26 Nov 2020
When attaching a document to a student record through linked documents you will be offered 3 options. Public, Private or Confidential. If Public is chosen then the document/information is available to all…
If when trying to run Tools > Performance > Assessment > Wizard Manager the Phonics Screening Wizard you are looking for does not show. Firstly ensure the Filter at the top is…
13 Nov 2020
Devon schools who have staff on the NJC < less than 5 years service have been awarded an extra days holiday. Schools will need to update the service term in Sims via…
29 Oct 2020
Fileset 1606 has been released. Hosted schools Fileset 1606 has been applied. Non-hosted Schools will need to download and import the file. Fileset 1606 Click on the above link and save the…
23 Oct 2020
The Autumn 2020 SIMS Upgrade (V7.196) & FMS (V6.196) is planned to be rolled out over the weekend starting Friday 13th November 2020 Release notes containing detailed information on what is included in…
7 Oct 2020
This FAQ lists the latest information regarding the School Workforce Census. It contains links to relevant documentation and information on the latest filesets, patches and errors. We are also running a School…
23 Sep 2020
The BACS reference should be the full budget code without spaces - example. G120G12341234 being made up of [Phase]G[School Number][Item Code].
17 Sep 2020
New fields have been added in in the Post 16 Programmes of Study table for 2020-2021 in line with rollout of T Levels Programme Type, Start Date, End Date, Planned End Date,…
T Levels are new 2 year technical qualifications which include an industry placement and are equivalent to 3 A levels. The first 3 T Level qualifications have been rolled out for Post…
2 Sep 2020
This page will be updated with new filesets as and when they are released. Fileset 1605 has now been made available. Hosted Schools This fileset has been applied to hosted schools. Non-hosted…
14 Aug 2020
Go to Focus > Student/Pupil > Student/Pupil Details and open the student's record. In Panel 2 Registration the following must be recorded: Year Group Year Taught In These fields need to correctly…
13 Aug 2020
The Scomis Hosted Application Service offers support for a wide range of 3rd party applications which require access to Capita SIMS. Below is an explanation of what is supported and how different…
4 Aug 2020
School Census Date - Thursday 1st October 2020 Back to Autumn Census Bulletin This page will be updated with further information as soon as we have it DFE Return Date -…
3 Aug 2020
We will be running a school census webinar on Thursday 24th September at 2pm. If you would like to book onto this webinar, please contact us via the details below. We also…
28 Jul 2020
You will need to be a member of any of the following User Groups in System Manager to run this function: School Administrator System Manager. Please see your System Administrator/Manager if you…
For Registration to take place there are a few steps schools need to complete but the software itself is part of Sims .net and probably the school's admin team are already using it. 1…
15 Jul 2020
Pre-requisites: • You will need local administrator rights to the satellite machine. 1. Make a copy of the MLICENCE.DAT file from the SIMS\NOVAT folder on the network (hosted schools – F:\PUBLIC\SIMS\NOVAT) and…
14 Jul 2020
Where staggered lunch periods are required/overlap, it is best to create an extra period. This manages the staggered lunch much better, but will distort any period analysis. On the Cycle screen - choose…
Setting up a 4 Week Timetable and applying it in SIMS If the following is being actioned after the start of the academic year, great care needs to be taken. Please see https://faq.scomis.org/kb16581/…
24 Jun 2020
This is not a statutory requirement. Babcock has produced an Excel Spreadsheet for recording end of year assessments for Reception, Year 1 Phonics, Year 2 and Year 6 pupils. These sheets look…
The Summer 2020 Upgrade (V7.194) is planned to be rolled out over the weekend starting Friday 17th July 2020 Release notes containing detailed information on what is included in the upgrade can be…
10 Jun 2020
Course Award links can be seen in Exam Organiser in Tools | School Setups | Exam Awards but can no longer be changed here. To link exam awards to courses, use SIMS .net…
This may be due to the Performance Points not being updated To resolve this issue please navigate to Tools | Examinations | Manage Performance Indicators and update the QN's you require are using this…
In the first instance, please check through route: Reports | Results |This will show all the 'certification' results for the pupil regardless of QCA subject codes or Award to Course Links. ANY…
This error message when importing a Results file is symptomatic of a change made to the Candidate’s UCI. 1.Exams Officers are advised to investigate the original entry file in the Submission Log…
To import a result file, please follow this route; 1. Select Tools | Import Results & Enrolments from the Menu Bar to open the Import Results & Enrolments dialog. 2. Select the…
When attempting electronic import of information through Examinations Organiser the required files may not appear for selection. This probably means that the EDI software through which the files were downloaded has not…
1. Check that current Season is correct for the Basedata selected. Check the user is 'IN' the correct Season. (At the bottom of Exams Organiser) 2. Check that the correct Basedata files…
14 May 2020
If you need to access student contact details, you can run the registration group list report. First, go to Reports - Student List - Registration Group List You will then need to…
12 May 2020
If you need to access student contact details, you can run the registration group list report. First, go to Reports - Student List - Registration Group List You will then need to…