Blogs & Updates

School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions
  July 20 2016
School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) September 2016 Please be advised that the School Teachers’ Review Body has published its 26th report on the recommended changes to the School...
Schools Out
  July 18 2016
The last blog of the 2015/2016 Academic Year. I write this as a new Education secretary, Justine Greening, is appointed. No doubt over the summer we will see whether this changes the direction of gov...
Getting ready for Exams Results Day
  July 13 2016

MIS

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

MIS

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

ICT

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

MIS

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

MIS

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...