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Top Slice vs GAG Pooling: Which Budgeting Model is Right for Your MAT?

We look at two key budgeting models for Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs). Highlighting the pros and cons of each model and how SBS Financial Planner simplifies managing both, helping MAT leaders make informed, data-driven financial decisions.

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Update following Teachers' Pension Scheme valuation
Financial Planning

Posted on 28th February 2019

Update following Teachers' Pension Scheme valuation

As a result of the current valuation of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, the Government has determined that the employer contribution rate should increase to 23.68%. This change takes effect from 1 ...

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Creating your Budget for the Next School Financial Year
Financial Planning

Posted on 21st February 2019

Creating your Budget for the Next School Financial Year

As the financial year approaches one thing on everyone’s mind is creating their School Budget for next year. We have been thinking about ways we can make creating your 2019/20 Budget easier for yo...

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Top tips for school staffing budget
Financial Planning

Posted on 30th January 2019

Top tips for school staffing budget

Here at SBS Online, we know just how important efficient Staffing Budgeting is. Therefore, we have been thinking about staffing tips to make your life easier! With the new Superannuation proposal f...

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Sage, Profile Monitor and other Updates
Financial Planning

Posted on 13th December 2018

Sage, Profile Monitor and other Updates

We have worked with Sage to produce a report template you can upload into your Excel Reports within Sage. This report will allow you to easily generate a Budget Monitor to import into SBS Online at j...

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New Teacher Pay Scales
Financial Planning

Posted on 21st September 2018

New Teacher Pay Scales

We have updated our pay scales to the official amounts announced. The majority of the new teacher pay scales matched our predictions, the main differences were on the Unqualified scales. These inclu...

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Funding Predictor and other updates
Financial Planning

Posted on 11th September 2018

Funding Predictor and other updates

We have introduced a new version of our Funding Predictor in SBS Online. The new version Funding Predictor allows our schools who have FSM plus FSM6 to input both of these values. We have also update...

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SBS Online update! KPIs & Analysis Tags
Financial Planning

Posted on 6th August 2015

SBS Online update! KPIs & Analysis Tags

Hope you are enjoying some hard-earned time off over the summer! We've released a new SBS Online update. It contains a range improvements with the two major features being Key Performance Indicators...

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New Teacher Scales for September 2015
Financial Planning

Posted on 8th July 2015

New Teacher Scales for September 2015

Following the announcement of the new pay scales for teachers from September 2015, we have created two new tables for you to choose between and apply in your budget settings: Teacher Scales – Sept...

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