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 5th June 2015
National Insurance Tables 2015/16
The following table shows the figures that should be entered into SIMS Personnel for employees with Contracted In or Contracted Out salary-related pension schemes and where the school will benefit fro...
Posted on 19th May 2015
Budget & TPS Return Deadlines
Whilst speculation continues about what might be in the Queen's speech and how this might impact on our work in schools and colleges (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-32697243), in this week’s bl...
Posted on 11th May 2015
The Next 5 Years
The country's views have been heard, and for the next 5 years education in England will be developed in line with Conservative policies. Over the last 6 weeks or so the following statements have been ...
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 ...
Posted on 13th April 2015
Easter Shorts
To ease you back after the Easter break – this week’s blog highlights a small number of areas that appeared in the last few weeks that you might find interesting and useful. Welcome to Easter Shor...
Posted on 12th March 2015
It’s A Risky Business – But You Can Manage It
This week it’s not deadlines we draw your attention to but some of the bigger questions about the risks schools face and whether you are in a position to respond to these. Budget Forecasts Schools...
Posted on 23rd February 2015
National Insurance Changes in 2016 - You can't wait!
The blog this week focuses on changes to National Insurance in 2016 – while this is some time off, these changes will impact upon all schools significantly. The Department for Work and Pensions has...
Posted on 12th February 2015
Are you ready for May 8th 2015?
May the 8th is the day after the next election, when we will know in general terms how education will be funded for the next 5 years. Have you updated your SWOT & PEST to take account of a range o...
Posted on 11th February 2015
Latest news
During January, we have achieved several improvements to the software. Improvement 1 – NI effective dates. Hot on the heels of the salary scale effective dates is a similar roll-out for National I...
Posted on 6th January 2015
Version table effective dates!
Our focus toward the end of 2014 was to cater for the new set of support salary scales that came into effect as of 1st January 2015. These new scales are unusual compared to previous, in that differe...
Posted on 24th September 2014
More Post It Notes - Don't Forget
In the week when a report for Education Select Committee once again questioned controls in Academies, we remind new academies of the actions the EFA expects of them this term, and look in brief at a n...