Blogs & Updates
SIMS Training Courses in 2017
November 14 2016
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:
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Personal Tax Account
November 10 2016
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 ...
The SIMS Autumn Release is available now
November 09 2016
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...
Governance and Financial Healthchecks
November 04 2016
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...
Departmental News
October 24 2016
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...
Stay alert for phishing email scams
October 21 2016
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...
Stress management
October 17 2016
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 ...
School Workforce Census 2016
October 05 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...
New and updated KS4 Resources available
September 30 2016
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...
What Do You Think - New Grammar Schools?
September 14 2016
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...
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