Posted on 2nd April 2025
The Rising Costs Facing Schools in April 2025
From increased staff expenses to higher infrastructure and SEND funding demands, school leaders must carefully plan their budgets to maintain financial stability.
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Posted on 29th July 2024
Absence & Vacancy Cover - Interim Finance and SBM support for schools and MATs
We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of the support we offer to schools and MATs requiring finance expertise on an interim basis.
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.
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Posted on 18th March 2024
Your Summary Notes: CFO & COO INSIDER - Laying a Foundation for Growth
On February 29th we delivered the latest CFO & COO INSIDER - a live, regular discussion about the trust finance topics that matter most.
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 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.
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Posted on 16th November 2021
MAT Centralisation under the spotlight
This article provides news and insight on MAT centralisation. SBS' experience with MAT operations has delivered some findings which you may find useful.
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Posted on 20th May 2021
Wednesday budgeting webinars - June 2021
We are delivering a series of free webinars focusing on budgeting
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 ...
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 14th May 2018
SBS Online has a new look!
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...
Posted on 27th April 2018
SBS Online Redesign Blog Series – Budget Settings
This is the Fourteenth 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...