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What the Spending Review 2025 Means for School Budgets

At School Business Services, we’ve reviewed the government's full Spending Review 2025 and pulled together the key takeaways and what they mean for your budget planning over the next few years.

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The latest on our ICT Service Desk for schools - Spring 2021
ICT

Posted on 15th February 2021

The latest on our ICT Service Desk for schools - Spring 2021

With unlimited support from just £89/month, our ICT Service Desk is a reliable lifeline for schools, academies and trusts

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Make use of your old laptops
ICT

Posted on 11th February 2021

Make use of your old laptops

Chromebooks have many benefits for today's schools and students, especially in the current climate. Do you have an old laptop, no longer powerful enough to run Windows 10, and readying it for the rec...

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Arbor Basics Webinar
MIS

Posted on 11th February 2021

Arbor Basics Webinar

Our NEW Arbor Basics Webinar is now available! Book your space today We have created a page on our website providing more details, and the training will be delivered over Microsoft Teams or a simil...

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SIMS Bitesize Webinars
MIS

Posted on 4th February 2021

SIMS Bitesize Webinars

Learn SIMS from the convenience of your home. Due to the current circumstances, we have been delivering SIMS Bitesize Webinars that are easy to access whilst you are working from home. Below are...

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Our Remote Nova Timetabling Course is back!
MIS

Posted on 3rd February 2021

Our Remote Nova Timetabling Course is back!

Due to the success of our remote timetabling course last year, we are running this again in March 2021 As we are unable to deliver our full day, face to face training courses, we have broken down o...

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SIMS - Upcoming changes to supported SQL Versions
MIS

Posted on 3rd February 2021

SIMS - Upcoming changes to supported SQL Versions

Feel free to contact us to book your SQL migration Capita’s Roadmap for SIMS.net shows that Support for SIMS on ‘SQL Server 2012’ and ‘SQL Server 2014’ will come to an end after the Spring...

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GAG allocations guide 2021/22
Finance

Posted on 2nd February 2021

GAG allocations guide 2021/22

The ESFA have this week released a guide on the General Annual Grant (GAG) allocations for 2021/22. Each academy receives a GAG allocation statement, which is uploaded to the ESFA’s Information Exc...

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SIMS: Covid-19 - Useful links and resources to help in the current situation
MIS

Posted on 26th January 2021

SIMS: Covid-19 - Useful links and resources to help in the current situation

Below are some great useful links, tips and resources to help you get SIMS working for you. How can I use SIMS to help complete the daily Educational Settings Form? Schools will be only too well a...

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*UPDATED* Fileset 1706
MIS

Posted on 25th January 2021

*UPDATED* Fileset 1706

Fileset 1706 is now available The latest Fileset is now available 1706 so hit the download button and unzip the folder. Now open SIMS and go to Tools | Setups | Import and click the yellow folder b...

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*UPDATED* Fileset 1706
MIS

Posted on 22nd January 2021

*UPDATED* Fileset 1706

Fileset 1706 is now available The latest Fileset is now available 1706 so hit the download button and unzip the folder. Now open SIMS and go to Tools | Setups | Import and click the yellow folder b...

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Malware discovered on laptops provided by government
Company News

Posted on 22nd January 2021

Malware discovered on laptops provided by government

It has been brought to our attention that Malware has been found on school laptops given out by government. What is the latest? Teachers have reported suspicious files and the Department for Educa...

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Would you like to take part in the new pilot for attendance data?
MIS

Posted on 18th January 2021

Would you like to take part in the new pilot for attendance data?

GOV.UK has sent out the following invitation for all state funded schools to take part. (This does not include Nursery Schools.) Invitation to take part in a pilot to automate the daily collection o...

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