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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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National Insurance rates 2020/21
Financial Planning

Posted on 5th March 2020

National Insurance rates 2020/21

This blog refers to SBS Budgets, our budget management software accessed anywhere via SBS Online. The National Insurance rates for 2020/21 have now been released by the HMRC. As in previous years, t...

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Upcoming changes in the Capita FMS 2020 Spring Release
Finance

Posted on 25th February 2020

Upcoming changes in the Capita FMS 2020 Spring Release

This blog contains information about SBS Finance, MIS and SBS Budgets. Capita has outlined what's new in the upcoming Capita FMS 2020 Spring Release, which is due out in the middle of March. The c...

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The end of Windows 7 and what this means for ICT security
Company News

Posted on 14th January 2020

The end of Windows 7 and what this means for ICT security

As of today, the 14th January 2020, Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows 7! What does this mean? Microsoft will no longer create and push out Windows updates There will be no more sec...

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Term-time only staff may be owed backdated holiday pay
Financial Planning

Posted on 9th January 2020

Term-time only staff may be owed backdated holiday pay

This blog refers to SBS Budgets, our new look budget management software as part of the SBS Online evolution. There has been a change to the NJC National Agreement on Pay Conditions of Service (G...

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SBS Online is evolving to deliver more for all SBS customers
Financial Planning

Posted on 31st October 2019

SBS Online is evolving to deliver more for all SBS customers

This Autumn Term term SBS Online is moving up a set! After 10-years maximising school budgets we felt SBS Online was ready to take on additional solutions for school business management. Previou...

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Not using the national Teachers' Pay increases for 2019?
Financial Planning

Posted on 30th September 2019

Not using the national Teachers' Pay increases for 2019?

Using the National Scales? Please see our Teachers' Pay Scales 2019 blog. Teachers' Pay increases for 2019 have now been agreed, but is your academy or MAT following the national scales in your bud...

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Teachers' Pay Scales 2019
Financial Planning

Posted on 18th September 2019

Teachers' Pay Scales 2019

The unions have released the Teachers' Pay Scales 2019. The NASUWT have uploaded the Main Teachers' Pay Scales and then separately Inner, Outer and Fringe London scales. As previously announced, t...

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SBS Online's back to school pre-summer roundup
Financial Planning

Posted on 9th September 2019

SBS Online's back to school pre-summer roundup

Not an SBS Online user yet? We're offering a 3-month trial! And just like that, it's time to go back to school. We hope you have enjoyed the sunshine and had a well-earned break. We have been bu...

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New Academy Chart of Accounts SBS Online Conversion
Financial Planning

Posted on 11th July 2019

New Academy Chart of Accounts SBS Online Conversion

Not an SBS Online user yet? We're offering a 3-month trial! Below is everything SBS Online customers need to know about the new Academy Chart of Accounts (ACOA). Following on from our previous b...

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New Academy Chart of Accounts 2019
Financial Planning

Posted on 27th June 2019

New Academy Chart of Accounts 2019

We have since released an update for SBS Online customers → The Government have released a new standardised Academy Chart of Accounts. The standardised Academy Chart of Accounts is for Budget C...

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Important: Spam emails
Company News

Posted on 24th June 2019

Important: Spam emails

.enforcedisplay { display: block!important; } We are seeing an increasing number of spam emails slip through the spam filtering net into users' inboxes. Typically these spam emails come from use...

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Update to school Funding Predictor in SBS Online
Financial Planning

Posted on 3rd May 2019

Update to school Funding Predictor in SBS Online

We have released a new and improved version of the school Funding Predictor. The new school Funding Predictor allows you to add Free Type lines to cater for more areas of funding. Any Free Type line...

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