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Posted on 26th May 2021
What do we mean when we talk about school business professionals?
There are so many titles used to describe the school business professional (SBP). The title ‘business manager’ is no longer as fashionable as it was during...
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Posted on 10th May 2021
Top tips for managing your workload from SBLs
Arbor blog: Top tips for managing your workload from School Business Leaders
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Posted on 5th May 2021
New Remote Service - Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning with Power BI
Examine how efficiently your school is running and give some insights on how changes could be made.
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Posted on 15th February 2021
The latest on our ICT Service Desk for schools - Spring 2021
With unlimited support from just £89/month, our ICT Service Desk is a reliable lifeline for schools, academies and trusts
Posted on 9th July 2020
Academies Financial Handbook 2020 Released
The ESFA have released their latest version of the Academies Financial Handbook which comes into effect from 1st September 2020. As a condition of their funding agreement, Academy trusts must comp...
Posted on 5th June 2019
Urgent action required for Capita SIMS Pay
Action required by June 30th for Capita SIMS Pay customers Capita have provided an urgent message for all Capita SIMS Pay customers. Please read the below if you use this product as it will have a ...
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 ...
Posted on 4th August 2017
Summer Reading
July is often the month that the ESFA publishes its summer blockbusters, so that business managers in schools and academies have some essential reading for their beach holidays. Our top five reads fo...
Posted on 20th February 2017
Update - Schools receive phishing emails posing as headteachers
Following on from our blog last month about schools receiving Vishing (‘Voice phishing’) phone calls from fraudsters posing as ‘Department of Education’ officials, please be aware that schoo...
Posted on 9th January 2017
Cost pressures for schools and new Funding Formula
In the last few days of the Autumn term two key announcements were made on school funding. The first was a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) on how prepared schools and academies were in re...
Posted on 13th December 2016
Nearly Xmas - But Some Important Work Still To Do!
Many schools and academies are now in their final week before the Christmas break. But there are still important tasks to complete. Key Deadlines for Academies As we get to the end of the autumn te...
Posted on 18th July 2016
Schools Out
The last blog of the 2015/2016 Academic Year. I write this as a new Education secretary, Justine Greening, is appointed. No doubt over the summer we will see whether this changes the direction of gov...