
Posted on 12th September 2019
The Trust Capacity Fund is open
The Department for Education has announced that the window is now open for applications for the Trust Capacity Fund (TCaF). What is the TCaF? The TCaF is a £27m fund to support the development and...

Posted on 9th September 2019
SBS Online's back to school pre-summer roundup
Not an SBS Online user yet? We're offering a 3-month trial! And just like that, it's time to go back to school. We hope you have enjoyed the sunshine and had a well-earned break. We have been bu...

Posted on 4th September 2019
Your updated Pupil Premium 2019/20
As many of you are no doubt aware, your Pupil Premium ‘ticks’ will not have carried over from last year and so will need to be re-entered. Thankfully to make our lives a little easier, you can ...

Posted on 11th July 2019
New Academy Chart of Accounts SBS Online Conversion
Not an SBS Online user yet? We're offering a 3-month trial! Below is everything SBS Online customers need to know about the new Academy Chart of Accounts (ACOA). Following on from our previous b...

Posted on 27th June 2019
Try before you buy - Online training for schools
Manage and demonstrate statutory training and policy compliance. Try before you buy with a free single use trial of TrainingSchoolz online training for schools. We believe it's important that schools...

Posted on 27th June 2019
New Academy Chart of Accounts 2019
We have since released an update for SBS Online customers → The Government have released a new standardised Academy Chart of Accounts. The standardised Academy Chart of Accounts is for Budget C...

Posted on 24th June 2019
Important: Spam emails
.enforcedisplay { display: block!important; } We are seeing an increasing number of spam emails slip through the spam filtering net into users' inboxes. Typically these spam emails come from use...

Posted on 19th June 2019
SIMS End of Year Procedures 2019
This blog covers the SIMS End of Year Procedures for the end of 2018/19 – it's the final stretch! I know all of you have started dreaming about the summer holidays, although hopefully by that tim...

Posted on 7th June 2019
End of Key Stage Processes 2019
The End of Key Stage is an important submission in Capita SIMS at a busy time of the year. This time last year I was talking about the beautiful sunshine and getting your BBQs out, this year the sun...

Posted on 5th June 2019
Urgent action required for Capita SIMS Pay
Action required by June 30th for Capita SIMS Pay customers Capita have provided an urgent message for all Capita SIMS Pay customers. Please read the below if you use this product as it will have a ...

Posted on 3rd June 2019
June SIMS Training Courses from SBS
Take a refresher this Summer! Take a look at the June SIMS Training Courses from SBS and see what we have to offer! Our SIMS training courses are ideal for maximising the use of your system, traini...

Posted on 23rd May 2019
Prior Attainment Banding (Advice from ASCL)
In the absence of official guidance from the DfE around the Prior Attainment Banding information for cohorts with scaled scores, ASCL have provided a suggested course of action. Download PDF → P...