Support Services for Schools

School Business Services is a leading UK supplier of education support services

Trusted by over 1,700 schools for support services that focus on quality, reliability and scale. We pride ourselves on delivering services that are effective, add value and facilitate an improvement in school performance.

Finance & Accountancy

Essentials (Academies/MATs)

Our Finance Essentials service has it all covered, and more! We'll complete all statutory returns for your academy or MAT, including the AAR, BFRO, BFR3Y, SRMSAT and Land & Buildings Return.

Essentials (Academies/MATs)

Essentials (Maintained)

For local authority maintained schools, our service covers the Quarters 1-3 & CFR return, Capital return and the 3 year budget submission. Plus, our Essentials packages have two more SBM lifelines included...

Essentials (Maintained)

Finance Processing Service

The Finance Processing Service is an SBS outsourced managed service. It's proven to save time and money and tailored services to your school or trust. We can work with any school finance system!

Finance Processing Service

Internal Scrutiny

Partner with us to deliver your independent internal scrutiny/school audit for the next academic year.

Internal Scrutiny

ICT

ICT Support

Expert IT support in schools for day-to-day administration, effective delivery of the IT curriculum and future infrastructure planning.

ICT Support

ICT Essentials

Subscribe for an affordable, smooth-running school or MAT ICT estate.

ICT Essentials

ICT Managed Services

Daily onsite support to trouble-shoot, daily management, and plan for new technologies in a budget effective way.

ICT Managed Services

Procurement Services

Our procurement service provides school laptops, servers, touchscreens, online backup, broadband and more...

Procurement Services

MIS

MIS Support

SIMS, Arbor and ScholarPack accredited support, from statutory returns to timetabling construction.

MIS Support

MIS Essentials

Our MIS Essentials service has it all covered, and more! Includes the pupil census, workforce census and end of year returns.

MIS Essentials

MIS Managed Service

Full data management, including data processing, statutory returns, assessment, timetabling and end of year processes.

MIS Managed Service

Financial Planning and Forecasting Software

For Multi Academy Trusts

Strong trusts require reliable data to enable confident decision making.

SBS Budgets provides accurate financial planning and forecasting, tailored specifically to your MAT operating model.

For Multi Academy Trusts

For Single Academy Trusts

Academies need to trust their financial data and identify savings potential, allowing for reinvestment back into teaching and learning.

SBS Budgets empowers academies to make strategic, confident decisions by providing clear and accurate information.

For Single Academy Trusts

For Maintained Schools

Schools rely on accurate financial data to identify potential savings, allowing for reinvestment back into teaching and learning.

SBS Budgets empowers schools to make strategic, confident decisions by providing clear and accurate information.

For Maintained Schools

HR & Employment Law

School HR Advisory Service

Can you keep up with the latest legal requirements and HR best practice?

School HR Advisory Service

School HR Admin Service

Spend less time on HR paperwork and focus on maximising your school workforce!

School HR Admin Service

School Work Permit Service

Do you have the time, experience or the licence required to effectively recruit school teachers from overseas?

School Work Permit Service

Governance & Compliance

School Data Protection Officer Service

Make GDPR and Data Protection our problem - not yours. NAHT assured!

School Data Protection Officer Service

School Health and Safety Service

How safe is your school or multi-academy trust for students and staff?

School Health and Safety Service

School Governance & Clerking Service

Is your clerk a professional advisor to your governors?

School Governance & Clerking Service

Jedu Compliance Tracking Software

Pick the leading tool for school data protection officers - a mandatory role in state schools.

Jedu Compliance Tracking Software

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Thrive Licensed Practitioner Course

Given the importance of supporting the mental health of children and young people today, SBS is delighted to be working with Thrive, a leading provider of training and tools for a whole-school approach to wellbeing.

Thrive Licensed Practitioner Course

Thrive Subscription Offer

Use covid catch-up funding to swiftly embed a whole-school approach to pupil mental health.

Thrive Subscription Offer