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Posted on 23rd April 2024
Budget Forecast Return 2024
The deadline for this year’s Budget Forecast Return (BFR) is 29th August. Here's our BFR guidance and how SBS can support you.
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.
Posted on 8th November 2023
Now in force! How to budget for the Teachers Pay Awards
The Teachers Pay Award September 2023 has now come into force, as of Friday 3rd November. Here's 5 tips from our Finance & Accounting team.
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Posted on 18th August 2022
Top 3 considerations when assessing the impact of rising costs on your school budget
Advice from the Finance & Accountancy team at School Business Services on how to manage the impact of rising school energy costs and pay increases.
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Posted on 22nd February 2022
Make budgeting software work for you
Lynne Higginbottom, Bursar, reflects on her professional journey and experience with school budgeting solutions.
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Posted on 14th December 2021
Make sure you don’t under-forecast backdated pay awards
We all know that pay awards never go through on the dates you expect them to/budget for.
Posted on 30th September 2020
2020 Support and Teachers' Pay Scales
This blog refers to SBS Budgets, our budget management software accessed anywhere via SBS Online. The government have confirmed the Support and Teachers' Pay Awards for 2020. Support The Support...
Posted on 9th January 2017
Cost pressures for schools and new Funding Formula
In the last few days of the Autumn term two key announcements were made on school funding. The first was a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) on how prepared schools and academies were in re...