Trouble Accessing Training Environment

When using Microsoft Edge browser to access the Training and Support environment (https://train.scomis.org) we have seen the following behaviour: Browse to https://train.scomis.org Log in with user details, user is presented with the option for the Primary or Secondary Training Pools. User clicks on one of the pools to launch a session but the following message…

Domestic Exams

SIMS Examinations Organiser is used to administer public exams, such as GCSEs. The training booklet below explores how Examinations Organiser can also be used to administer domestic (internal/mock/PPE) examinations. This includes; create a domestic exams season identify candidates and issue exam numbers create appropriate basedata record ‘entries’ manage seating including clashes run reports clone a…

SIMS – National Insurance Rates 2022/23

Capita have now issued a PDF file with the latest National Insurance Rates for 2022/23. There is now a Capita patch available, number 26960, which will insert the National Insurance table 2022-23 on your behalf. If you have already created the table for 2022-23, the patch will overwrite the existing table. The patch adds an…

Autumn 2022 Upgrade to SIMS (v7.208) and FMS (v6.208)

The Autumn 2022 SIMS Upgrade (V7.208) & FMS (V6.208) is planned to be rolled out on the evening of Friday 25th November 2022 from 5.30pm (Scomis Hosted users please log off by 5pm)   Release notes containing detailed information on what is included in the upgrade can be downloaded below: SIMS_Autumn_2022_Release_Note_Combined_Edition AMPARK_Autumn_2022_Release_Note FMSWhatsNew FMS_Autumn_2022_Release_Note WhatsNew_Discover Discover_Autumn_2022_Release_Note…

New Functions in SIMS Autumn 2022

Please see links for ESS videos for some updates below: SIMS Interventions: User customisable Interventions areas SIMS Interventions: Reporting on Session Notes SIMS Interventions: Recording Intervention Attendance Pronouns Enhancements in Autumn Pronouns in Student Reports Fee’s Billing: Producing Bills in Arabic Personal Pronouns Recently, functionality was provided in SIMS that enables the setup and maintenance…

How can I view my pre-admission status on my homepage

It is possible to have a graph on your home page which will show you the Application Status of each pre-admission application. To configure the home page to add the Admission Summery click configure in the top right-hand corner of screen shot below: Then drag and drop the Admissions Summery into panel. To add the Admissions Summery Panel…

How can I add new admissions manually?

If you wish to manually add a new pupil as a pre-admission. This could be a one-off pupil needing to be added after you have completed your ATF Import, or numerous pupils – as you do not use the ATF import area (this often applies to Special Schools). Navigate to Focus>Admission>Application or you can use the shortcut…

New Exam Officer not showing on marksheets

Exam Marksheets do not default to the Exams Officer as the owner, as it depends on the group that the marksheet has been created for. Exam Marksheets setup for different groups will have default owners as below: Classes – Main Class Teacher will be owner Registration Group – Registration Tutor Year Group – Head of…

KS4 Autumn Checking Exercise

The KS4 Autumn Checking Exercise is carried out by the DfE to ensure that the information held within the DfE is the same as what is held in the Schools MIS.  This information relates to GCSE exam results received in the summer and any subsequent remarks, SEN,  Pupil Premium, Dual Registration etc. Sometimes a student’s…

Course Manager – Linking Exam Awards to course in Course Manager

There are two ways that you can link courses to QANs: 1.Adding an Award to the Examination panel in Maintain Course, clicking new here will pull through any Award that has been imported into Exams Organiser. If the award is new and basedata has not yet been imported that contains the specific award, it will…

EYFS 2021 Framework

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 EYFS 2021 Framework, within Sims, go to: Tools/Performance/Options – tick “revised EYFS from 2020” Schools using the revised EYFS resources should select revised…

Accessing Internet Favourites in Microsoft Edge

To access your Internet Favourites in the Edge browser you need to click on the “Star with 3 lines” icon at the top right of the Edge window:                         If there is another website you wish to add to your list of favourites, then…

Parent Pay – Log Error – Root Element Missing

If you get a “SIMS Command Line Reporter” error when running Parent Pay please check the log files found in : F:\Public\ParentPay\Users\username\Logs\ In the logs it may say the error “Root element is missing.” Please follow the steps to fix this issue: Log into MIS Sync Go to Tools > Settings > SIMS and check…

Summer School Census 2023 – Fileset 2401

Current fileset: 2401 – This fileset is now available The DfE provided its baseline release in early April. So, Fileset 2401 is able to provide baseline releases of both the DfE and WG files for the School Census Summer 2023 and the Attendance Collection 2023, respectively. Hosted schools This fileset will be applied to Hosted…

How to add a bank holiday

Go to Focus > School > School Diary. Find the correct date and right click on this field and select ‘New Public Holiday’. Enter the appropriate description and select ‘Bank Holiday’ for the category, Check the date is correct and then click  ‘OK’ Students will automatically have # codes for all Bank Holidays. Note for Attendance /…

Admitting Admission pupils

How do I make my admission pupils on-roll pupils  Select Routines | Admission | Admit Applications to display the Find Intake Group Enter all or part of the intake group Name or select the appropriate options from the drop-down lists then click the Search button to display all intake groups that match the search criteria…

I have admitted a pupil who is no longer coming into school

If you have admitted a pupil from your admission group who is no longer coming to your school you will need to delete their student record. You should only do the following if the pupil NEVER came to your school. If they attended for  1 day or even for just 1 morning you should mark…

SIMS Permissions

When setting up a new user with access to SIMS, you will need to make sure they have relevant permission groups added to their record. The spreadsheet below shows all of the permission groups and what areas of SIMS they give access to. You can use this to come to a decision on which groups…

Reporting on the Assessment Result Owner

The Summer Upgrade 2022 includes functionality to report on the Assessment Result Owner with the “Result Owner” field within the Assessment Results area of the reporting dictionary in Design Report. This will now allow users to see which member of staff recorded the result alongside the rest of the result information. Go to Report >…

SIMS/FMS Summer 2022 Upgrade – changes to ‘sysman’ user password

Brought in for the Summer 2022 upgrade – to improve system security, it is now a requirement that the password assigned to the ‘Sysman’ login is changed to a strong password. The replacement strong password must contain a minimum of eight characters including one alphabetic, one numeric and one special character. If this is not…

Personal Pronouns in SIMS

New functionality has been provided in the SIMS Summer 2022 release, enabling the setup and maintenance of personal pronouns. This functionality is accessible (via Tools | Setups | Pronoun Setup) and can be accessed by School Administrators and System Managers. Personal pronouns can be chosen by pupil/students, applicants, contacts, staff members and agents and applied…

New Functions in SIMS Summer 2022

Summer 2022 SIMS Update New Functionality New functionality has been provided in SIMS, enabling the setup and maintenance of personal pronouns. This functionality is accessible (via Tools | Setups | Pronoun Setup) and can be accessed by School Administrators and System Managers. Personal pronouns can be chosen by pupil/students, applicants, contacts, staff members and agents…