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...
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...
Posted on 15th January 2021
Latest Spring Census Guidance and Fileset
We have just received the latest guidance on the Spring Term 2021 School Census The school census date is Thursday 21st January 2021 with a submission return by Wednesday 17th February 2021. Key P...
Posted on 13th January 2021
Spring Census 2021
The DfE has confirmed that the Spring Census 2021 will go ahead as planned Following consultations with schools and their representatives, the DfE has decided to go ahead with the school Census Spr...
Posted on 8th January 2021
Welcome back! ESFA submission dates for 2021
First of all, welcome back! No sooner are we back, we are in another lockdown. Fingers crossed this won’t be for long and we will back in schools in no time. As we return after the Christmas break...
Posted on 17th December 2020
ESFA - Academies land and buildings collection tool
Not long to go now! It’s only a matter of days before we can turn our attentions to our loved ones for the Christmas period. It will certainly be one that we will remember for many reasons that is...
Posted on 3rd December 2020
New funding for schools during Covid pandemic
I am sure you’re all counting down the days until you can sign off for a couple of weeks for the Christmas break. Obviously, it’s going to be a very different Christmas this year but one that I...
Posted on 16th November 2020
Arbor's Brand New 'My Homepage'!
Reminder of our next Schools Data Forum next Tues 24th Nov, featuring Arbor and more! Agenda and bookings > From today until tomorrow (16/11/20 - 17/11/20), Arbor are rolling out My Homepage - a br...
Posted on 4th November 2020
ULN Requests
Please note we are holding a Schools Data Forum on Tuesday 24th November - find out more > The ULN Service has been de-commissioned You can no longer submit ULN requests via Secure Access S2S. Pr...
Posted on 21st October 2020
SIMS School Workforce Census 2020
This blog has been updated with the latest fileset. October and we're using the "C" word again. No it's not Christmas! (not yet)....it's another census, but this time it's the School Workforce Cen...
Posted on 20th October 2020
Budget Monitoring
A detailed budget plan, with several alternative scenarios based on inevitable twists and turns through the year, is essential to any school. However, all the best laid plans become ineffective if ...
Posted on 16th October 2020
Promote wellbeing and learning with our partners Thrive
Reducing the impact of lockdown on your students. The Thrive Approach® offers practical tools and training to promote wellbeing and help prevent mental health issues for all children and young peo...