Posted on 10th June 2020
SBS School Finance Forum - Free to attend online
Our first School Finance Forum is free to attend and will provide information for School Business Managers of Primary, Special and Secondary Schools. Did you know SBS holds forums for school staff? ...
Posted on 4th June 2020
Remote SIMS course on Preparing for a New School Year
Due to the success of our remote course in May, we have decided to run this again on 15th June 2020. This course is for staff who are responsible for preparing for the new school year. We have cr...
Posted on 3rd June 2020
New Attendance Reports for SIMS from SBS
Reporting on I, X, and Y just got easier with new attendance reports from SBS. Following on from the latest guidance from the DfE, Schools should resume taking the attendance register when more grou...
Posted on 29th May 2020
Calling all ScholarPack schools!
How to record absences using new DfE subcodes from 1st June in ScholarPack. In response to the DfE's guidance on how to record pupil absences when they return to school, ScholarPack have added the f...
Posted on 22nd May 2020
A round-up of our remote school finance support
Working from home comes with its challenges. Your morning commute can help you wake up and feel ready to work by the time you’re in school. At home, however, the transition from your pillow to you...
Posted on 22nd May 2020
School Re-opening - Health & Safety Issues for Learners and Employees
The government is keen for schools to take the first steps towards re-opening. However, there is considerable resistance from both teaching and support staff. How should schools deal with genui...
Posted on 19th May 2020
FREE SIMS Workshop - Approaches to returning to school for Primary Schools
Due to the overwhelming response from the Free Secondary School Workshop, we have now created a FREE SIMS Workshop for Primary schools! We have created a 60-minute SIMS Workshop aimed at Primary Sc...
Posted on 15th May 2020
FREE SIMS Workshop - Approaches to returning to school for Secondary Schools
The SBS MIS team have been discussing how we can help with the transition of schools re-opening. To help with this, we have created a 60-minute SIMS Workshop aimed at Secondary Schools to help answ...
Posted on 14th May 2020
The Oak National Academy
The Oak National Academy are an online classroom and resource hub created by teachers. Every teacher has had to adapt since the coronavirus lockdown and this is Oak National Academy's contributon. ...
Posted on 11th May 2020
Remote SIMS course on Preparing for a New School Year – Primary
Our remote course on Preparing for a New School Year in SIMS ensures we can continue to provide training to schools during this period of social isolation. To help with CPD, we have been breaking d...
Posted on 6th May 2020
Additional Remote Timetabling Courses - enhance your skills
SBS have created some additional remote timetabling courses to help you build next year's timetable and develop your own skills. These remote sessions are delivered in demonstrations for 90 minutes...
Posted on 5th May 2020
SIMS End of Year Procedures for 2019/20
It's business as usual for these processes! With what must be a very different school year than any of us imagined, it's hard to remember all those jobs you would normally be doing. SBS are relea...