Blogs & Updates
Getting ready for Exams Results Day
July 13 2016
A new Performance Measures file has just been released by CAPITA.
Schools will need to ensure that they are on the Summer version of SIMS (7.170) before proceeding with the import.
Download the file...
Quick and easy document scanning directly into SIMS
July 12 2016
Introducing Brother’s Direct Scan Solution
Please note this product is currently unavailable from our Procurement service and this blog is now for reference only. To see our full product range vis...
Safer Recruitment
July 11 2016
Safer Recruitment
Training for Schools
SBS provides expert guidance to ensure you are confident and compliant in your recruitment
Paragraph 43 of the DfE statutory safeguarding guidance, Keeping Chi...
Summer Update - Improved Budget Monitoring
July 11 2016
Our latest release includes a new budget monitoring report, several more improvements to SBS Online and some minor bug fixes.
Budget Profile report
This new report works in conjunction with your bud...
Latest products & services from SBS ICT
July 07 2016
At SBS we are continually researching new technologies and developing our expertise to provide solutions for our schools' challenges.
Below are the new products and services we've launched for the su...
SIMS Summer release is available now
July 06 2016
The SIMS Summer Release is now available and includes several enhancements and new areas of functionality.
We are currently contacting schools to book a time to carry out the upgrade remotely.
Her...
Tempus Fugit
July 01 2016
Time Flies! Its July already and time to dust off the trophies for sports day, get out the tombolas for the summer fete and say good bye to staff leaving at the end of term.
There will be transition...
How to add a School Closure in SIMS
June 30 2016
If your school is fully or partially closed due to the proposed teacher strike on Tuesday 5th July 2016, the Y code should be used.
Code Y: Unable to Attend due to Exceptional Circumstances
If a...
Helping us to help you
June 28 2016
As you might imagine, we have a very busy Service Desk here at SBS, and this is particularly true at peak times of year such as now.
When you call us, it is essential that we take down some key item...
New SIMS Data Collection Sheet
June 23 2016
Following our recent blog post about the new Autumn Census data items we have created a new Data Collection Sheet for import into SIMS which includes the new fields for Pupil Nationality and Country...
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