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

ByMatthew Dinsdale

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

ByMatthew Dinsdale

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

BySarah Purnell

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?

BySarah Purnell

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

BySarah Hart

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

BySarah Hart

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

BySarah Hart

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

BySarah Hart

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

Bydaniel.rundle

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

ByMatthew.Evans

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…

How to add a bank holiday

ByHeidi Miller

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

ByHeidi Miller

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

ByHeidi Miller

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

ByAmy Chanin

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

ByVanessa Foweraker

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

ByVanessa Foweraker

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

ByVanessa Foweraker

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

ByVanessa Foweraker

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…

How to delete an incorrect grade in a marksheet

ByHeidi Miller

Results are stored against the student. Deleting a result from a marksheet does not delete it from the student which means the result will repopulate the marksheet each time it is opened. To delete the result permanently: Open up the relevant  marksheet Right click on the incorrect result Select ‘view/edit result history’ Select the grade…

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 >…