Blogs & Updates
April Round Up
April 12 2016
For those considering expanding their Academy Trusts or opening a new UTC the DfE have recently issued guidance.
Primary Schools are reminded to publish details on how they spend their Sports Grant.
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Manage extra-curricular activities with SIMS Activities
April 06 2016
Capita have produced a new add on module called SIMS Activities which is now available to order.
Watch the video and find out how this can help your school to efficiently manage extra-curricular ...
Spring Update - Payroll Reconciliation and Salary Sacrifices
April 01 2016
April begins with a new update to SBS Online and the most significant update we have made so far this year.
Read the rest of this news article for an overview of the functionality or keep an eye on t...
New assessment graphs for SIMS Discover
March 24 2016
Several new assessment graphs have been made available to schools.
These fall in to 3 categories:
Early Years Termly Tracking graphs
CAS Discover graphs
Programmes of Study graphs
Templates ...
Are you ready for the SIMS upgrade?
March 23 2016
As many of you will already know, the SIMS Spring release is now available. Not only does this include many enhancements to SIMS, it also includes the latest release of FMS, which features changes t...
Budget, and so much more
March 22 2016
They say a week is a long time in politics. A week ago we had proposals for a national funding formula that meant all schools would be funded direct by the EFA from 2019-2020. In this week’s budget...
SIMS Spring Release is now available
March 17 2016
The SIMS Spring release is available now and we’ll be in touch soon to arrange a date for your school to receive it. In the meantime, here are some of the key enhancements.
Assessment
May 2016 wi...
SIMS Training Courses - new dates available
March 16 2016
Understanding how to make the most of your SIMS data is key to supporting whole school improvement
At School Business Services, we know the difference it can make to staff when they feel confident ...
Biggest change to funding
March 15 2016
You will have seen our earlier blog (click here) announcing that the Department for Education is consulting about a ‘national funding formula’.
This proposal is the most significant to effect sc...
Year-end Checklist
March 14 2016
The year-end for local authority maintained schools is fast approaching.
To help ensure that you complete this promptly and error free we have put together a year-end checklist, which can be downlo...
Finance