Blogs & Updates
New Attendance Reports for SIMS from SBS
June 03 2020
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...
Calling all ScholarPack schools!
May 29 2020
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...
A round-up of our remote school finance support
May 22 2020
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...
School Re-opening - Health & Safety Issues for Learners and Employees
May 22 2020
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...
FREE SIMS Workshop - Approaches to returning to school for Primary Schools
May 19 2020
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...
FREE SIMS Workshop - Approaches to returning to school for Secondary Schools
May 15 2020
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...
The Oak National Academy
May 14 2020
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.
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Remote SIMS course on Preparing for a New School Year – Primary
May 11 2020
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...
Additional Remote Timetabling Courses - enhance your skills
May 06 2020
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...
SIMS End of Year Procedures for 2019/20
May 05 2020
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...
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