Blogs & Updates

Interim Support Staff Pay Scales from April 2019
  June 20 2018
We have released updated interim values for support staff national pay scales effective from 1st April 2019 In April 2019 the scale points will be restructured, for now the new rates will update e...
SIMS FAULT : Issue with Contacts and CTFs with Pre-Admissions
  June 18 2018

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Contact Matching when importing CTFs for new Admissions is broken! Capita have discovered an issue with importing CTFs for pre-admissions that may cause some problems with your contacts. Simply put...
End of Key Stage Processes
  June 13 2018

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The sun is shining, quick, get the BBQ out! Oh, and do your End of Key Stage Processes! It’s hit June, we’re getting hot weather and it’s finally looking as though Summer is arriving. Time yet...
End of Year Procedures for the end of 17/18 - Nearly there!
  May 30 2018

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We’re hitting the final stretch and its time to be thinking about your End of Year Processes. Below you will find 2 different types of the EOY documents; the Summary and the Detailed. The 'Summa...
Important news: Issue with the Summer 2018 Census in SIMS
  May 17 2018

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Capita have made us aware that there is an issue with the current census that may affect your school. Please read the statement from Capita below and if this applies to you please be aware that Capi...
SBS Online has a new look!
  May 14 2018
After much discussion, designing, testing and long nights, the SBS Online team is happy to present the new and improved budget management software. Thankyou to our schools for their kind words whils...
New Census Fileset 902 for Summer Census 2018
  May 11 2018

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Please note that this blog was previously issued with an incorrect fileset number. As usual there has been a new fileset released. Please ensure that you have had your Summer upgrade and are on SIM...
Counting down to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  May 03 2018

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GDPR comes into force on 25th May and we can help you audit who has access to your SIMS data. We can investigate your SIMS database remotely to audit user permissions and module use. We will look at ...
SIMS Summer Census 2018 guidance
  May 02 2018

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The SIMS Summer Census will be on Thursday 17th May 2018 It finally feels like Spring has come with April showers and glorious sunshine and along with it comes another census. This one’s a nice ...
Updated Support Staff Pay Scales from April 2018
  April 30 2018
Today we have released updated values for support staff national pay scales effective from 1st April 2018. These values are part of the following new table: Support Scales - 2018 Final These incl...