Blogs & Updates

Vital new service to protect your data - Enabling Encryption on Microsoft SQL Server
  June 22 2021

MIS

It has recently been reported in the news that two schools were forced to close after hackers accessed their servers, stole data and...
Now open for submissions! Budget Forecast Return Outturn (BFRO) and BFR3Year return
  June 22 2021
Academy trusts are required to submit their Budget Forecast Return Outturn (BFRO) to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
SIMS End of Year Procedures for 2020/21
  June 15 2021

MIS

Who’s on the countdown until the Summer Holidays? You all deserve a well-earned break after yet another very different year….but just before you pop off there’s a few little bits we need to get done so you’re all ready for September.
Five things I know about School Business Leaders
  June 07 2021
Minerva is delighted to be a partner for #NationalSBLDay and I thought it was a great opportunity for me to reflect on what it is about SBLs that I love and admire so much.
Moving MIS Webinar - 24th June 10-11
  June 03 2021

MIS

How to prepare for implementing a new cloud MIS system
NAHT blog - making a positive difference to children and young people
  June 02 2021
Rachel Younger, NAHT SBL council chair, explores the positive difference that SBLs can make to the children and young people in their schools.
The School Business Leader’s incident survival guide
  May 28 2021
Over the past 6 months we have been talking to schools across the country about how they manage their critical incident response.
What do we mean when we talk about school business professionals?
  May 26 2021
There are so many titles used to describe the school business professional (SBP). The title ‘business manager’ is no longer as fashionable as it was during...
The Changing Role of the School Business Leader (SBL) in 2021
  May 24 2021
There is no denying that the role of the school business leader today is very different to the one envisaged by the architects of the SBM role.
NAHT reflects on the importance of celebrating School Business Leaders
  May 19 2021
NAHT is delighted to support the inaugural ‘National School Business Leaders' Day’ on 11 June 2021 – a chance to stop, recognise and celebrate the incredible contributions that school business leaders make to their schools and the wider community.