Blogs & Updates
Conferences, Shows & Reviews - What was said.
December 07 2015
Over the last few weeks there has been the NASBM Annual Conference, the Academies Show and the Spending Review.
Here is our quick catch up on some of the talking points from these.
Real term cuts fo...
Progress 8 data within the SIMS School Report
December 07 2015
We have seen this recent video from Capita regarding Progress 8 and thought it may be of interest to our readers because of how you can now view the Progress 8 data within the SIMS School Report and ...
Spring Census is just around the corner!
December 04 2015
The date for the Spring 2016 Census is Thursday 21st January 2016
We will be publishing the school census documentation at the beginning of the new year, however, should you require an onsite consul...
Payroll Software for Schools
December 02 2015
Choosing the right payroll software for your school
If you're evaluating payroll software for schools Mandy Gardiner from PW Payroll Solutions has outlined the must-have features.
What do the best ...
Assessment Data & Student Progress
November 26 2015
What will you show Ofsted in the future when their inspectors call?
Life after levels, beginning in September 2015, will still require students to be assessed.
Importantly, those assessments will n...
Upcoming Deadlines
November 26 2015
There are a few things coming up that you might have missed in recent EFA bulletins - a couple require action in the next week.
Post 16 Funding
Speaking to schools and academies with 6th forms – a ...
Research, collaborate, streamline
November 24 2015
The focus of the current government is to reduce the UK’s budget deficit – and whilst the government is currently committed to safeguarding existing school budgets, there will undoubtedly be dif...
Have you updated your Additional Staffing allowances?
November 24 2015
Here at SBS HQ we are committed to ensuring customer satisfaction. As part of this we make it our responsibility to perform random spot checks on planners every now and again. If and when we see anyt...
SOLUS3 Upgrade
November 23 2015
Following the Capita technical road map, all schools using SIMS should upgrade to the new version of SOLUS by the end of March 2016.
In addition, Microsoft have removed support for SQL Server 2008 an...
Using SIMS for Behaviour Management
November 20 2015
This week is anti-bullying week. The theme for this year is Make a noise about bullying
It is widely recognised that a robust behaviour recording and reporting system can help schools tackle bully...
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