This FAQ lists the latest information regarding the School Workforce Census. It contains links to relevant documentation and information on the latest filesets, patches and errors. School Workforce Census Date: 7th November 2024 School Workforce Census Deadline Date to DfE: 6th December 2024 (If you are a maintained school please consult your LA) Latest Fileset:…
Introduction to CommandReporter with SIMS .net SIMS .net offers powerful reporting features within the GUI, but sometimes you require scheduled report runs to export SIMS data. This is where CommandReporter can be of assistance. CommandReporter.exe serves as a command-line tool accessible through the command prompt, batch files, or as part of a scheduled task. To…
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 link staff members or teachers to one of your ‘Year Groups’ or ‘Registration Groups’ in your pastoral structure you will need to: Navigate to Focus>School>Pastoral Structure>Current Structure then Click on ‘Go’ (Once this is populated you can link staff members.) YEAR GROUPS To add ‘Head of Year’ to a ‘Year…
Key Dates: The Summer 2023 SIMS Upgrade (V7.212) & FMS (V6.212) is planned to be rolled out on the evening of : Friday 4th August 2023 Due to the release of the SIMS Consolidated Workstation Patch 1 for the Summer upgrade we need to do further testing to ensure full compatibility with the Scomis Hosted…
The A code can no longer be used for EYFS pupil who are absent. The DFE has taken the decision that the EYFS profile must be completed in all instances unless: an exemption has been granted by the secretary of state for the setting or an individual child. In these cases only, an ‘A’ should be recorded for…
Devon Schools should upload their Phonics, EYFS and KS1 files to the Devon Educational services Team through the Devon Transfer – Anycomms route. Devon Educational Services Team Deadline dates EYFS- 30th June 2023 Phonics- 27th June 2023 KS1- 27th June 2023 For Scomis Hosted SIMS schools this can be done through the Devon Transfer Shortcut…
Within the Hosted SIMS Environment, you can set up your own internal shortcuts to parts of SIMS that you use most often. The information below will take you through adding your own Panel and creating your own Internal Shortcut. Open the side panel by pressing on the double green arrows on upper left Choose the…
When attempting to access the Scomis Training environment on https://train.scomis.org we have seen a small number of users experience the following error: “Error – expecting a single child node with tag: authentication” If you click on “OK”, you receive the following error: “Error – Failed to connect to the Connection Server.” To resolve this error,…
Trellix AV Bundle Download – Standalone Installable Release (Password Protected, please contact the Scomis Service Desk) This zip file contains the compressed files for Trellix Endpoint Security Standalone Install (ENS) Please read the documentation here : Trellix Agent 5.7 Installation Guide
The Spring 2023 SIMS Upgrade (V7.210) & FMS (V6.210) is planned to be rolled out on the evening of : Friday 31st March 2023 (Scomis Hosted users please log off by 5pm) Non Hosted users: The new release will be authorised in Solus on: Friday 31st March 2023 If a school is using an…
Types of files: 7B is a results request file – Schools can request this from Pearson in order for EDI results to be made in the August Results period. Schools should submit this by 31 May. 9B – Registration entry file. 6B – BTEC Basedata June 2023 6B – Entry deadline 23 March – amendment…
Supported Hosted Applications Supported applications on the Hosted Applications service can include, where appropriate: SIMS.net FMS Discover Nova-T6 Launcher Monitor Petty Cash Authorisation Prepare Authorised Payments Reformat for FMS Claim Preparation Claim Transfer Creditor Debtor End of Year ConDocs Contract Printing Finance File Manager Trial Balance Comparison A2C Migration Application Supported, although users may be…
Admissions+ by Applicaa can now be accessed as an application within the Scomis platform for Hosted Schools. Please send a request to Scomis asking for Admissions+ to be setup. Scomis will require the Hosted Applications username, who will use the application in the request. Once the application has been assigned to the user, they can…
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…
To download a CTF file from the DfE website in the new edge please follow the below procedures: When you choose to download your CTF from School to School you will get the follow message appear – click OK You will then see the following message appear – you will want to say KEEP You…
Reconciliation items for income may be received into FMS Automatic Reconciliation on a ledger code that you do not wish to use. If this is the case do not process the reconciliation item as normal, instead carry out a central payment into FMS to record the income against the correct ledger code as follows: …
ESS have confirmed that this is expected functionality, Whilst Intouch is capable of sending messages not every template is suitable for SMS messaging. Unfortunately, SMS messaging does not support the same level of formatting that emails do. We often see examples of formatting and hyperlinks that do not carry over to an SMS message from…
Empl hours = the total hours the staff member is contracted for Load hours = the actual teaching hours they teach (this does not include PPA etc) Eg, if you have a 25 period timetable and the staff member is full time, employed is 25. If they are 0.6 then its 15 (25 x 0.6)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In some situations, where you are setting up your word template to show some pages in Portrait and others in Landscape, you might find that, on preview, the page orientation is not what has been set. The resolution here is to add a “Next Page” rather than a “Section Break”. We would recommend that you…
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…
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…
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…