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…
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….
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…
When the DfE added programmes of study to the autumn census, post-16 programmes of study were recorded separately to learning aims, along with an identifier in each learning aims to identify its post-16 programme. This meant the learning aims could continue to be recorded in the census, even if this programme identifier was missing. For…
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…
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…
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…
Where a learner is repeating a year 13 study programme as part of the DfE’s education recovery initiative, the DfE expects the study programme and learning aims for the repeat year to be reported separately in School Census Autumn 2021 to the learners previous study programme and learning aims. As you probably know, there are…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
When a ledger code is setup it is setup with a type e.g ES – Salaries, EX – Expenditure or IN – Income. These codes can now only be deleted or converted in the following scenarios as defined by ESS Scenario 1 – Ledger code no longer required and has not been used –…
Key Dates: Summer 2021 SIMS and FMS Upgrade provisional release date: 16th July 2021 Download days (9th & 11th August): The Scomis Service Desk will be open from 07:00 to 17:00 Results days (10th & 12th August): The Scomis Service Desk will be open from 08:00 to 17:00 01/07/2021 Are you prepared for downloading the…
The subcodes can be used for more granular reporting on the I codes. Once you have entered your I code into the register you can right click on the mark and select “Enter Subcode” Make sure the padlock is off and says overwrite as per the screenshot. …
An error message saying “Reason 0” may sometimes appear when trying to log into the local version of SIMS. You will first need to try using this Diagnostic tool as shown in this FAQ: https://faq.scomis.org/kb15928/ If this does not work, you will then need to try resetting this manually as shown below: Open Services on…
The Spring 2022 SIMS Upgrade (V7.204) & FMS (V6.204) is planned to be rolled out on the evening of Wednesday 13th April 2022 from 5.30pm (Scomis Hosted users please log off by 5pm) The upgrade contains a new SIMS & FMS Eligibility Check. Please click here for further information Release notes containing detailed information on…
Capita have produced a fix for an issue that has appeared after upgrading to SIMS Spring update (7.198). All Scomis Hosted Schools will have the patch 26421 applied as part of the SIMS 7.198 update process. For all Locally Hosted Schools – patch 26421 will be made available via Solus and may be applied after…
When we release SIM’s latest update onto our Hosted platform the SIMS Auto Update tool, included with the External Connector, will automatically update the instance of SIMS included with the connector to the same version. However some third party applications such as Inventry are constantly connecting to SIMS which stops the auto update tool from…
It has been noted that the latest Windows 10 update can cause issues when printing, causing the computer to crash and restart. If the update is removed from the PC and then it is restarted this should solve the issue. You can uninstall the buggy updates by closing all applications, opening a Command Prompt, and…
The following process goes through the best way to display parents contact information. Go to Reports | Student List | General Student list. You will be given a list with all the on roll pupils within the school along with there year group and registration group. On the right hand side of the screen you…
The following FAQ will go through the process of how to generate a Submission File. Select the Submissions button on the Application Bar or select Focus | Submissions to open the Submission browser. The Submission browser displays a list of the files already submitted to the Examination Boards. Note – You can view submission files already sent to the examination board by highlighting…