Blogs & Updates
Effect of the new Budget on schools
March 15 2017
Effect of the new Budget on schools
A week after the Budget we look at reactions to the announcements affecting the education sector.
Budget Shorts
A number of education reforms were announced in the...
Changes to statutory maternity and sick pay rates in 2017
January 06 2017
Statutory maternity and sick pay rates for 2017/18
The government has recently announced the changes to statutory maternity and sick pay rates in 2017. This includes adoption, paternity and shared p...
SBS Online – November Update
November 03 2016
The latest update to SBS Online contains some improvements to parent planners of Multi-school trusts, new rounding options and a new set of tooltips on parent planners.
Trust Schools
In the 'Multi-sc...
How to Budget for the Apprenticeship Levy
September 27 2016
The apprenticeship levy has been talked about for what seems like an eternity.
It is now almost upon us and we have to budget for it accordingly.
The levy comes into effect in April 2017 and will se...
Calculations for Pupil Premium 2016-2017
September 08 2016
In order to assist you in understanding the pupil level, pupil premium information provided in CSV format by the DfE, we have provided you with a spreadsheet for download, along with a presentation ...
SBS Online - September Update
September 07 2016
The latest update to SBS Online contains some improvements to service term management, cost centre usage and new functionality for Multi-Academy Trusts.
Multiple Budget Codes to Service Terms
It is...
Teacher pay scales 2016/17
August 10 2016
We have implemented the new teaching staff pay scales for 2016/17.
The general rule is a 1% increase in value of each 2015/16 salary scale. Last year we introduced three scale tables - A, B and C. Th...
Summer update - Outturn reporting
July 28 2016
Our latest release provides further improvements to SBS Online:
Outturn reporting
We have added a new feature to show the previous year’s outturn.
Simply go to ‘Settings > Budgets’, click ...
Summer Update - Improved Budget Monitoring
July 11 2016
Our latest release includes a new budget monitoring report, several more improvements to SBS Online and some minor bug fixes.
Budget Profile report
This new report works in conjunction with your bud...
Support staff pay scales 2016 - latest news
May 05 2016
Just a quick update with regards to the support staff pay scales for 2016. You may well be aware of this, but for those of you who are not, we hope that this proves useful.
In March, two of the recogn...
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