Posted on 1st April 2020
Beware of coronavirus email scams
Families who receive Free School Meals have been targeted by a coronavirus email scam asking them to pass over their bank details. The government has issued a warning urging people not to fall for it...
Posted on 31st March 2020
SIMS ID Lite and additional resources for SIMS users
Did you know SIMS ID Lite is available to SIMS customers at no extra charge? In addition to providing single sign-in for applications such as SIMS Parent and Options it also provides links to the v...
Posted on 26th March 2020
Weduc Home School Learning Essentials for Free!
Together we are stronger. The world is a strange place at the moment, we understand this may be a very difficult and challenging time for schools. SBS are working in partnership with Weduc, the ne...
Posted on 25th March 2020
Reporting on staff and student absences due to the Coronavirus
Schools will have a huge number of staff and students absent due to the COVID-19 virus. Here at SBS we have designed two reports to help you analyse your absences/attendance data based on those very ...
Posted on 23rd March 2020
Keyworkers information on School Closures
To limit the spread of COVID-19, the government have advised that if children can stay safely at home, they should. Schools and all childcare providers are being asked to continue to provide care fo...
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 12th March 2020
Upcoming changes in the Capita SIMS 2020 Spring Release
This blog follows our recent update about the Capita FMS 2020 Spring Release. Another term and another update to SIMS. It's almost as if they're scheduled this way or something! It's not a massive r...
Posted on 5th March 2020
COVID-19 Guidance for Education Settings
Guidance for schools and other educational settings in providing advice about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 This guidance will assist schools and other educational settings in providing advice for...
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 13th February 2020
SBS Schools Data Forum - March 2020
Our first Schools Data Forum of 2020 provides information for Primary, Special and Secondary Schools. Did you know about our Schools Data Forums? These sessions are a great way of networking and bein...
Posted on 30th January 2020
SIMS Options Training Courses
We're delivering SIMS Options Training Courses in February We offer two different courses for SIMS Options - SIMS Options Standard (Options 5) and SIMS Options Online. SIMS Options Standard (Optio...