Blogs & Updates

Education for All
  May 25 2016
“A Bill will be brought forward to lay foundations for educational excellence in all schools, giving every child the best start in life. There will also be a fairer balance between schools, through...
Support staff pay scales 2016 - latest news
  May 05 2016
Just a quick update with regards to the support staff pay scales for 2016. You may well be aware of this, but for those of you who are not, we hope that this proves useful. In March, two of the recogn...
Spring Update - Payroll Reconciliation and Salary Sacrifices
  April 01 2016
April begins with a new update to SBS Online and the most significant update we have made so far this year. Read the rest of this news article for an overview of the functionality or keep an eye on t...
SBS Online releases new Support Salary Scales for 2016 & 2017
  January 21 2016
A number of our customers have been requesting we look into the pending April Support salary scales. Although yet to be finalised we understand you need to get to grips with your budget as soon as p...
Setting a new budget?
  January 06 2016
We have received a few calls from customers asking to be reminded about how they go about setting up a new budget for the new year. Remember you can create a new budget for the new year whilst still ...
The old year is over; a new one to begin
  December 17 2015
As the odds tumble on a white Christmas – too warm and wet – a final reminder to academies about year end activities. Submission of Audited Accounts by 31 December 2015 The deadline for academy...
SBS Online Update: Theme Selector and Other Improvements
  December 17 2015
Our new SBS Online update contains several improvements, plus some bug fixes. Theme selector Choose how your SBS Online planner looks by selecting a different theme. By default, one of the new themes ...
Research, collaborate, streamline
  November 24 2015
The focus of the current government is to reduce the UK’s budget deficit – and whilst the government is currently committed to safeguarding existing school budgets, there will undoubtedly be dif...
Have you updated your Additional Staffing allowances?
  November 24 2015
Here at SBS HQ we are committed to ensuring customer satisfaction. As part of this we make it our responsibility to perform random spot checks on planners every now and again. If and when we see anyt...
Sizzling Summer Reads
  August 03 2015
Whether you are sat on a sunny Spanish beach or camped in a cool Clacton cove, we look at some of the 'best sellers' for finance staff this August Academies Financial Handbook The latest edition come...