The School Census will collect individual characteristics and pupil records three times a year Autumn Census / Spring Census / Summer Census This FAQ is designed to help you through this process and inform you of the data that is collected in the census and how you could prepare in advance and be ready on…
Hosted Schools Fileset 2805 – was applied to all Hosted Schools on 23rd October 2024 Non-hosted Schools will need to download and import the file below: Click here for Fileset 2805 The Fileset 2805 – is also available on Solus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This fileset is now available – please see instructions below on how to…
Hosted Schools Fileset 2702 – was successfully applied to Hosted Schools – Thursday 16th May 2024 Non-hosted Schools will need to download and import the file below: (ESS have advised you ensure you have already applied Consolidated Workstation Patch 2 before importing Fileset 2702) Click here for Fileset 2702 The Fileset 2702 is now…
Current fileset: 2605 – This fileset is available Fileset 2605 – Was rolled out to all Hosted Schools on 25th January, 2024 Hosted Schools Fileset 2605 is available and was applied to Hosted Schools on 25/01/2024 Non-hosted Schools will need to download and import the file below: Fileset 2605 – click here This fileset is…
Current fileset: 2506 – This fileset is now available Hosted Schools The Fileset 2505 has been applied to all Hosted Schools. The latest fileset 2506 will not be applied automatically and can be downloaded here. Non-hosted Schools will need to download and import the file below: Fileset 2506 – click here This fileset is…
If you wish to download a copy on any previous census files you can follow these steps below. You need to go to Tools>Statutory Returns Tools>Retrieve Authorised Census Return Files: You then need to click on the Census you want, which will highlight the return you want to retrieve: Next you will need to…
The screenshots below are an example of how to record a repeating year 13. Using a student named Hannah will illustrate a method for taking account of students repeating year 13 and thereby extending their learning and programme aims into a third year. Hannah is several months too old to be taught in year 13…
If you have recently migrated your pupil and staff data into a Sims database from another MIS system (e.g. RM Integris) and you do not have sufficient historical information in your Sims database to complete the census a template can be requested from the DfE to input the additional information. Please complete a DfE service…
Schools can provide the department with their addresses in whichever format their data is held within their MIS – either; BS7666 address format, (SAON, PAON, post town or other address items) or; address line 1 to 5. Postcode is mandatory for either format. Whilst every effort must be made to obtain these pupil details, the…
Funded Hours and Hours at Setting. Funded hours are the total number of free child care hours that a child receives. All two, three and four year old pupils are eligible for 15 hours funded child care a week. Hours at Setting include funded hours (as described previously) plus any additional hours funded by other…
Disability Access Fund indicator This is recorded in SIMS Tools | Statutory Returns Tools | Update Early Years. The Disability Access Fund (DAF) is new funding for early years providers to support children with disabilities or special educational needs. It aids access to early years places by supporting providers in making reasonable adjustments to their…
In order to resolve this issue you need to import the latest Manifest File. Go to Tools – Setups – Import Fileset Click on the browse and browse to the Manifest Files Folder e.g F:\Public\Sims\Manifest Files (if you are Hosted Applications Terminal Server), G:\Sims\Manifest Files (if you are networked) or C:\Sims\Manifest Files (if you are stand…
If results are added in Edit PI in Exams Organiser they will not show in Course Manager or in the Post 16 Learning Aims Panel of the School Census. The school will have to manually put them in the school census. Reviewed on 24/05/2019
In Sims.net go to: Reports Student List General Student List Filter Double click Free at period Select the day and period Ok and Ok again This will filter to the students free for that period You can now sort the records as you require This is useful for School Census Day to check students free…
This error is caused when a Leaver does not have any ethnicity and/or language data recorded. The absence of this module appears to confuse the DfE validation rules.