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.
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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 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
SBS Budgets provides accurate financial planning and forecasting, tailored specifically to your MAT operating model.
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
SBS Budgets empowers academies to make strategic, confident decisions by providing clear and accurate information.
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
SBS Budgets empowers schools to make strategic, confident decisions by providing clear and accurate information.
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