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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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.  
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…
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…