KS2 Assessments – Uploading Results to The Primary Assessment Gateway

ByHeidi Miller

  Exporting Results – Once the appropriate assessment levels or test scores have been entered for all pupils, the results need to be exported to the Primary Assessment Gateway -https://www.primaryassessmentgateway.education.gov.uk/publicaccessproduction/selfservice/citizenportal/login.htm Although the website to upload Key Stage 2 results has changed from the National Assessment Agency to the Primary assessment Gateway the below is still…

Phonics Wizard not showing.

ByHeidi Miller

If when trying to run Tools > Performance > Assessment > Wizard Manager the Phonics Screening Wizard you are looking for does not show. Firstly ensure the Filter at the top is set to All If the Wizard still does not show it will need to be imported. To do this go to Routines >…

New Functions in SIMS Spring 2022

ByRachel.hill

New functionality in the SIMS Spring release, includes, managing attendance sub-codes, importing ATF improvements, maintaining orphaned documents, reporting enhanacements in Cover, dictionary enhancements and enhancements to student list reports. Click here for video – Managing Attendance Sub-Codes Click here for video – Importing ATF improvements Click here for video – Maintaining orphaned linked documents Click…

How do I remove contacts of leaver pupil/students in SIMS.net

ByRachel.hill

You may find over the years your contacts lists in Focus > Person > Contacts, builds up as students/pupils leave your school. You will need to keep contacts of leaver pupils/students for 6 years or more depending on your schools data policy. You can remove any older records via the following steps: Select the following…

Completing the daily DfE Educational Settings form

ByMatthew Dinsdale

To support schools in completing the daily DfE Educational Settings form we have put together a SIMS report that brings together the key student data in a simple to read table. Running this report should reduce the time required to complete the Educational Settings form.   Please follow the instructions in the setting up guide…

SIMS Attendance – how to report on COVID-19 sub codes

ByVanessa Foweraker

To report on COVID-19 Sub Codes in SIMS please go to Reports > Attendance/Lesson Monitor > Selected Pupil Reports > Subcode Report. Here you can select what date range is required and what group of pupils you would like to report on. Click ‘Search’ and ‘Print’ to run the report.

New Functions in SIMS Autumn 2021

ByDiane Semple

Autumn 2021 SIMS Update New functionality in the SIMS Autumn release, includes adding lookups for Covid medical events; adding UPN, achievement\behaviour points or Pupil Premium to marksheets; adding additional information such as assessable grades to examinations; update to reporting and some housekeeping help for bulk deleting old admission applications. ESS Product videos can be found…

External Connector Upgrade

Byadmin

Scomis are making changes to the External Connector which will add a layer of resiliency to the service.  In addition, to the resiliency, the External Connector Upgrade will also refresh the digital certificates that are used by the service, helping to ensure that the service keeps data secure during transit. About External Connector The External…

A2C Migration App Update 2021

ByRob Hall

Hosted Schools: Schools have recently received contact from JCQ to update the A2C Migration App to the new A2C Transport App: The latest A2C Transport app has been installed as recommended by JCQ. Users will continue to use the “A2C Exams Transfer” shortcut within SIMS. A prompt will now be presented when opening the shortcut….

How do I update Solus to reflect a change in support provider?

ByRachel.hill

If you have changed support provider to Scomis, you will need to send an email to Education Software Solutions to ask for your Solus to be updated to reflect that Scomis are now your current support providers.  This enabled Scomis to authorise upgrades and send out patches to you.   Please email SIMSSupportPartners@educationsoftwaresolutions.co.uk.  ESS will…

Funding and Monitoring – Example of repeating Year 13

ByDiane Semple

The screenshots below are an example of how to record a repeating year 13. Using a student named Hannah will illustrate a method for taking account of students repeating year 13 and thereby extending their learning and programme aims into a third year. Hannah is several months too old to be taught in year 13…

Updating Funding and Monitoring – School Census Autumn

ByDiane Semple

The pupil level Update Funding and Monitoring functionality is provided to enable schools to record aspects of the Education Recovery Package required by the DfE. The data is collected for the first time in the School Census Autumn 2021 Return. The information must be recorded via the Tools menu and then the details entered can…

EYFS – Reception Baseline Assessment

ByVanessa Foweraker

The Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) is a statutory assessment from September 2021 onwards. It provides a snapshot of where pupils are when they arrive at school. It will provide a starting point to measure the progress schools make with their pupils between reception and the end of primary school. Full information about the reception baseline…

