
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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Posted on 24th June 2019
Important: Spam emails
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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...