Blogs & Updates

Streamlining Your School or MAT's Finances: Why does Budgeting Software Beat Spreadsheets?
  March 20 2024
As a CFO in a multi-academy trust or School Business Manager, you understand the intricacies of juggling numerous budgets amidst rising costs and uncertain levels of funding. Optimising financial planning is crucial, and that's where budgeting software can be your game-changer.
SBS Budgets software update: Admin Console, Multi-School Report and Quick Salary Calculator
  March 13 2023
On Friday 10th March we deployed our latest enhancements to SBS Budgets, further underpinning our commitment to ongoing development.
SBS Budgets video - How to apply NI changes to your budget planner
  October 06 2022
The NI rates have changed and SBS Budgets allows you to accurately reforecast your budget scenario and realise the impact on your school or trust.
Meet Marcus - Supervisor of the SBS Online support team
  March 25 2022
Following a series of insightful articles from our staff about their day-to-day roles, we wanted to introduce the SBS Online Supervisor, Marcus Peedell.
SBS Budgets Spring Update 2022
  March 18 2022
The SBS Budgets Spring Update brings three significant enhancements for process streamlining, software integration and staff CPD.
SBS Budgets Spring Update 2022 - New functionality for MATs
  March 15 2022
The SBS Budgets Spring Update brings significant enhancements for MAT process streamlining.
About the SBS Budgets integration with Arbor MIS and IRIS Financials
  March 03 2022
SBS Budgets is the leading integrated budget planning software. Did you know it synchronises with Arbor and IRIS Financials? And the integration is free!
SBS Budgets update - National Insurance, Maternity Pay and Temporary NJC Increase 2022/23
  February 28 2022
The latest National Insurance, Maternity SMP rates and a temporary increase for NJC scales 1 and 2 have been announced by the government.
National Insurance Rates 2021/22
  February 17 2021
This blog refers to SBS Budgets, our budget management software accessed anywhere via SBS Online. The National Insurance rates for 2021/22 have now been released by the HMRC. As in previous years, t...
Budget Monitoring
  October 20 2020
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 ...