Blogs & Updates
How one Multi Academy Trust’s investment in back office systems has improved attainment
February 08 2024
School Business Services Managing Director Leyla Tovey meets Christopher Dryer, Director of Finance and Operations at St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust in Wolverhampton.
“It’s so challenging now – people want consistency and stability…”
January 26 2024
School Business Services Managing Director Leyla Tovey meets Kingfisher Learning Trust Chief Operating Officer Michael Unsworth.
Your Summary Notes: CFO & COO INSIDER - Benchmarking & Curriculum-Led Budgeting
December 11 2023
On December 7th we delivered the latest CFO & COO INSIDER - a live, regular discussion about the trust finance topics that matter most.
Now in force! How to budget for the Teachers Pay Awards
November 08 2023
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.
Introducing IRIS Central
November 07 2023
At SBS, our consultants and software developers work with a number of solutions across the education landscape, and wanted to make you aware of IRIS Central.
Stress Free Budgeting: Software Onboarding
October 25 2023
Our budgeting team and our technical infrastructure has been developed to ensure every new customer has the right level of information and a seamless introduction to our software.
SBS Roadshow - autumn term 2023/24
September 01 2023
Are we headed to your area? School Business Services are scheduling a roadshow for the autumn term.
Latest ESFA Updates: Academy Trust Handbook & Trust Quality Descriptions
July 07 2023
As you will no doubt be aware, yesterday (6th July 2023) the ESFA published the latest Academy Trust Handbook (ATH).
SBS Coffee Club CPD Webinars
March 01 2023
We're delivering a series of Coffee Club CPD Webinars. An informal way to gain must-have insight into current school business management practices.
Why choose a 2 year rolling internal scrutiny programme
September 26 2022
Our recent Internal Scrutiny customers have chosen a 2 year rolling programme for their academy trust. This blog explains why.
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