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…
Producing Attendance Reports – Attendance and Lesson Monitor. Producing Attendance Reports Reviewed 29/7/20
Managing Detentions in SIMS – Quick Reference Sheet. Managing Detentions in SIMS – Quick Reference Sheet Reviewed 29/10/2020
Creating an Options Solution – Quick Reference Sheet. Creating an Options Solution – Quick Reference Sheet Reviewed 29/10/2015
Free School Meals in SIMS Dinner Money – Quick Reference Sheet. Free School Meals in SIMS Dinner Money Reviewed 29/10/2015
Assessment in SIMS. Marksheets – Quick Reference Sheet. Assessment in SIMS. Marksheets Reviewed 27/7/20
Arranging Cover in SIMS – Quick Reference Sheet. Arranging Cover Reviewed 27/7/20
Using Lesson Monitor in SIMS – Quick Reference Sheet. Lesson Monitor Reviewed 29/10/2015
Here is a Sims Helpsheet on How to Record an Exclusion. How_to_Record_an_Exclusion_Updated_31-03-2009 Reviewed 17/08/2015
Reasons for Absence and Closure in Cover 7. Absence and Closure in Cover 7 Reviewed 29/10/2015
Examinations Organiser – Quick Reference Sheet. Examinations Organiser Reviewed on 24/05/2019
Hints and Tips for Using Course Manager. Hints_and_Tips_for_Using_Course_Manager Reviewed on 26/08/2015
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…
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
The facility to Bulk Update pupil/student information enables you to simultaneously assign values to a group of pupil/students, and then edit any individual exceptions if required. Routines | Pupil (or Student) | Bulk Update. The Group Type indicates the type of group you wish to work with whilst the Group allows you to select the…
The room layout for an individual examination can be amended to suit your requirements. For example, you may wish to deactivate an extra block of seats to allow room for more invigilators. 1. Highlight the seat(s) you wish to deactivate by either clicking an individual seat or dragging across a group of seats. 2. Right-click…
If a candidate was previously defined as an external candidate, but has since joined your establishment, you can transfer their status from external candidate to internal candidate. Using this routine means that you do not have to delete their entries, delete them as an external candidate, re-assign them as an internal candidate and recreate their…
You cannot add external candidates if the season is locked or closed. 1. Select Focus | Candidates | External to display the External Candidate browser. 2. Click the Add button to display the Add a new Candidate dialog. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you intend to enter a former student for examinations as an external candidate, ensure…
In setting up your season patterns, you should bear in mind that you cannot import two instances of the same element or component into one season. Therefore, if you were to declare a long season, say March to June, that is supposed to contain two opportunities to take OCR GCSE Science or Maths modules, you…
A season may be closed when you have finished administering the examinations for that season and all the results have been received. It is only possible to close a season after the user has confirmed that all results have been finalised. IMPORTANT NOTE: Once a season has been closed, it will not be possible to…
A season can be unlocked after a submission has been made, for example. Unlocking a season enables the data to be amended, i.e. candidates can be entered for examinations, forecast grades can be entered and basedata can be imported or refreshed, etc. Click the Seasons button on the Application Bar or select Tools | School…
If results are added in Edit PI in Exams Organiser they will not show in Course Manager or in the Post 16 Learning Aims Panel of the School Census. The school will have to manually put them in the school census. Reviewed on 24/05/2019
I have created a new course, saved it but can’t find it when searching for it. Try removing the dates from the search criteria – just drag your mouse over the from and to dates and delete so that the date fields are empty and search again. This is usually caused by no members being…
If the Timetable has contains blanking codes for the staff members not showing they will not be available for cover, the blanking codes will need to be removed from the Timetable in Nova and the Timetable sent across to SIMS. 1) Check that staff have the correct working pattern in SIMS .net | Focus…
New pupils have arrived at beginning of term that were not in an admission group but they show a ‘-‘ instead of # marks at the start of the week. 1. Run through Update Academic Year for the relevant academic year through Routines | School | Edit Academic year. No edits need to be made…
Starting Next Year’s – Starting Next Year’s Curriculum Early Guide Applicable to 2015 onwards Some schools start next year’s curriculum early. – using the same timetable – using a new timetable Some schools see this as an introduction to next year’s courses and therefore do not record the students as actually starting these courses during the summer…