
Posted on 23rd April 2014
What are your plans for May?
As April showers give way to the promise of a brighter future, there are number of areas that you need to be aware of as you make plans over the next couple of months. Business Planner The EFA Busin...

Posted on 2nd April 2014
March release items
The main March release saw the introduction of new Statutory and Occupational Maternity Pay calculation tables in your SBS Online planner. As a result, it is now possible to select, by budget, if you...

Posted on 31st March 2014
Academies e-bulletin
In their latest bulletin the EFA provide information on: Academy admissions appeals complaints form – a new online form for parents wishing to complain about an academy’s admission appeals proce...

Posted on 26th March 2014
School Business Services Launch Blog!
As part of the service provided by School Business Services to academies and schools we are introducing a regular blog on the latest news items that we feel School Business Managers should be aware of...

Posted on 21st March 2014
Academies e-bulletin
Academies e-bulletin On the 6 March the EFA issued the first of its new-style Academies e-bulletin. Have you signed up to receive it? Items covered in the 6 March bulletin include: The transfer of...

Posted on 11th March 2014
Welcome!
Thank you for visiting the School Business Services blog for the first time. This post comes from Becky Hall, Head of Marketing, to introduce who we are and why we have started this blog. SBS History...

Posted on 16th February 2014
Let The Games Commence
The world cup is underway - who do you predict will win? Brazil, Germany - England as an outside bet? Remember - despite the attractions / distractions in Brazil, there are still some important areas ...

Posted on 10th February 2014
New Way For Academies To Get Protection
Update 01/04/20: Since this blog was published updated information has been provided on the Department for Education website April is the start of the traditional financial year for many public se...

Posted on 4th February 2014
February release items
Wow - that was a seriously busy month! We had not one, but TWO significant releases of new and improved functionality. Firstly we released 'Charts and Graphs'. On many report pages you will now see a ...

Posted on 3rd February 2014
January release items
January saw one of our most significant releases since version 11 went live. We completely revamped the staffing contract screen. For some of you this was a long time coming, but we wanted to make sur...

Posted on 3rd February 2014
Not one, but TWO releases in May...
Our early May release introduced 'contract types' to SBS Online, enabling schools to create multiple types of teacher and support contracts. Assigned to each 'contract type' are settings for weeks per...

Posted on 6th January 2014
SBS Online Monthly News Blog
A very Happy New Year to you and your colleagues from the SBS Online team and everyone at School Business Services. We are really excited about what 2014 promises to bring. We have loads of brilliant...