Blogs & Updates

Your new Pupil Premium rates for 2018/19
  March 02 2018

MIS

Making sure you know how much you're getting for each PP Pupil/Student Now that you've settled down, back from your half term and enjoying some snow (or not) it might be time to start looking at you...
July Shorts
  July 18 2017
July Shorts There have been a number of announcements these last few weeks – so here is your one stop source to all the information you need. Pupil Premium Detailed school and local authority lev...
Calculations for Pupil Premium 2016-2017
  September 08 2016

MIS

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 ...
Tempus Fugit
  July 01 2016
Time Flies! Its July already and time to dust off the trophies for sports day, get out the tombolas for the summer fete and say good bye to staff leaving at the end of term. There will be transition...
Census Key Information
  January 08 2016

MIS

Selected Period and Pupil Funding Specifying the Selected Period on Census Day The selected period on the Census Day is used in conjunction with the class information collected in the return. It is b...
Capita's Insight webinars for primary senior leaders
  October 05 2015

MIS

As a school leader you will want to know what’s working in a school and what isn’t - but with so much going on, it’s often hard to have everything you need all in one place. SIMS gives you an ...
SIMS Training Courses
  October 01 2015

MIS

We recently moved to larger premises and are excited to announce our new MIS & ICT training facility in Newport Pagnell. To celebrate the opening we are offering a 10% reduction this Autumn on ou...
Pupil Premium Information
  July 24 2015

MIS

Financial Year 2015-16 Calculation Spreadsheet – this file allows you to copy and paste the DfE CSV file and this will then calculate the amounts of Pupil Premium for the school. Download the fil...
One Stop For Latest Finance News
  July 06 2015
A new place for the latest news. Regular readers of the SBS Finance Blog will have noticed that the blog is now available within the main School Business Services website. We will continue to provide ...
What’s new in the SIMS Spring Release?
  June 03 2015

MIS

SIMS Spring Release Update An overview of the exciting changes in the SIMS spring release. Assessment Without Levels Solution (Primary only) The long-awaited SIMS solution to Assessment Without Level...