Blogs & Updates

Giving teachers more freedom
  November 19 2015

MIS

Giving teachers more freedom this Autumn with SIMS Assessment. Read Capita's Product Manager, Rachael Marshman’s blog on how SIMS is supporting school’s approach to assessment and what changes ...
What’s new in the SIMS Autumn Release?
  November 18 2015

MIS

Here are just some of the changes to look out for in the SIMS Autumn Release Improvements to SIMS Assessment The developments in assessment have been made with teachers in mind; improving usabilit...
Securus Anti-bullying Software
  November 16 2015

ICT

SBS has partnered with Securus Software to provide an online safety solution for your school. This software will alert staff to cyberbullying, explicit images, online grooming, radicalisation and muc...
Welcome to the team
  November 11 2015

MIS

We would like to introduce two new members of the MIS team who you will be either seeing or speaking to and we are sure that you will make them both welcome Leyla Tovey MIS Assistant Manager ...
Evidence the quality of teaching and support CPD in your school
  November 06 2015

MIS

Dear Colleague, When it comes to Ofsted inspection and achieving an ‘outstanding’ judgement overall, schools have to prove that their quality of teaching merits this. Senior leaders will need ...
Win a Digital Camera!
  November 03 2015

MIS

School Business Services are currently undergoing the Capita SIMS re-accreditation The process for SIMS accreditation is very similar to schools undertaking an Ofsted inspection. The assessment requi...
Remember, remember. . .
  November 02 2015
Get ready for the school workforce census on 5th November. Also reminders about the PE Grant, Condition Improvement Fund and other items from the EFA planner. If you need any support please call 03...
SBS Online Release: Improved Excel Exports
  October 29 2015
Our latest release contains three significant enhancements plus a couple of minor bug fixes. Excel Exports Both this and the previous release have standardised and improved the process for exporting...
Census and School Workforce Return - New Fileset 207
  October 22 2015

MIS

There is a new updated fileset which solves a number of issues with validations for the Census and SWR which has just been released. Download the Zip file and then follow the instructions below to imp...
Update: September 2015 Teacher Pay Scales
  October 21 2015
Due to popular demand, we have created a third teacher pay scale table for you to choose and apply in your budget settings, named 'Teacher Scales – Sept 2015 (C)'. This table features a standard 1% ...