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Interim Support Staff Pay Scales from April 2019
Financial Planning

Posted on 20th June 2018

Interim Support Staff Pay Scales from April 2019

We have released updated interim values for support staff national pay scales effective from 1st April 2019 In April 2019 the scale points will be restructured, for now the new rates will update e...

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SIMS FAULT : Issue with Contacts and CTFs with Pre-Admissions
MIS

Posted on 18th June 2018

SIMS FAULT : Issue with Contacts and CTFs with Pre-Admissions

Contact Matching when importing CTFs for new Admissions is broken! Capita have discovered an issue with importing CTFs for pre-admissions that may cause some problems with your contacts. Simply put...

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End of Key Stage Processes
MIS

Posted on 13th June 2018

End of Key Stage Processes

The sun is shining, quick, get the BBQ out! Oh, and do your End of Key Stage Processes! It’s hit June, we’re getting hot weather and it’s finally looking as though Summer is arriving. Time yet...

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End of Year Procedures for the end of 17/18 - Nearly there!
MIS

Posted on 30th May 2018

End of Year Procedures for the end of 17/18 - Nearly there!

We’re hitting the final stretch and its time to be thinking about your End of Year Processes. Below you will find 2 different types of the EOY documents; the Summary and the Detailed. The 'Summa...

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Important news: Issue with the Summer 2018 Census in SIMS
MIS

Posted on 17th May 2018

Important news: Issue with the Summer 2018 Census in SIMS

Capita have made us aware that there is an issue with the current census that may affect your school. Please read the statement from Capita below and if this applies to you please be aware that Capi...

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SBS Online has a new look!
Financial Planning

Posted on 14th May 2018

SBS Online has a new look!

After much discussion, designing, testing and long nights, the SBS Online team is happy to present the new and improved budget management software. Thankyou to our schools for their kind words whils...

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New Census Fileset 902 for Summer Census 2018
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Posted on 11th May 2018

New Census Fileset 902 for Summer Census 2018

Please note that this blog was previously issued with an incorrect fileset number. As usual there has been a new fileset released. Please ensure that you have had your Summer upgrade and are on SIM...

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Counting down to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
MIS

Posted on 3rd May 2018

Counting down to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

GDPR comes into force on 25th May and we can help you audit who has access to your SIMS data. We can investigate your SIMS database remotely to audit user permissions and module use. We will look at ...

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SIMS Summer Census 2018 guidance
MIS

Posted on 2nd May 2018

SIMS Summer Census 2018 guidance

The SIMS Summer Census will be on Thursday 17th May 2018 It finally feels like Spring has come with April showers and glorious sunshine and along with it comes another census. This one’s a nice ...

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Updated Support Staff Pay Scales from April 2018
Financial Planning

Posted on 30th April 2018

Updated Support Staff Pay Scales from April 2018

Today we have released updated values for support staff national pay scales effective from 1st April 2018. These values are part of the following new table: Support Scales - 2018 Final These incl...

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SBS Online Redesign Blog Series – Budget Settings
Financial Planning

Posted on 27th April 2018

SBS Online Redesign Blog Series – Budget Settings

This is the Fourteenth installment of our SBS Online Redesign Blog Series. This series of blogs has been created to ensure that schools are familiar with the software redesign before it is released...

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SBS Online Redesign Blog Series – Budget Tabs
Financial Planning

Posted on 20th April 2018

SBS Online Redesign Blog Series – Budget Tabs

This is the Thirteenth installment of our SBS Online Redesign Blog Series. This series of blogs has been created to ensure that schools are familiar with the software redesign before it is released...

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