lynne Higginbottom, Bursar, reflects on her professional journey and experience with school budgeting solutions.

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SBS Budgets user workshop - Budget Setting
Financial Planning

Posted on 2nd February 2022

SBS Budgets user workshop - Budget Setting

We are delivering another free webinar focusing on budget setting.

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Make sure you don’t under-forecast backdated pay awards
Financial Planning

Posted on 14th December 2021

Make sure you don’t under-forecast backdated pay awards

We all know that pay awards never go through on the dates you expect them to/budget for.

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MAT Centralisation under the spotlight
Financial Planning

Posted on 16th November 2021

MAT Centralisation under the spotlight

This article provides news and insight on MAT centralisation. SBS' experience with MAT operations has delivered some findings which you may find useful.

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Sync staff data at the touch of a button - SBS Budgets and Arbor now integrated!
Financial Planning

Posted on 10th November 2021

Sync staff data at the touch of a button - SBS Budgets and Arbor now integrated!

SBS Sync now includes leading MIS software, Arbor. Plan your budget more easily and accurately by syncing your data directly from Arbor MIS into SBS Budgets.

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A day in the life of an SBS Online Consultant
Financial Planning

Posted on 13th August 2021

A day in the life of an SBS Online Consultant

I have realised that in this job there is never a standard day. I may be working on development and testing for a release one day, then providing training and service desk support for our users the next.

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Wednesday budgeting webinars - Autumn 2021
Financial Planning

Posted on 3rd August 2021

Wednesday budgeting webinars - Autumn 2021

We are delivering another series of free webinars focusing on budgeting

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Budgeting focus groups - We want your views!
Financial Planning

Posted on 29th July 2021

Budgeting focus groups - We want your views!

We’re rewriting our system, and want your opinions! We're delivering a series of budgeting focus groups to involve you, the users, in the rewrite of SBS Budgets.

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Key SBS contact for your Budgeting needs - Catherine Belchamber
Financial Planning

Posted on 19th July 2021

Key SBS contact for your Budgeting needs - Catherine Belchamber

We are pleased to introduce Catherine Belchamber who is your key contact for your school budgeting needs.

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Introducing SBS Audits - Track all changes to your school budget
Financial Planning

Posted on 12th July 2021

Introducing SBS Audits - Track all changes to your school budget

SBS Audits is available now for all SBS Budgets users. View your budget edit timeline and more...

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SBS Online update - More assistance and clarity for users!
Financial Planning

Posted on 12th July 2021

SBS Online update - More assistance and clarity for users!

SBS Online is evolving to provide more assistance and clarity for our budgeting customers. New functionality ready for the summer and new school year. Plus, track all changes to your school budget with SBS Audits!

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