Posted on 20th March 2020
Home School Resources
Home School Resources for School Closures Due to the School Closures that are coming into force from today, Friday 20th March, we have combined a list of websites that are offering free resources to...
Posted on 19th March 2020
Are you preparing for your staff and students to work from home?
Home learning and working is now essential. The difficulty for most schools is managing this on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, whilst ensuring minimal disruption. In these unprecedented times w...
Posted on 11th March 2020
Statement in relation to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Statement in relation to Coronavirus (COVID-19) This statement sets out the steps that School Business Services is taking to help keep staff safe from the Coronavirus and therefore maintain as consis...
Posted on 10th October 2019
LGfL offering free broadband boost for schools
Did you know that the LGfL is offering a free broadband boost for schools? The broadband boost could improve internet performance for all LGfL schools, benefitting classroom connectivity and increa...
Posted on 24th September 2019
Schools and Ransomware in 2019 - Guest webinar from Redstor
To inform proactive ICT planning for the 2019/20 academic year, and following our previous guidance on schools and ransomware, this is a blog and accompanying webinar from our expert Online Backup p...
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...
Posted on 7th February 2019
Email security update for schools
It has been brought to our attention that we have had a couple of instances where a rule has been set up within Microsoft Outlook email client to forward all emails to a different email address. We...
Posted on 12th December 2018
NEW Training Schoolz Module
Great for every School - Primary, Secondary, Specials and MATS Do you need a simple, fast and effective way to make sure your staff training is kept up to date? Training Schoolz is an online servi...
Posted on 4th July 2018
Is your school having a summer technology clear out?
As July arrives, a reminder to schools that SBS can provide a convenient, cost-effective School Asset Disposal service. Ideal for spring cleaning around the Easter holidays or the summer break, scho...
Posted on 19th March 2018
Schools receiving generic terrorism hoax email
Please be advised that schools have received emails today claiming that there is a student onsite with a bomb and are demanding $5,000. We have contacted the anti-terrorism unit and they are treatin...
Posted on 6th February 2018
Safer Internet Day 2018
Today is Safer Internet Day 2018 and this year’s theme is “Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better internet starts with you" Latest research New research commissioned by the UK Safer Int...
Posted on 30th January 2018
Phishing email warning for schools
We have had reports of school staff receiving phishing emails from senders posing as colleagues What activity has been reported? A member of staff (such as the School Business Manager) receives an ...