Posted on 20th March 2015
News from the Budget
2015 Budget Our friends at PW Payroll Solutions have produced an analysis of the 2015 Budget. See http://www.pwpayrollsolutions.co.uk/news/budget-statement-2015/ I have picked out a few items from...
Posted on 18th March 2015
Top Tips On Fund Raising
Bid writing is a huge part of any business role. Glyn Marsh, Senior Financial Consultant with School Business Services, recently gives his top ten tips for School Business Managers. Any Bid Is Like A...
Posted on 12th March 2015
Preview of Office 2016 for Mac
Last week, Microsoft launched a preview of Office 2016 for Mac. The entire preview version is free and you can download it right now. Integrating fluidly with Office 365, OneDrive, and SharePoint, th...
Posted on 12th March 2015
It’s A Risky Business – But You Can Manage It
This week it’s not deadlines we draw your attention to but some of the bigger questions about the risks schools face and whether you are in a position to respond to these. Budget Forecasts Schools...
Posted on 4th March 2015
New SBS Website
SBS is pleased to announce the launch of our new responsive website, designed with a new look and user-friendly navigation. We’ve refreshed the website content and structure so you can get a real f...
Posted on 27th February 2015
In Recent News
We end February with items from the EFA Planner and a couple of announcements made by the EFA shortly before the half term break – just in case you missed them. The EFA are also expected to...
Posted on 25th February 2015
Guest blog post from PW Payroll Solutions
Start planning now for pensions auto enrolment All employers should start planning now for new workplace pension duties as they roll out to medium and small businesses over the coming months. This le...
Posted on 23rd February 2015
National Insurance Changes in 2016 - You can't wait!
The blog this week focuses on changes to National Insurance in 2016 – while this is some time off, these changes will impact upon all schools significantly. The Department for Work and Pensions has...
Posted on 12th February 2015
Are you ready for May 8th 2015?
May the 8th is the day after the next election, when we will know in general terms how education will be funded for the next 5 years. Have you updated your SWOT & PEST to take account of a range o...
Posted on 11th February 2015
Latest news
During January, we have achieved several improvements to the software. Improvement 1 – NI effective dates. Hot on the heels of the salary scale effective dates is a similar roll-out for National I...
Posted on 2nd February 2015
Academy Trusts Spend £26m On Audit Fees
In recent blogs we have reminded you about deadlines for the submission of Audited Accounts, Value for Money Statements and the Annual Accounts Return. On the 20 January the EFA’s own accounts to 31...
Posted on 30th January 2015
Vision for Technology in Education - SBS & Microsoft free ICT Conference!
Vision for Technology in Education Conference – Monday 9th February 2015 Microsoft are running a joint ICT conference with School Business Services specifically designed to help school leadership t...