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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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Your Summary Notes: CFO & COO INSIDER - Benchmarking & Curriculum-Led Budgeting
Finance

Posted on 11th December 2023

Your Summary Notes: CFO & COO INSIDER - Benchmarking & Curriculum-Led Budgeting

On December 7th we delivered the latest CFO & COO INSIDER - a live, regular discussion about the trust finance topics that matter most.

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Now in force! How to budget for the Teachers Pay Awards
Finance

Posted on 8th November 2023

Now in force! How to budget for the Teachers Pay Awards

The Teachers Pay Award September 2023 has now come into force, as of Friday 3rd November. Here's 5 tips from our Finance & Accounting team.

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Stress Free Budgeting: Software Onboarding
Finance

Posted on 25th October 2023

Stress Free Budgeting: Software Onboarding

Our budgeting team and our technical infrastructure has been developed to ensure every new customer has the right level of information and a seamless introduction to our software.

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SBS Roadshow - autumn term 2023/24
Finance

Posted on 1st September 2023

SBS Roadshow - autumn term 2023/24

Are we headed to your area? School Business Services are scheduling a roadshow for the autumn term.

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6 ways to enhance your IRIS Financials
Finance

Posted on 3rd August 2023

6 ways to enhance your IRIS Financials

Have you considered these areas and how they could benefit staff, finance & accounting best practice and data integrity?

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Latest ESFA Updates: Academy Trust Handbook & Trust Quality Descriptions
Finance

Posted on 7th July 2023

Latest ESFA Updates: Academy Trust Handbook & Trust Quality Descriptions

As you will no doubt be aware, yesterday (6th July 2023) the ESFA published the latest Academy Trust Handbook (ATH).

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Teacher Strike Days service update
Finance

Posted on 20th January 2023

Teacher Strike Days service update

This blog is designed to give SBS customers the latest guidance around the Teacher Strike Days.

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Why choose a 2 year rolling internal scrutiny programme
Finance

Posted on 26th September 2022

Why choose a 2 year rolling internal scrutiny programme

Our recent Internal Scrutiny customers have chosen a 2 year rolling programme for their academy trust. This blog explains why.

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Reforecasting the school budget - teachers pay & energy costs focus
Finance

Posted on 25th August 2022

Reforecasting the school budget - teachers pay & energy costs focus

This blog provides realistic reforecasting guidance for schools to react confidently when expenditure challenges arise, such as rising school energy costs and pay increases.

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Top 3 considerations when assessing the impact of rising costs on your school budget
Finance

Posted on 18th August 2022

Top 3 considerations when assessing the impact of rising costs on your school budget

Advice from the Finance & Accountancy team at School Business Services on how to manage the impact of rising school energy costs and pay increases.

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SIMS & FMS Spring Release 2022 - Annual Entitlement Keys
Finance

Posted on 25th March 2022

SIMS & FMS Spring Release 2022 - Annual Entitlement Keys

The upcoming SIMS & FMS Spring 2022 Release (SIMS Version 7.204) will include an Annual Entitlement check built into the SIMS & FMS Applications.

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View My Financial Insights (VMFI) tool
Finance

Posted on 11th March 2022

View My Financial Insights (VMFI) tool

We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of the View My Financial Insights (VMFI) tool

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