Blogs & Updates
Microsoft Internet Explorer updates affecting RM Integris
February 08 2016
As of January 12 2016, Microsoft will only be updating and supporting Internet Explorer (IE) 11 - the latest version of IE
What should RM Integris users do?
We recommend that schools update Internet ...
Childcare Question and Validation Rule 2950
January 29 2016
Please note that the DfE has recently added validation rule 2950 to its COLLECT validation.
This validation checks that the childcare questions are answered for all four types of childcare. This vali...
Piloting Our Way Through January
January 27 2016
The warmest winter on record so far in some parts of the country. And in schools and academies everywhere the pace is hotting up – accounting returns to be made and budgets for 2016/17 to be prepar...
DfE FSM Ever 6 at Spring Census 2016
January 27 2016
Capita/SIMS have produced a new SIMS report file for the DfE Free School Meals Ever 6 looking at the data within the Spring Census 2016.
This report can be downloaded and then needs to be saved somew...
Daily Echo School Awards 2016
January 27 2016
School Business Services (SBS) is thrilled to announce that we are co-sponsoring the Daily Echo School Awards 2016, created to celebrate excellence in Dorset schools.
Parents, pupils and family ...
National Insurance 2016/17 – We got it spot on!
January 25 2016
We are delighted to announce that SBS Online has been projecting 2016/17 employer contributions for National Insurance correctly since February 2015.
The government has announced the new thresholds a...
National Insurance Rates 2016/2017
January 21 2016
The new National Insurance table is now available and needs to be entered in to SIMS Personnel.
The following table displays the new rates:
Band
Upper Monthly Earnings Limit
Lower Monthly Earnin...
Additional pre-appointment checks on teachers
January 21 2016
Since 18th January, where any European Economic Area (EEA) authority that has responsibility for regulating the teaching profession imposes a restriction on a person’s ability to work as a teacher,...
SBS Online releases new Support Salary Scales for 2016 & 2017
January 21 2016
A number of our customers have been requesting we look into the pending April Support salary scales.
Although yet to be finalised we understand you need to get to grips with your budget as soon as p...
Census - new fileset 226
January 18 2016
Downloading and Applying a Fileset
Please note that a new Fileset 226 has been released by Capita ready for your School Census. This new fileset solves a variety of validation errors and contains the ...
ICT