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Posted on 22nd January 2025
Achieving Efficiency Savings for Schools
Practical Steps for Schools after Government recommendation to make 2% efficiency savings and optimise their budgets.
Posted on 22nd July 2024
Managing Budget Changes in Light of Decreasing School Enrolments with SBS Financial Planner
According to the latest national projections from an ONS study, the number of pupils in schools in England is expected to decrease significantly in the coming years. This trend is driven by various demographic factors, including lower birth rates and changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on 20th March 2024
Streamlining Your School or MAT's Finances: Why does Budgeting Software Beat Spreadsheets?
As a CFO in a multi-academy trust or School Business Manager, you understand the intricacies of juggling numerous budgets amidst rising costs and uncertain levels of funding. Optimising financial planning is crucial, and that's where budgeting software can be your game-changer.
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Posted on 13th March 2023
SBS Budgets software update: Admin Console, Multi-School Report and Quick Salary Calculator
On Friday 10th March we deployed our latest enhancements to SBS Budgets, further underpinning our commitment to ongoing development.
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Posted on 6th October 2022
SBS Budgets video - How to apply NI changes to your budget planner
The NI rates have changed and SBS Budgets allows you to accurately reforecast your budget scenario and realise the impact on your school or trust.
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Posted on 25th March 2022
Meet Marcus - Supervisor of the SBS Online support team
Following a series of insightful articles from our staff about their day-to-day roles, we wanted to introduce the SBS Online Supervisor, Marcus Peedell.
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Posted on 18th March 2022
SBS Budgets Spring Update 2022
The SBS Budgets Spring Update brings three significant enhancements for process streamlining, software integration and staff CPD.
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Posted on 15th March 2022
SBS Budgets Spring Update 2022 - New functionality for MATs
The SBS Budgets Spring Update brings significant enhancements for MAT process streamlining.
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Posted on 3rd March 2022
About the SBS Budgets integration with Arbor MIS and IRIS Financials
SBS Budgets is the leading integrated budget planning software. Did you know it synchronises with Arbor and IRIS Financials? And the integration is free!
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Posted on 28th February 2022
SBS Budgets update - National Insurance, Maternity Pay and Temporary NJC Increase 2022/23
The latest National Insurance, Maternity SMP rates and a temporary increase for NJC scales 1 and 2 have been announced by the government.
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Posted on 17th February 2021
National Insurance Rates 2021/22
This blog refers to SBS Budgets, our budget management software accessed anywhere via SBS Online. The National Insurance rates for 2021/22 have now been released by the HMRC. As in previous years, t...
Posted on 20th October 2020
Budget Monitoring
A detailed budget plan, with several alternative scenarios based on inevitable twists and turns through the year, is essential to any school. However, all the best laid plans become ineffective if ...