Posted on 2nd December 2016
SIMS for Safeguarding
With Ofsted placing greater emphasis on safeguarding than ever before, it is essential that staff in schools are aware of their responsibilities and have confidence in the monitoring systems that are...
Posted on 30th November 2016
A Guide to the Apprenticeship Levy
The Apprenticeship Levy is a new government initiative announced in the 2015 Summer Budget that will come into force from April 2017. It is in effect a payroll tax that will apply to large organisati...
Posted on 14th November 2016
SIMS Training Courses in 2017
Dates for our 2017 SIMS courses are available to view now on our SIMS Training page. As well as some of the ever-popular, regular SIMS training courses you will also find some new courses on offer: ...
Posted on 10th November 2016
Personal Tax Account
Don’t have the time to call HMRC and wait on hold for what feels like forever to check your tax code or inform them of a change of address? HMRC have now created the personal tax account service ...
Posted on 9th November 2016
The SIMS Autumn Release is available now
If you are a school for whom we run the upgrade, we will be contacting you to arrange a convenient date. Important Information regarding this release School Census – this release will remove the A...
Posted on 4th November 2016
Governance and Financial Healthchecks
Academy Accounting Officers will have received a letter from the CEO of the Education Funding Agency, Peter Lauener, reminding them of the principles that those holding public office should adhere to...
Posted on 24th October 2016
Departmental News
The DfE/EFA have released information that Senior Leaders and Governors will want to consider. Condition Improvement Fund Academies and sixth-form colleges can apply to the Education Funding Agency...
Posted on 21st October 2016
Stay alert for phishing email scams
At SBS we monitor cyber threats that could affect schools and provide information about how you can protect your ICT systems and data It has come to light that schools are being targeted with sophis...
Posted on 17th October 2016
Stress management
A snippet from the HR Resource Centre toolkit on stress management Employers have a legal duty of care to identify potential causes of stress and manage the impact of stress on employees. How to ...
Posted on 5th October 2016
School Workforce Census 2016
The School Workforce Census is on Thursday 3rd November 2016 but it is never too early to start preparing. Our documentation to assist you is now available to download via the links below. You migh...
Posted on 30th September 2016
New and updated KS4 Resources available
New KS4 Inspection Dashboard Report Capita have released a new report which presents this year’s current data against previous years. Schools will be familiar with the Inspection Dashboard provi...
Posted on 14th September 2016
What Do You Think - New Grammar Schools?
Theresa May's government is seeking views on further changes to schools, which includes the creation of new grammar schools. Your views on the Green Paper are being sought. Click here to see details...