Posted on 13th April 2016
Identify and track behavioural issues with SIMS
Did you know you can use SIMS to identify and track students with behavioural issues? Lucy Crawford from Capita shows you how to use the SIMS homepage to track the students you want to monitor, create...
Posted on 12th April 2016
April Round Up
For those considering expanding their Academy Trusts or opening a new UTC the DfE have recently issued guidance. Primary Schools are reminded to publish details on how they spend their Sports Grant. ...
Posted on 6th April 2016
Manage extra-curricular activities with SIMS Activities
Capita have produced a new add on module called SIMS Activities which is now available to order. Watch the video and find out how this can help your school to efficiently manage extra-curricular ...
Posted on 1st April 2016
Spring Update - Payroll Reconciliation and Salary Sacrifices
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...
Posted on 24th March 2016
New assessment graphs for SIMS Discover
Several new assessment graphs have been made available to schools. These fall in to 3 categories: Early Years Termly Tracking graphs CAS Discover graphs Programmes of Study graphs Templates ...
Posted on 23rd March 2016
Are you ready for the SIMS upgrade?
As many of you will already know, the SIMS Spring release is now available. Not only does this include many enhancements to SIMS, it also includes the latest release of FMS, which features changes t...
Posted on 22nd March 2016
Budget, and so much more
They say a week is a long time in politics. A week ago we had proposals for a national funding formula that meant all schools would be funded direct by the EFA from 2019-2020. In this week’s budget...
Posted on 17th March 2016
SIMS Spring Release is now available
The SIMS Spring release is available now and we’ll be in touch soon to arrange a date for your school to receive it. In the meantime, here are some of the key enhancements. Assessment May 2016 wi...
Posted on 16th March 2016
SIMS Training Courses - new dates available
Understanding how to make the most of your SIMS data is key to supporting whole school improvement At School Business Services, we know the difference it can make to staff when they feel confident ...
Posted on 15th March 2016
Biggest change to funding
You will have seen our earlier blog (click here) announcing that the Department for Education is consulting about a ‘national funding formula’. This proposal is the most significant to effect sc...
Posted on 14th March 2016
Year-end Checklist
The year-end for local authority maintained schools is fast approaching. To help ensure that you complete this promptly and error free we have put together a year-end checklist, which can be downlo...
Posted on 8th March 2016
Consultation - National Funding Formula
In the Autumn Statement the chancellor advised that there would be a consultation programme looking at a National Funding Formula for schools and academies. The Department for Education announced on...