Blogs & Updates
School Census - Autumn 2015
September 01 2015
It's that time of year again!
School census date Thursday 1st October 2015, please remember that this census is very important for your funding allocation.
We will be sending out the documentation fo...
Managing after school clubs and trips takes a leap into the future!
August 25 2015
Throw out your spreadsheets and notepads, great savings in admin time!
CHQ Virtual Activities Environment (VAE) is an exciting new web-based product that allows you to fully manage all of your out of...
SBS Online update! KPIs & Analysis Tags
August 06 2015
Hope you are enjoying some hard-earned time off over the summer!
We've released a new SBS Online update. It contains a range improvements with the two major features being Key Performance Indicators...
Sizzling Summer Reads
August 03 2015
Whether you are sat on a sunny Spanish beach or camped in a cool Clacton cove, we look at some of the 'best sellers' for finance staff this August
Academies Financial Handbook
The latest edition come...
Windows Server 2003 support ended on July 14, 2015! Act now!
July 31 2015
What does this mean for you and your school? Microsoft will no longer issue security updates for any version of Windows Server 2003.
If you are still running Windows Server 2003 in your school(s) ...
Pupil Premium Information
July 24 2015
Financial Year 2015-16 Calculation Spreadsheet – this file allows you to copy and paste the DfE CSV file and this will then calculate the amounts of Pupil Premium for the school.
Download the fil...
Address Validation Error - resolved
July 23 2015
Capita have solved the issue of the Address Validation not working and this was due to the move of their hosted services....
Address Validation Error
July 22 2015
We have discovered that a number of schools are being affected by the following “Address Validation Service is unavailable and has been disabled for this session”.
This has been tested by ourselve...
July Budget, Coasting Schools and Teachers Pay
July 13 2015
As another school year draws to a close, we consider the announcements made by the new government and how they might impact on schools and academies next year.
July Budget
There were no new announceme...
SIMS 7.164 upgrade reporting error
July 10 2015
If this is your first visit to the SIMS blog, welcome!
This is where all of the latest news, tips and guidance on school data will be posted.
SIMS 7.164 Upgrade Error
With the new SIMS upgrade there...
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