Blogs & Updates
SIMS Standard Reporting Course
January 28 2020
SIMS Standard Reporting Course coming this February
This course introduces the user to the report designing process in SIMS with the objective to extract useful information from the Pupil/Student d...
February SIMS Training Courses
January 27 2020
Take a look at what we have got coming up this February!
Our SIMS training courses are ideal for maximising the use of your system, training your team or to prepare you for a new role in a school.
Be...
IMPORTANT – SIMS Census Exclusion Issue
January 22 2020
Is SIMS Census exclusion data being reported correctly in your Spring Census?
Currently the SIMS 7 and SIMS Primary census applications are reporting permanent exclusions data where the Exclusion...
The end of Windows 7 and what this means for ICT security
January 14 2020
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As of today, the 14th January 2020, Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows 7!
What does this mean?
Microsoft will no longer create and push out Windows updates
There will be no more sec...
MIS Spring Census 2020 guidance
January 13 2020
The MIS Spring Census 2020 will be on Thursday 16th January. This blog includes guidance documentation for 3 MIS systems and the fileset for SIMS users.
Welcome back after what we hope was a nice re...
Term-time only staff may be owed backdated holiday pay
January 09 2020
This blog refers to SBS Budgets, our new look budget management software as part of the SBS Online evolution.
There has been a change to the NJC National Agreement on Pay Conditions of Service (G...
The SBS MIS team completes Arbor accreditation
December 05 2019
We’re delighted to announce that we have become an accredited support provider for Arbor MIS
The Arbor accreditation team visited the SBS Milton Keynes office recently to complete our accreditati...
Free ASP product for schools and MATs - Arbor Insight
November 20 2019
Completely Free Performance Analysis Tool for every school and MAT
Arbor Insight is a completely free performance analysis tool that benchmarks your school’s performance against the national avera...
School Workforce Census 2019
November 05 2019
The last census of the year!
Half term has been and gone and now it’s time to start looking towards School Workforce Census 2019 (and the final stretch to Christmas!)
Here you are going to find t...
We're holding our next Data Management Forum on 26th Nov
November 04 2019
This month's Data Management Forum provides information for Primary, Special and Secondary Schools.
Did you know about our Data Management Forums? These sessions are a great way of networking and bei...
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