Blogs & Updates

Reporting on staff and student absences due to the Coronavirus
  March 25 2020

MIS

Schools will have a huge number of staff and students absent due to the COVID-19 virus. Here at SBS we have designed two reports to help you analyse your absences/attendance data based on those very ...
Are you preparing for your staff and students to work from home?
  March 19 2020
Home learning and working is now essential. The difficulty for most schools is managing this on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, whilst ensuring minimal disruption. In these unprecedented times w...
Y Code - Exceptional Circumstances for COVID-19
  March 16 2020

MIS

Y CODE - Exceptional Circumstances for COVID-19 - Self-Isolating Pupils Please follow the instructions below for entering a Y Code for Self-Isolating Pupils. Creating an Exceptional Circumstance in...
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...
SBS Schools Data Forum - March 2020
  February 13 2020

MIS

Our first Schools Data Forum of 2020 provides information for Primary, Special and Secondary Schools. Did you know about our Schools Data Forums? These sessions are a great way of networking and bein...
February SIMS Training Courses
  January 27 2020

MIS

Take a look at what we have got coming up this February! Our SIMS training courses are ideal for maximising the use of your system, training your team or to prepare you for a new role in a school. Be...
IMPORTANT – SIMS Census Exclusion Issue
  January 22 2020

MIS

Is SIMS Census exclusion data being reported correctly in your Spring Census? Currently the SIMS 7 and SIMS Primary census applications are reporting permanent exclusions data where the Exclusion...
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...
The SBS MIS team completes Arbor accreditation
  December 05 2019

MIS

We’re delighted to announce that we have become an accredited support provider for Arbor MIS The Arbor accreditation team visited the SBS Milton Keynes office recently to complete our accreditati...
Free ASP product for schools and MATs - Arbor Insight
  November 20 2019

MIS

Completely Free Performance Analysis Tool for every school and MAT Arbor Insight is a completely free performance analysis tool that benchmarks your school’s performance against the national avera...