
Posted on 21st January 2016
Additional pre-appointment checks on teachers
Since 18th January, where any European Economic Area (EEA) authority that has responsibility for regulating the teaching profession imposes a restriction on a person’s ability to work as a teacher,...

Posted on 21st January 2016
SBS Online releases new Support Salary Scales for 2016 & 2017
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...

Posted on 18th January 2016
Census - new fileset 226
Downloading and Applying a Fileset Please note that a new Fileset 226 has been released by Capita ready for your School Census. This new fileset solves a variety of validation errors and contains the ...

Posted on 18th January 2016
Assessment - Track pupils progress whatever method you choose
Capita have published a new document for assessment which we feel would be useful for our schools. Assessment should support teaching and learning and be driven by your school’s own assessment po...

Posted on 17th January 2016
New SBS address and phone number
After an extremely successful few years, we are delighted to announce we are moving our head office to accommodate our continued and future growth. The new facilities offer a large conference suite, ...

Posted on 11th January 2016
Census - new fileset223
Downloading and Applying a Fileset Please note that a new Fileset223 has been released by Capita ready for your School Census. Please check that you have had your SIMS upgrade and are on SIMS version...

Posted on 8th January 2016
Census Key Information
Selected Period and Pupil Funding Specifying the Selected Period on Census Day The selected period on the Census Day is used in conjunction with the class information collected in the return. It is b...

Posted on 7th January 2016
CES (Catholic Education Service) Census 2016
The CES Census 2016 falls on the same date as the Spring Census for the DfE - Thursday 21st January. The Catholic Education Service has many resources to support schools in their completion and su...

Posted on 6th January 2016
Setting a new budget?
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 ...

Posted on 4th January 2016
Spring Census Preparation Documents
The Spring census is fast approaching - Census day is Thursday 21st January. To help you prepare, our step by step documentation is now available for you to download via the links below. You ...

Posted on 17th December 2015
The old year is over; a new one to begin
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...

Posted on 17th December 2015
SBS Online Update: Theme Selector and Other Improvements
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 ...