Blogs & Updates

Remote training - Preparing SIMS for Summer 2020 Results Day
  July 06 2020

MIS

SBS has created a remotely delivered training course to help schools prepare SIMS for results day and report efficiently and effectively. This course, delivered remotely on Tuesday 14th July 2020, ...
MIS Remote End Of Year Services
  July 03 2020

MIS

Let the MIS team help you work smarter not harder! If somebody had said to me this time last year, next year you’ll be working at home indefinitely, schools will only be partially open, GCSEs and ...
SBS School Finance Forum - Next Date!
  July 01 2020
We have a NEW DATE this month for our next School Finance Forum. Our forum is free to attend and will provide information for Headteachers, School Business Managers and Finance Staff of Primary, Spe...
An update on the Internal Audit
  June 23 2020
Did you know that Internal Audits can be done remotely? As an Academy or Trust, you are considered an independent institution and are therefore responsible for the results you accomplish and how pu...
Announcing Arbor’s new Understanding Your MAT Report
  June 16 2020

MIS

This guest blog is an update from our partners Arbor Education, which is supported by our accredited MIS team. We are hosting a joint webinar on 8th July - free to attend! Announcing Arbor’s new U...
A helping hand for the daily SAGE form
  June 15 2020

MIS

Temporary attendance codes have been made available to help schools report back to the DfE. Capita have produced Patch 25870 that will temporarily make codes 7,8,9 and Y available within Edit Marks ...
Updated Academies Chart of Accounts
  June 12 2020
An updated chart of accounts has been released for Academies by the Department for Education for use in the academic year 2020/21. This includes a small amount of changes to the previous set release...
NEW DATES - Remote Timetabling Training Courses
  June 11 2020

MIS

Due to the success of our recent Remote Timetabling Training courses, we have decided to run them again. We have been breaking down our longstanding SIMS Nova Timetabling Training Courses into 45 m...
SBS School Finance Forum - Free to attend online
  June 10 2020
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? ...
Remote SIMS course on Preparing for a New School Year
  June 04 2020

MIS

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...