Blogs & Updates
The Next 5 Years
May 11 2015
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 ...
May the Fourth Be With You!
May 04 2015
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 ...
Easter Shorts
April 13 2015
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...
Happy birthday SBS blog!
March 24 2015
This is the 30th blog we have published – the first being on 21 March 2014. So happy birthday blog. We hope that you have found the contents over the year useful – and of course we welcome any f...
It’s A Risky Business – But You Can Manage It
March 12 2015
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...
Guest blog post from PW Payroll Solutions
February 25 2015
Start planning now for pensions auto enrolment
All employers should start planning now for new workplace pension duties as they roll out to medium and small businesses over the coming months. This le...
National Insurance Changes in 2016 - You can't wait!
February 23 2015
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...
August Arrives
August 04 2014
A short blog this week – it’s a quiet month for many. Either time to re-charge the batteries or finish those jobs that were put off during the term.
From The EFA
Whilst many of us enjoy ...
Finance