Posted on 15th March 2017
Effect of the new Budget on schools
Effect of the new Budget on schools A week after the Budget we look at reactions to the announcements affecting the education sector. Budget Shorts A number of education reforms were announced in the...
Posted on 7th March 2017
A guide to gender pay gap reporting and what it means for your school
More than 35 years after the United Kingdom's Equal Pay Act was introduced, the Office for National Statistics released a report that found on average women earn around 19.2% less than men in the UK....
Posted on 6th March 2017
SIMS Spring Release 2017
The next SIMS update is due for release on Friday 10th March 2017. If we usually run the upgrade for you, please contact our MIS Service Desk on 0345 222 1551 • Option 3 as soon as possible so tha...
Posted on 3rd March 2017
Much To Do In March
After ‘Marching On’ - Hare’s another blog to ensure you are the best informed person in your school on finance and business matters. From The EFA The EFA have reminded academies, that after e...
Posted on 2nd March 2017
Updates to the Green Book Conditions of Service document
The Green Book, which applies to all support staff working in schools, has been updated to reflect the changes introduced since the existing 2005 version was published. The updated Green Book Conditi...
Posted on 1st March 2017
Marching On!
In this week’s blog we remind you what is in the EFA Planner prior to Easter and look at some changes to business rates and pensions that will come into force shortly. From the EFA Planner Actio...
Posted on 20th February 2017
Update - Schools receive phishing emails posing as headteachers
Following on from our blog last month about schools receiving Vishing (‘Voice phishing’) phone calls from fraudsters posing as ‘Department of Education’ officials, please be aware that schoo...
Posted on 14th February 2017
2017/2018 National Insurance Rates for SIMS
The new 2017/2018 National Insurance table rates will need to be added to SIMS Personnel. The following table displays the new rates: Band Upper Monthly Earnings Limit Lower Monthly Earnings Limi...
Posted on 13th February 2017
The importance of school server room maintenance
Server rooms are important areas of schools that require regular maintenance. School server room maintenance helps to retain ICT performance, conserve the condition of your equipment and minimise th...
Posted on 9th February 2017
How to Save £1 Billion
The Department for Education has issued further support to schools and academies to increase the value for money delivered – giving support to save £1 billion a year. We would urge all schools an...
Posted on 7th February 2017
Statutory Analysis Reports for KS1 and KS2
Capita have recently updated their KS1 and KS2 analysis tools to incorporate the revised measures for 2015/16. These can be downloaded from the links further down the page (refer to the steps shown o...
Posted on 7th February 2017
SIMS Exams - New Gradesets - patch 22729
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have released new Gradesets to match new Basedata. The following gradesets have been introduced: Gradesets 48 to 57, relating to variations of GCSEs Gr...