Blogs & Updates
SIMS Pay - New Wraparound Care functionality
December 14 2020
All SIMS Pay customers can now access new Wraparound Care functionality at no additional cost to help manage childcare provisions such as breakfast and after school clubs.
Benefits to schools
Low...
New funding for schools during Covid pandemic
December 03 2020
I am sure you’re all counting down the days until you can sign off for a couple of weeks for the Christmas break.
Obviously, it’s going to be a very different Christmas this year but one that I...
Dual Leader Awards
December 01 2020
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With DfE scholarship funding for NPQs currently suspended, schools are looking for alternate ways to fund the continuous professional development of their staff.
Funded by the apprenticeship levy, t...
SIMS Standard Reporting Webinar
December 01 2020
SBS has created a 90 minute webinar to help provide you with the skills to create, run and edit reports in SIMS
We have created a page on our website providing more details, and the training will b...
The Latest from the ESFA
November 18 2020
As schools continue to deal with the ongoing difficulty, that is Covid-19, it is important that any update when it comes to school finances, is made aware of and publicised.
As can be expected duri...
Arbor's Brand New 'My Homepage'!
November 16 2020
Reminder of our next Schools Data Forum next Tues 24th Nov, featuring Arbor and more! Agenda and bookings >
From today until tomorrow (16/11/20 - 17/11/20), Arbor are rolling out My Homepage - a br...
SBS Schools Data Forum - Free to attend online
November 05 2020
We have a NEW DATE this month for our next Schools Data Forum. Our forum is free to attend and will provide information for Primary and Special Schools.
Our next date for primary schools is on Tues...
ULN Requests
November 04 2020
Please note we are holding a Schools Data Forum on Tuesday 24th November - find out more >
The ULN Service has been de-commissioned
You can no longer submit ULN requests via Secure Access S2S.
Pr...
F&B - Essential Skills for the SBM/School Bursar Q&A Session for Maintained Schools
November 04 2020
We at SBS have created an Essential Skills for SBM/School Bursars, Q&A Session. Our session is free to attend and will provide information for School Business Managers and School Bursars of Primary,...
SIMS School Workforce Census 2020
October 21 2020
This blog has been updated with the latest fileset.
October and we're using the "C" word again.
No it's not Christmas! (not yet)....it's another census, but this time it's the School Workforce Cen...
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