Blogs & Updates
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Children Missing Education - New statutory guidance from the DfE
November 03 2016
On 1st September 2016, new statutory procedures were introduced by the DfE with regard to Children Missing Education.
The DfE Children Missing Education statutory guidance document states that:
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SBS Online – November Update
November 03 2016
The latest update to SBS Online contains some improvements to parent planners of Multi-school trusts, new rounding options and a new set of tooltips on parent planners.
Trust Schools
In the 'Multi-sc...
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Departmental News
October 24 2016
The DfE/EFA have released information that Senior Leaders and Governors will want to consider.
Condition Improvement Fund
Academies and sixth-form colleges can apply to the Education Funding Agency...
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Stay alert for phishing email scams
October 21 2016
At SBS we monitor cyber threats that could affect schools and provide information about how you can protect your ICT systems and data
It has come to light that schools are being targeted with sophis...
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BTEC Basedata Import
October 20 2016
Some schools may be experiencing issues with the BTEC Basedata import when importing BTEC Basedata from the JCQ.
This is due to the late addition of a new level description for the BTEC Level 3 Nati...
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October News Update
October 19 2016
The first half term of the new school year draws to a close.
Checking the timetable for 2016/2017, there are a number of important events happening in the coming weeks – here is a reminder.
Prim...
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Stress management
October 17 2016
A snippet from the HR Resource Centre toolkit on stress management
Employers have a legal duty of care to identify potential causes of stress and manage the impact of stress on employees.
How to ...
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Changes to childcare in 2017
October 11 2016
You may already be aware that the government have recently announced a number of proposed changes to childcare in 2017.
The main change is the introduction of tax-free childcare, which will replace ...
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School Workforce Census 2016
October 05 2016
The School Workforce Census is on Thursday 3rd November 2016 but it is never too early to start preparing.
Our documentation to assist you is now available to download via the links below.
You migh...
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New and updated KS4 Resources available
September 30 2016
New KS4 Inspection Dashboard Report
Capita have released a new report which presents this year’s current data against previous years.
Schools will be familiar with the Inspection Dashboard provi...
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