Blogs & Updates

Important news: Issue with the Summer 2018 Census in SIMS
  May 17 2018

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Capita have made us aware that there is an issue with the current census that may affect your school. Please read the statement from Capita below and if this applies to you please be aware that Capi...
SBS Online has a new look!
  May 14 2018
After much discussion, designing, testing and long nights, the SBS Online team is happy to present the new and improved budget management software. Thankyou to our schools for their kind words whils...
New Census Fileset 902 for Summer Census 2018
  May 11 2018

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Please note that this blog was previously issued with an incorrect fileset number. As usual there has been a new fileset released. Please ensure that you have had your Summer upgrade and are on SIM...
Counting down to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  May 03 2018

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GDPR comes into force on 25th May and we can help you audit who has access to your SIMS data. We can investigate your SIMS database remotely to audit user permissions and module use. We will look at ...
SIMS Webinars from SBS
  April 20 2018

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Learn SIMS from the convenience of your school or home. If you’ve wanted to attend one of our SIMS courses before but haven’t been able to get to our training venues then our bitesize SIMS Webi...
Become an Assessment Manager Expert
  April 18 2018

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Exclusive Discount on David Pott’s Remote Assessment Training David Pott, whose blog you might have seen on this very page (Click here to view David's GuestBlog) has produced a series of webinars ...
SBS Online Redesign Blog Series – Actions, Filters, Hidden ribbon
  March 23 2018
This is the Ninth installment of our SBS Online Redesign Blog Series. This series of blogs has been created to ensure that schools are familiar with the software redesign before it is released. Not...
SIMS Parent Lite App
  February 26 2018

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The FREE SIMS tool to help you with GDPR and data management. Clearly we are living in the world of GDPR now and Capita have released a free app to further help you to ensure the integrity of your da...
GuestBlog: Assessment Manager - Top Tips for Senior Leaders
  February 15 2018

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We are delighted to present guest author David Pott who has been working with schools and local authorities since 1987 and is well known for his expertise in SIMS Assessment Manager. David is...
GDPR - Don't panic!
  February 08 2018

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With a raft of companies and people throwing scare tactics at you about the upcoming GDPR, SIMS is now able to help you take some of the worry away. In relation to SIMS there are 4 key areas that ar...