Posted on 3rd July 2020
MIS Remote End Of Year Services
Let the MIS team help you work smarter not harder! If somebody had said to me this time last year, next year you’ll be working at home indefinitely, schools will only be partially open, GCSEs and ...
Posted on 23rd June 2020
An update on the Internal Audit
Did you know that Internal Audits can be done remotely? As an Academy or Trust, you are considered an independent institution and are therefore responsible for the results you accomplish and how pu...
Posted on 16th June 2020
Announcing Arbor’s new Understanding Your MAT Report
This guest blog is an update from our partners Arbor Education, which is supported by our accredited MIS team. We are hosting a joint webinar on 8th July - free to attend! Announcing Arbor’s new U...
Posted on 15th June 2020
A helping hand for the daily SAGE form
Temporary attendance codes have been made available to help schools report back to the DfE. Capita have produced Patch 25870 that will temporarily make codes 7,8,9 and Y available within Edit Marks ...
Posted on 3rd June 2020
New Attendance Reports for SIMS from SBS
Reporting on I, X, and Y just got easier with new attendance reports from SBS. Following on from the latest guidance from the DfE, Schools should resume taking the attendance register when more grou...
Posted on 29th May 2020
Calling all ScholarPack schools!
How to record absences using new DfE subcodes from 1st June in ScholarPack. In response to the DfE's guidance on how to record pupil absences when they return to school, ScholarPack have added the f...
Posted on 22nd May 2020
A round-up of our remote school finance support
Working from home comes with its challenges. Your morning commute can help you wake up and feel ready to work by the time you’re in school. At home, however, the transition from your pillow to you...
Posted on 22nd May 2020
School Re-opening - Health & Safety Issues for Learners and Employees
The government is keen for schools to take the first steps towards re-opening. However, there is considerable resistance from both teaching and support staff. How should schools deal with genui...
Posted on 19th May 2020
FREE SIMS Workshop - Approaches to returning to school for Primary Schools
Due to the overwhelming response from the Free Secondary School Workshop, we have now created a FREE SIMS Workshop for Primary schools! We have created a 60-minute SIMS Workshop aimed at Primary Sc...
Posted on 15th May 2020
FREE SIMS Workshop - Approaches to returning to school for Secondary Schools
The SBS MIS team have been discussing how we can help with the transition of schools re-opening. To help with this, we have created a 60-minute SIMS Workshop aimed at Secondary Schools to help answ...
Posted on 6th May 2020
Additional Remote Timetabling Courses - enhance your skills
SBS have created some additional remote timetabling courses to help you build next year's timetable and develop your own skills. These remote sessions are delivered in demonstrations for 90 minutes...
Posted on 5th May 2020
SIMS End of Year Procedures for 2019/20
It's business as usual for these processes! With what must be a very different school year than any of us imagined, it's hard to remember all those jobs you would normally be doing. SBS are relea...