Blogs & Updates

The Trust Capacity Fund
  April 06 2020
The Trust Capacity Fund (TCaF): A funding opportunity from the DfE to grow your school or Trust The next round of Trust Capacity Fund has been announced and will open to applicants on April 6th. ...
Nova T6 Surgery - Stuck with this year’s timetable?
  April 06 2020

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Let SBS help you with your timetabling problems. We have experienced Nova T6 timetablers to partner with you and guide you through issues encountered along the way. From time to time a new or experie...
National Insurance rates 2020-2021
  April 01 2020

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There is a new set of National Insurance rates tables which will need to be entered into your SIMS system for 2020-2021. Download the new NI tables here → If you don’t feel like adding these in...
Beware of coronavirus email scams
  April 01 2020
Families who receive Free School Meals have been targeted by a coronavirus email scam asking them to pass over their bank details. The government has issued a warning urging people not to fall for it...
SIMS ID Lite and additional resources for SIMS users
  March 31 2020

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Did you know SIMS ID Lite is available to SIMS customers at no extra charge? In addition to providing single sign-in for applications such as SIMS Parent and Options it also provides links to the v...
Weduc Home School Learning Essentials for Free!
  March 26 2020

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Together we are stronger. The world is a strange place at the moment, we understand this may be a very difficult and challenging time for schools. SBS are working in partnership with Weduc, the ne...
Reporting on staff and student absences due to the Coronavirus
  March 25 2020

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Schools will have a huge number of staff and students absent due to the COVID-19 virus. Here at SBS we have designed two reports to help you analyse your absences/attendance data based on those very ...
Keyworkers information on School Closures
  March 23 2020
To limit the spread of COVID-19, the government have advised that if children can stay safely at home, they should. Schools and all childcare providers are being asked to continue to provide care fo...
Home School Resources
  March 20 2020
Home School Resources for School Closures Due to the School Closures that are coming into force from today, Friday 20th March, we have combined a list of websites that are offering free resources to...
Are you preparing for your staff and students to work from home?
  March 19 2020
Home learning and working is now essential. The difficulty for most schools is managing this on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, whilst ensuring minimal disruption. In these unprecedented times w...