Changes to SIMS Pay & InTouch

Byemily.stone

In February, ESS SIMS was acquired by new independent owners and is therefore no longer part of Capita. As of the 21st May 2021 the legal name of the company formerly known as Capita ESS Ltd will be changing to Education Software Solutions Ltd. The abbreviation ‘ESS’, which they have been using since February, will…

How to add an Inset day to SIMS

ByVerity.Ridge

Go to Focus > School > School Diary. Find the correct date and right click on this field and select ‘New Staff Training’. Enter ‘Staff Training Day’ as the category and ensure the Session options are correct. If necessary enter a description. Click OK and this will have been added to the Diary. Students will automatically…

Getting Started with the SIMS Parent App Lite – A Parents’ Guide

ByVerity.Ridge

What do I need to register for the SIMS Parent App Lite? Before beginning the registration processes, you will need the following: 1. Your unique registration email. Your school will send to you a registration email that contains a registration link and an invitation code. This email will be sent from Capita SIMS (noreply@sims.co.uk). If…

DCC Schools Finance Forms – link does not exist

ByDiane Semple

  When trying to download DCC Finance Forms – I am getting an error saying link has been removed. Who do I contact? Forms – Support for schools (devon.gov.uk) When selecting Finance Forms and Cheque Pay In Form I get the following error … Please report any issues with School Forms downloads to the contact…

Deleting Staff in Personnel due to GDPR

ByVerity.Ridge

Routines > Staff > Delete Staff In most cases, it is not possible to delete the entire record of a staff member because of the complexity of links to other data within SIMS. In the Spring 2019 release of SIMS Capita relaxed some of the rules that prevented deletion in previous versions, mainly to cover…

SOLUS URL Change – download of patches and updates failing

ByVanessa Foweraker

Capita have changed the service URL for their SOLUS3 Platform: The old URL was http://s3dl.capitasolus.co.uk The new URL is http://s3dl.ess-solus.co.uk What is the impact for users of SOLUS3? The downloading of patches and updates via SOLUS3 may fail if the new URL is not approved for access via internet filtering systems. Capita are therefore recommending that customers…

Scomis Hosted Applications Connector v6.16/7 – What’s New?

Byadmin

After upgrading to version v6.16/7 of the Scomis Hosted Apps connector (to access your hosted SIMS account) you may wonder what has changed… Scomis Hosted Connector v6.16/7 release: Version v6.16/7 Connector builds upon the success of the v6.10 Connector.  The new v6.16 Connector for Windows fixed several bugs as well as added new features. The…

View UPN’s on a Marksheet

ByViv

How to view pupil UPN’s on an Assessment or Exams Marksheet The DfE states “UPNs are not [to be] printed or written on any reports or similar documents • UPNs are not [to be] disclosed to anyone without valid consent or legitimate reason” See DFE Guidance on Unique Pupil Numbers However, if it is deemed…

B2B Covid Attendance Sub Codes not transferring to the LA

ByDiane Semple

  Local Authorities receiving attendance data via B2B have reported that since the introduction of the Covid-19 absence subcodes, information being transferred is not as accurate as required. Patch 26491 has been released by ESS which will need to be applied via DBupgrade on the SIMS server. After applying the patch when exporting the data…

Connecting to a Scomis Workspace

Byadmin

It is possible to connect to the Scomis Hosted Application Service ie hosted SIMS using Apple IOS Android devices and Android devices from home or in school using the Microsoft Remote Desktop client. NOTE:  Capita SIMS .net requires Microsoft Office Products for reporting, it is therefore the responsibility of all schools to ensure that all…

How to amend Work Email address to Home Email on Data Collection Sheet

ByHeidi Miller

The standard Data Collection Sheet only displays the Work Email address of a contact. This can be amended in several ways, the most stress-free approach is to update the field in the report so that the main email address takes the place of the work email address. This can be done as shown below. 1….

HCSS – Missing FMS/P7 Link in HCSS Budget companion

ByRachel.hill

If a Devon Maintained school are missing the FMS or P7 link in the HCSS Budget companion, please contact “The Access Group” for the school and ask for the link to be re-instated. The contact telephone number is:0845 340 4546 Please have the school address and post code to quote. The Access group are normally…