Posted on 22nd January 2020
IMPORTANT – SIMS Census Exclusion Issue
Is SIMS Census exclusion data being reported correctly in your Spring Census? Currently the SIMS 7 and SIMS Primary census applications are reporting permanent exclusions data where the Exclusion...
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 13th January 2020
MIS Spring Census 2020 guidance
The MIS Spring Census 2020 will be on Thursday 16th January. This blog includes guidance documentation for 3 MIS systems and the fileset for SIMS users. Welcome back after what we hope was a nice re...
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 20th November 2019
Free ASP product for schools and MATs - Arbor Insight
Completely Free Performance Analysis Tool for every school and MAT Arbor Insight is a completely free performance analysis tool that benchmarks your school’s performance against the national avera...
Posted on 5th November 2019
School Workforce Census 2019
The last census of the year! Half term has been and gone and now it’s time to start looking towards School Workforce Census 2019 (and the final stretch to Christmas!) Here you are going to find t...
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 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 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 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 19th September 2019
Capita releases Autumn Census 2019 fileset
Capita have now made the first version of the Autumn Census 2019 fileset available. At this stage it is unknown whether there will be any more filesets released so please keep your eye on our blog w...
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...