26 Oct 2022
In some situations, where you are setting up your word template to show some pages in Portrait and others in Landscape, you might find that, on preview, the page orientation is not…
25 Oct 2022
With regard to the new EYFS 2021 Framework, you may need to change your data entry options from 30-50 and 40-60 to be Birth-3, 3-4 and Reception Year. To reflect the new…
A CTF will only export Statutory results and Programme of Study results. Therefore, any bespoke internal tracking/progress assessments will not show in the CTF.
17 May 2022
Exporting Results - Once the appropriate assessment levels or test scores have been entered for all pupils, the results need to be exported to the Primary Assessment Gateway -https://www.primaryassessmentgateway.education.gov.uk/publicaccessproduction/selfservice/citizenportal/login.htm Although the…
This year there are a few changes- The ‘D’ code, originally used to record where a pupil was ‘disapplied’ from the national curriculum assessments, has been withdrawn. The engagement model replaces P…
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…
15 Sep 2021
The Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) is a statutory assessment from September 2021 onwards. It provides a snapshot of where pupils are when they arrive at school. It will provide a starting point…
17 Dec 2019
Multiple means that there are two teachers assigned to the class or reg group so that both teachers can enter marks in to that mark sheet.
6 Nov 2019
This enables schools to have a report similar to the Ready Reckoner used by OFSTED to show the value added score of the school, subjects and students at KS5. What is in…
15 Jul 2019
Capita provides a KS2 Comparative England 2019 report in SIMS that enables schools to provide parents with information on the school’s current Year 6 end of key stage outcomes alongside comparable national…
12 Jun 2019
If you are already using Programme of Study to record your Early Years data, it is possible to transfer the results into the Early Years Profile Wizard. Please follow the guidance below:…
30 Apr 2019
For guidance on how to create an Assessment Lookup Table, please see the document below: Creating Lookup Tables For further queries, please contact the Scomis Service Desk on 01392 385300
Annual Updates to Early Years Foundation Stage Profiles for 2019 Applicable to schools in England only Routines | Data In | Assessment | Import The following resources have been updated for 2019…
7 Mar 2019
What is a Raw Score? The raw score is the total number of marks a pupil scores in a test, based on the number of questions they answered correctly. What is a…
12 Feb 2019
Select route:- Tools | Performance | Assessment | System Utilities | Results Select - Delete a Selection of Results Next Browse to the Group required Select ALL (or tick the students required)…
30 Nov 2018
KS4 Analysis Resources The published figure for a school's Progress 8 includes a possible adjustment for students 'with extremely negative progress scores' . This is a slightly different calculation to that used…
26 Nov 2018
Exporting PoS Grade Sets and User Defined Elements Routines | Data Out | Assessment | Export An additional export option has been provided on the first page of the Export wizard. This…
14 Nov 2018
In order to Publish an Assessment Individual Report or Profile Report that has been uploaded to the students linked documents the user will require one of the following: - Senior Management Team…
Assessment individual reports and Profile reports can be published to the SIMS Parent app providing they have been created and uploaded to the Students linked documents first. Once they are uploaded to…
8 Nov 2018
(Updated 7th July 2019) Capita have developed a series of reports to assist primary school leaders, governors and any other relevant stake holders to analyse statutory Key Stage data in line with…
10 Jul 2018
In order for the EYFS results to appear in the CTF for submission to your LA, you will need to make sure that you "Calculate" the marksheet and save.
4 Jul 2018
Importing data from a "Formatted" spreadsheet will import back into the original aspects and result sets that were contained when the data was previously exported. Importing data from an "Un-formatted" spreadsheet will…
3 Jul 2018
Is it possible to copy and paste comments from a Word document into a Comment Aspect in a marksheet?
Yes, select the paragraph you wish to be copied in Word, press CTRL + C to copy the comments from Word, then press CTRL + V to paste the Word comments into the…
22 Jun 2018
When adding colours within a cell in a marksheet, (right clicking on the cell "Select colour to a cell") the colour will NOT pull into individual reports. If you want the colour…
20 Apr 2018
Submitting KS2 Results to NCA Tools Website (Hosted Schools) Currently Schools are unable to access the NCA Tools website via Internet Explorer in Scomis Hosted Applications. https://ncatools.education.gov.uk/Teacher-Assessment/Home.aspx They receive either of the…
3 Apr 2018
When you pull through information from Programme of Study (PoS) you are not able to change the font to match the rest of the report just by selecting the information and then…
15 Feb 2018
This log is available after importing new Assessment Manager resources via Focus>Assessment>Marksheet entry - usually following an upgrade Click Yes – this can take a long time, do not interrupt it, when…
4 Jan 2018
Columns relating to statutory guidance are displayed with a green background and can be identified by the letter Y in the PoS Expectations heading. Columns that relate to non-statutory guidance are displayed…
17 Nov 2017
The aspect used may have a grade set attached to it. This means that if you enter a grade that is not part of the grade set it will be invalid. The…
In Sims.net go to: Focus Groups User Defined Groups Search for the Group that you want to remove the student from Go to Panel 2 - Membership Find the student in the…