Dealing with Exceptions It is possible to effectively remove a student from a course but still allow them to attend the associated classes by adding an Exception record. When the Exception record is created, the student’s course membership is ended as of yesterday’s date. 1. Click the Members hyperlink to display the Members panel. 2….
The planned end date column (P End Date) is filled with the dates from the End Date column. If a planned end date is recorded, a Status must also be recorded. If the student has left the course because they have left the school, the status should be set to Withdrawn, by selecting from the…
This function allows you to suspend a contract, either to replace the contract with another one for a period of time or simply lapse the contract. NOTE: FMS will not calculate commitment for the period of the suspension unless another contract has been put in place. 1. Click the New button adjacent to the Suspensions…
There is no need to create academic classes to match registration groups for Lesson Registration purposes because Lesson Monitor will offer Registration groups for selection in Take Register is is it set up to do so. The only reason for creating academic classes to match registration groups for a registration period is so that they…
On the Model screen in Nova-T6, use CTRL and UP or DOWN arrow to change the order of the years. This will correct the order on the Transfer Curriculum screen too. It also changes the order in which the schemes appear in the browse on Curriculum Assignment by Scheme in SIMS .net (though not for…
The Nova-T6 handbook is only available from the documentation tab on the home page in SIMS .net. Reviewed 17/08/2015
For ‘extra classes’ in Nova-T6, all you need to do is: On the Model screen: add a block for them in the correct year. Add the class(es) to the block, with 0 periods. On the Classes screen: Assign the correct staff to the classes Assign Levels to the classes in Tools | Assign Levels There…
Teachers Codes: In SIMS .net, check Focus | Person | Staff. Change the status to All and search for the teacher in question by inputting part of the surname and/or forename. If the person does not exist here, then they will need to be added, using the New button. Once the person has been entered…
The combing chart checks how well groups of staffed classes will fit into the timetable. It is useful to do this process before scheduling. Classes must be staffed and blocks must be built before using the combing chart. Blocks are staffed by teams of teachers. Where at least one teacher is allocated to two blocks,…
Message appears in the right hand side of the Bands screen when a session is dragged over a particular period on the grid. This message also appears in the Clash information when trying to drag a row from the build onto the timetable Nova-T6 The message means that there is a Period Type on the…
The problem is caused by the sessions screen not updating with changes to the classes screen. This can be checked on the report – Reports | Cluster/Session mismatches. If such changes are made on the classes screen, the system does not necessarily know what corresponding changes need to be made on the Sessions screen. e.g….
Teacher timetables cannot be bulk printed from Nova-T6. Bulk printing of teacher timetables can be done from SIMS .net using route Reports | Timetables | Staff Timetables. Indvidual staff timetables can be printed from Nova-T6 and an all staff timetable can be printed. Timetables for different groups of teachers can be printed using Timetable |…
You will need to be a member of any of the following User Groups in System Manager to add behaviour incidents: Administration Assistant, Admissions Officer, Attendance Manager, Class Teacher, Pastoral Manager, Registration Tutor, School Administrator, SEN Coordinator, Senior Management Team. Please see your System Administrator/Manager if you are not sure whether you have the required…
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1. From the Cover Arrangements page, click the New Absence button to display the Record Classroom Staff Absence dialog. 2. Select the absent member of staff in the Staff panel (use the Ctrl key to select multiple staff members). 3. Select a reason for the absence in the Reasons panel. 4. In the Duration panel,…
Here is a Sims.net Helpsheet on How to Transfer Applicants to a Different Intake/Admission Group How_to_Transfer_Applicants_to_a_Different_Intake_Admission_Group Reviewed 17/08/2015
You will need to be a member of either the School Administrator or System Manager user groups in System Manager to run this function. Please see your System Administrator/Manager if you are not sure whether you have the required Permissions. Editing lookups. 1. Select Tools | Lookups | Maintain to display the Find Lookup Type…
You will need to be a member of the School Administrator user group in System Manager to import lookups. Please see your System Administrator/Manager if you are not sure whether you have the required permissions. 1. Select Tools | Lookups | Import Lookups to display the Import Lookups page 2. Click the Select File button…
NOTE: This process permanently removes unlinked contacts. You may wish to carry out a backup before proceeding. 1. Select Tools | Housekeeping | Delete Unlinked Contacts to display the Find Unlinked Contacts browser. 2. Click the Search button to list all available unlinked contacts. If you wish to delete a specific unlinked contact, enter any…
Below is a Sims Helpsheet on How to Design a Report with Sub Reports How to Design a Report with Sub Reports Reviewed on: 15/02/18