Blogs & Updates
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...
Budget Monitoring
October 20 2020
A detailed budget plan, with several alternative scenarios based on inevitable twists and turns through the year, is essential to any school.
However, all the best laid plans become ineffective if ...
Promote wellbeing and learning with our partners Thrive
October 16 2020
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Reducing the impact of lockdown on your students.
The Thrive Approach® offers practical tools and training to promote wellbeing and help prevent mental health issues for all children and young peo...
New Remote Service - Parent App Housekeeping
October 15 2020
We are now offering a NEW Remote Service - Parent App Housekeeping.
Here at School Business Services we know only too well that the burden on school staff is increasing and deadlines continue to com...
SIMS Cover Webinar
October 14 2020
SBS has created a 1 hour bitesize webinar to help you arrange cover and use Cover statistic reports
We have created a page on our website providing more details, and the training will be delivered ...
School touchscreen cleaning guide
October 07 2020
We saw this expert school touchscreen cleaning guide by our partners at Sahara and thought our subscribers would find this useful at this time.
For schools and businesses that are conducting an over...
Delayed Year 1 Phonics Check
October 05 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DfE have delayed the assessment and return of the Year 1 Phonics Check.
In summary the Year 1 Phonics Check will now take place between 1st November and 31st December...
G-Cloud 12
October 01 2020
School Business Services is excited to be a confirmed supplier on G-Cloud 12, the latest iteration of the Governments Digital Marketplace which went live on September 28th, 2020.
How schools can use Covid-19 catch-up funding to support pupils’ social and emotional needs
October 01 2020
In July, the Government announced that children in England would benefit from a
£1 billion Covid “catch-up” package to tackle the impact of lost teaching time during the pandemic.
While ...
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