Blogs & Updates

Arbor Spring Census 2023 Guidance
  December 20 2022

MIS

Here’s our update on the latest guidance for the Arbor Spring 2023 School Census, the first of the new year!
Snow? How to log a School Closure in your MIS
  December 13 2022

MIS

With snow starting to fall, and whilst it’s lovely to look at from the comfort of your home, it can cause havoc for schools, and it might be necessary to close your school. Whilst we can’t help much with that, we can at least help you reflect this in your MIS system.
SBS Budgets software update - Reforecasting now available! 
  December 01 2022
With so many twists and turns during the year, you need confidence in your financial position. We've improved SBS Budgets again and added new functionality! 
Last Upgrade for 2022 - SIMS 2022 Autumn Release (7.208)
  December 01 2022

MIS

Details of the SIMS 2022 Autumn Release. For schools that have their SIMS upgrades carried out by SBS we will be contacting you to arrange a date for the upgrade to take place.
New SIMS Remote Service – Power BI Cover Manager Reports
  November 03 2022

MIS

The SIMS Cover Module is a very powerful tool but the reporting and analysis of your cover data has always been very limited. SBS have produced a Power BI report that utilizes information from Cover as well as Student and Lesson Monitor that allows your school to understand and monitor 
ESS SIMS School Workforce Census 2022 guidance
  October 27 2022

MIS

With the School Workforce Census fast approaching SBS is here to help you complete this procedure in ESS SIMS.
Arbor School Workforce Census 2022 guidance
  October 27 2022

MIS

With the School Workforce Census fast approaching SBS is here to help you complete this procedure in Arbor.
Bromcom School Workforce Census 2022 guidance
  October 27 2022

MIS

With the School Workforce Census fast approaching SBS is here to help you complete this procedure in Bromcom.
SBS Budgets update - IRIS Sync setup guidance via our Assist app
  October 13 2022
It's worth reminding our users that the PSF/IRIS Sync Tool can be very useful in reducing time spent on transferring data from SBS Budgets into your IRIS Financials system.
SBS Budgets software update: NI, Student Fees, CoA
  October 10 2022
At SBS, our product team are always hard at work developing SBS Budgets to meet the needs and challenges of our users.