P7 Link Before selecting the P7 Link there are some house-keeping requirements that schools will need to undertake within SIMS Personnel. Each staff member’s contract must be linked to a CFR code; this is a simple process but will take some time to complete, as it requires manual updating of each staff members open contract….
When using the KS4 mapping tool to map aspects the mapping is showing as complete but the targets are greyed out. Reimport the KS4 aspects.
Pupils are not showing in the ‘Progress Grid Entry’ screen when you click onto the search button. You will need to open the Progress Grid Template: Focus|Assessment|Progress Grid Template Select the template required and double click to open. Click on the browser next to “Course for Template” and remove the Pastoral Overview. Your students…
You may receive the message “Please import the ResultSet(s)” after clicking on the Populate icon within the Programme of Study Tracking Sheet. (Route: Focus/Assessment/Programme of Study Tracking Entry) You will need to import the following templates/aspects from the AMPA folder: KS4 Assessment mapping Tool aspect PoS KS3 aspect Progress 8 – KS2…
Check the member of staff’s personnel record for absences. Either there is a missing end date or the end date is not correct eg the year has been mistyped. This can occur even if the individual analysis report appears to be correct. KB16419
This problem usually occurs when a school has recently converted to an Academy and it does not have URN details entered in SIMS. To Resolve: Go to Focus>School>School Details You will need to enter the Unique Reference Number (URN) even if this number has not changed since the School became an Academy. You must…
The EY TT PG to PA conversion templates can take a long time to import (approx. 30 minutes or more). When attaching groups to the conversion templates to create marksheets the following message may appear: This is just to alert you to the fact that the marksheet cannot be printed or exported…
This will enable you to colour code the percentage attendance within a marksheet so that you can report on percentage attendance within an Individual Report for parents. Example: Above 95% is green Between 90%-95% is yellow Below 90% attendance is red Create an aspect called “Attendance Traffic Light” (Focus/Assessment/Aspect and click on new) ….
You may have the pastoral overview selected, however, Reg Group A is not showing the shared tutors however Reg Group B is showing both tutors. Check that the Pastoral Overview has been selected in the Report Outline in Session Manager (Focus/Profiles/Session Manager). Without this selected not all registration groups will show in the selected Profiles Session. To…
‘Error: Could not open macro storage.’ when running a report via Reports > Run Report. The cause of this problem was a Microsoft Word File Block Setting. To resolve this you will need to open Microsoft Word and click on File -> Options. On this screen select Trust Centre -> File Block Settings….
If the incoming teacher is replacing an outgoing teacher and is taking over all of the curriculum responsibilities., edit both the code and name of the outgoing teacher in Plan | Teachers | Edit and overtype the outgoing teachers details with the replacing teacher. The timetable will be allocated to the new teacher. The new teacher…
Rooms are in SIMS.net but are not appearing in Examinations Organiser In Examinations Organiser: 1. Tools | School Setup | Exam Room. 2. Select ‘ADD’ to add a new exam room. 3. Click on the browser to view the list of rooms available. If the room is not listed in the dropdown menu but has…
Once an entries submission has been made, changes to these entries may need to be made. Changes to entries can be made in Examinations Organiser and then an amendment file can be created and sent to the exam board. Focus > Candidates > Internal > Select the Student On the Internal Candidate Details screen, select tab…
A day in the Cover Diary browse is showing in red but there are no periods requiring cover This is caused by a staff member having two instances of absence, one absence was added and the cover was entered and then another absence has been added which overlaps the original absence. See the example in…
Once there has been a new superannuation rate agreed it needs to be entered into Sims .net Go to Tools>Staff>Superannuation Search for the required scheme Click on the New button on the right Enter the date of the agreement and the value – this is a percentage but do not enter the %% character Click…
Send option is greyed out in InTouch so emails cannot be completed. As well as a valid email address in the To field please make sure there is text in both the Subject line and in the main body of the message.
Make sure in the Monitor and all PX schools the class and block identifier is the same (In the classes screen, double click on the class and edit class identifier) In Data / Define Partnership blocks make sure the block is defined as a cluster block in Monitor and all PX schools.
This FAQ will guide you through the process of verifying, recording and authorising a request from a school for access to the Devon staff pages (The Source). This process is a temporary workaround and the process is under review by ICT Services. Schools go to www.devon.gov.uk/login to complete and submit a form requesting an…
The Scomis External Connector Diagnostics tool is located in C:\Support\ after the installation of an External connector. It can alternatively be downloaded directly from here. If you have just installed an external connector and it is not working run this tool. Check IP Addresses:Click on Check IP addresses, if it only shows one address: –…
On the Band screen, schedule a session for one block by clicking and dragging it from the left hand column of the screen and dropping it on the required period. When the second block with the same teacher is then scheduled in the same way, the Displaced Units window will appear. Check the information and…
There are 2 alternatives: 1. Use Minimum Periods In the Model screen, Increase the minimum periods of, for example, a 5 period block, to 6 periods. Do this by right clicking on the block and choosing Minimum Periods. In the block screen drag all but one of the classes on to fit in with the…
To format the date in the report as required after export to excel, please follow the below mentioned steps: Select the column with the dates in the Excel spreadsheet. Select Data tab on the menu bar and click the button that says ‘Text to Columns’. A wizard will now appear. Select ‘Delimited’ in Step 1 click ‘Next’,…
The EFA need all learning aims to be included regardless of the duration, including the learning aims that did not reach the qualifying period (6 weeks or more). We understand that the qualifying period still has significance for funding. Capita have modified their coding to ensure that they no longer take account of the qualifying period when adding learning…
Reason for Withdrawal will be collected for the first time in the Autumn 2015 School Census and is mandatory if a student withdraws from a course from the start of the 2015/2016 year. There is no need to backdate if you have withdrawals in the 2014/2015 year. The Reason lookup appears when you end a membership to a…
UKPRN’s are mandatory for Post 16 Learning Aims in the Autumn 2015 School Census if the establishment delivering the learning aim is not funded by the DfE. As most schools are colleges are funded by the DfE most schools will not have to add UKPRN’s to their learning aims. If your school is delivering all…
To add more options under a medical event i.e. additional options under the Immunisation list. Tools> Maintain Medical Event > Search Select the relevant Event Type i.e. Immunisation and double click to open it > Values section > Click New Enter the Code and Description and click Save To see the changes, you will need to log out of SIMS and go…
The School Teachers’ Pay Award 2015 has now been finalised. The full document is available from the link below. Please use this document to access the latest Pay Award tables. 2015 LGA school teacher pay circular FINAL pdf In addition there are 3 updated TLRs and 1 SEN: TLR1 £7546 – £12770 TLR2 £2613 – £6386 TLR3 £517 – £2577 SEN £2064…
If the course is showing at the wrong level but the year has not yet started, then the school will need to update the levels in Tools / Assign Levels – assigning the right level at year, block and class level and then re-send the timetable. This will update SIMS. If the year has already…
When users try to access the route Focus | Admission | Application they receive fault ‘3295-6410’ Focus | Admission | Application they receive fault ‘3295-6410′ You do not have the rights to set up Admission Groups : SIMS.processes.processunavailableexception’ This is occurring since upgrading to 7.164. WorkAround The ability of a user with Assessment Co-ordinator or…
Applicable to Windows® Internet Explorer users only. Select Reports | Attendance (or Lesson Monitor) and then select the required report. Specify the required report criteria. Click the Print button to display the Run a Screen Based Report dialog. Ensure that the Output to a web browser radio button is selected then click the OK…