How to use Covid subcodes

The subcodes can be used for more granular reporting on the I codes. Once you have entered your I code into the register you can right click on the mark and select “Enter Subcode”       Make sure the padlock is off and says overwrite as per the screenshot.          …

Covid-19 Attendance Report – what you need to check

Update 18/06/2020 The report definition was updated today. To ensure the customer is using the latest version, check that the report output contains the information below. Original post below: What is it? This report is designed to help schools complete the daily DfE return on attendance.  It focuses on the student/pupil section of the form….

Sims Attendance – Possible Attendance

When looking at a student’s Individual Registration Attendance report (accessed via links on the right hand side of the student record) you may find that possible attendance varies from one student to another.   Attendance codes D, #, Y, X and Z are ‘Attendance Not Required’ codes. As these codes indicate that attendance is not…

Taking SIMS Registers in the classroom

Top 10 Reasons for giving teachers access to SIMS in the classroom https://faq.scomis.org/kb5259/ All teachers will need to be set up with a SIMS login in System Manager and given the permission of Class Teacher. (This will also enable them to have access to basic information about their pupils i.e. contact and address information, attendance etc….

How do I remove a Student from a User Defined Group?

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 Member list Right click on the orange bar to the right of the Member’s name Click on Remove Membership Save   Reviewed: 22/02/18…

Missing attendance marks in CTF

Exceptions report states there are missing marks from before the school became an academy but school is unable to find any missing marks. Go to Tools>Setups>CTF Change the export attendance dropdown option from Attendance Module to Attendance Summary The module option is used by some third party software     kb19436

How do I report on a previous year’s attendance data?

1. Select Reports | Attendance (or Lesson Monitor) and then the required report to display the selected report browser. 2. Specify the required date range, ensuring that the dates fall within the attendance year for which you want to run the report. 3. Specify additional report criteria, if applicable, and then click the Print button….

Exporting Attendance or Lesson Monitor reports to Excel

The inbuilt Attendance and Lesson Monitor reports are designed to output to a web browser such as Internet Explorer. It is possible to export the data from the web browser to Microsoft Excel. After running your report it will open a new window and you will see your information. If you right click on the…

Attendance – Editing Reason for Change of Mark

Editing the Reason for Change of Mark  A default reason for change of mark must be defined as part of the set up process (Tools | Setups | Attendance Setup).  However, if the default reason for change of mark is not appropriate for all marks that have been changed, individual reasons for change can be…

How do I add an exceptional circumstance for attendance?

Y and # codes cannot be entered through the register, a member of admin staff will need to follow this routine: Go to Focus>Attendance>Exceptional Circumstances (or Focus>Lesson Monitor>Exceptional Circumstances) Click new Enter the dates you require Select group type (e.g Whole School if the school had to be closed or Individual pupil if someone was…

Can I add new Attendance codes to SIMS?

You can add new Attendance Codes and any new code would need to be linked to a Statutory DfE code. To do this go to Tools | Attendance Setup |  Codes | Maintain Codes. Click NEW. You will see you can set up a new code and then ‘Link to Reg Mark’ You can report…

How do I get extra columns in Take Register such as DOB, Quick Note or SEN?

The columns are SIMS User specific e.g. different columns can display for different SIMS Users. Each user must set their own Student Identification Columns. It is not possible for the columns to be set globally. There are to ways to views these extra columns. You can add the following columns Admission Number SEN Quick Note Year…

How do I Import Look ups?

You will need to be a member of the School Administrator user group in System Manager to import lookups. Please see your System Administrator/Manager if you are not sure whether you have the required permissions. 1. Select Tools | Lookups | Import Lookups to display the Import Lookups page 2. Click the Select File button…

Student showing ‘-‘ instead of ‘#’ marks in Attendance.

New pupils have arrived at beginning of term that were not in an admission group but they show a ‘-‘ instead of # marks at the start of the week. 1.  Run through Update Academic Year for the relevant academic year through Routines | School | Edit Academic year. No edits need to be made…

Whole School Percentage Attendance Report

To produce a report showing one percentage mark for whole school go to Reports | Attendance  | Group Reports | Group Session Summary Change Group type to ‘Whole School’ Click ‘search’ Change dates to the dates you wish to run the report from and to Click ‘print’ Reviewed 28/07/2020 – AT KB4844