25 Oct 2022
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.
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…
10 Nov 2017
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…
30 Oct 2012
What is a ULN? A Unique Learner Number is a 10-digit number which is unique to the learner and is used in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Why do we need the…
The Autumn upgrade has introduced new options when choosing to export a CTF Routines > Data Out > Export CTF. You will now be faced with 2 Export Type options. General -…
Routines | Data Out | CTF | Export CTF Select option ULN Request/Update. Select the pupils who require a ULN. All students 14 & above will require a ULN Number You must…
The CTF Matching routine enables you to define how a record in a CTF is imported into SIMS. It also enables you to select a record in the CTF that matches a…
21 Dec 2011
When CTF files are exported, an XML export file is created and stored in the CTF Export Directory that was specified when you configured the CTF defaults (via Tools | Setups |…
17 Jun 2010
Go to Tools/Setups/CTF Click on Panel 4 Alternative Destinations. Check that the destination you need appears on your list. If not, click New Reviewed on 17/05/2022
Remove all ticks except the those in Student Addresses, Assessment Data and include KS1 Tasks and Tests. Reviewed on 29/01/2015
In the students' options area enter a tick against "include students already exported" and ensure that the "view " is set to "current students", then click "refresh students" Reviewed on 14/02/18
7 Aug 2009
This can happen if the information you have entered into SIMS .net does not match exactly what is on the CTF. SIMS .net matches 5 pieces of information: forename, surname, date of birth,…
28 May 2009
The Exception log (section 4) of the export process will show if SIMS .net has exported the CTF successfully. The key is to look at the Number of Students in File and…
If there is an error with the CTF look in the bottom left-hand side of the screen within the CTF window for a clue as to what the error is.
If pupils are not showing in the list to be included in the CTF please make sure the tick box that is located in tab 3 - 'Students' that is named ‘Include students already exported’…
When creating the CTF for an alternative destination that has already been created, choose the option from the ‘Destination LA/Other’ drop down list and not the ‘Destination School’ drop down list. If…
If you do not know the destination of a Leaver you will need to send the CTF to an alternative destination called unknown destination. This will appear within the destination school as the…
If the CTF is being sent to one of the above you will need to set up an alternative destination. Go to: Tools/Setups/CTF and click on the ‘Alternative Destinations’. Click ‘New’. Type:…
When you have chosen the destination school from the drop down list when creating a CTF do not then put in a destination LA as well, as this will clear the school name…
If you are sending a CTF and the destination school is not there, please follow these instructions: Go to Tools/Other Schools and carry out a search on the school name. If the…
Have you received the email from the DFE to say that there is a file waiting for you? If not, the school intending to send the file has not managed to send…