Posted on 13th July 2015
July Budget, Coasting Schools and Teachers Pay
As another school year draws to a close, we consider the announcements made by the new government and how they might impact on schools and academies next year. July Budget There were no new announceme...
Posted on 10th July 2015
SIMS 7.164 upgrade reporting error
If this is your first visit to the SIMS blog, welcome! This is where all of the latest news, tips and guidance on school data will be posted. SIMS 7.164 Upgrade Error With the new SIMS upgrade there...
Posted on 8th July 2015
New Teacher Scales for September 2015
Following the announcement of the new pay scales for teachers from September 2015, we have created two new tables for you to choose between and apply in your budget settings: Teacher Scales – Sept...
Posted on 29th June 2015
Do you know how to generate the new SIMS school report?
The SIMS school report enables the monitoring of key measures in the school. You can customise the SIMS school report output by including or excluding specific measures that you are interested in. Al...
Posted on 5th June 2015
SIMS Assessment – ‘Supports one of the central processes of any school’
SIMS Assessment & Reporting Suite provides a comprehensive tracking solution that works directly with pupil information held within SIMS. So up-to-the-minute data becomes readily available and reflect...
Posted on 5th June 2015
Raising Teaching Standards
Successfully manage staff performance and raise standards across your school, with SIMS Staff Performance. “Held within a single, central and secure location, teachers’ annual appraisal objective...
Posted on 5th June 2015
Do your governors have what it takes?
With governors now more accountable, having a governing body with a range of skills is key to supporting high standards of educational achievement across your school. The latest guidance from the Dep...
Posted on 5th June 2015
The SIMS Teacher App - Making everyday classroom tasks even easier
Imagine stepping into the classroom and your tablet knows which lesson you’re taking and shows the name and picture of all students in that class. Mark a student late and it shows by how many minute...
Posted on 15th May 2015
Latest News
Since our allowances update was added to SBS Online in April, we have been hard at work developing and testing another comprehensive update to the software. This new release will include several grea...
Posted on 4th May 2015
May the Fourth Be With You!
This blog is being published on ‘Star Wars Day’. In a few days’ time our opinion will be sought on which empire returns to No. 10 and whether the new government will be a clone of the last. But ...
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Posted on 14th April 2015
Interactive touch screens vs Interactive white boards
Here at SBS we want to ensure our customers get the best quality devices at best value but also what fits the need of the school. One area I like to discuss with SLT, ICT Coordinators and Governing...
Posted on 9th April 2015
SBS Online Allowances update
What is in the new Allowances update? Future Values for Allowances You will now be able to specify what allowances will be worth at any given effective date in your planner. This negates the need t...