If there is an issue with the teachers timetables not showing in Office 365 via SIMS ID, then the account details need to be given to Capita for the cache to be cleared on the account. This will then re-sync the timetable via SIMS ID to the teachers Office 365 Outlook calendar.
If you are experiencing the below error, please follow this guide to bypass the error and gain access to the Scomis Hosted Webclient. The error seems to have occurred on Mac OS systems due to the way that the keychain certificates are accessed from its browsers. This follows on from a change made from the…
If you need to arrange cover for a supply teacher not in SIMS or part of an organisation then you need to take the following steps: Focus >person> manage classroom staff Click new and complete the persons details> click continue Tab 1 – Add the basic person details Tab2 – Add the class information Tab…
Within Options if you receive the error message ‘External Directory does not point to sims.net directory’ when selecting Implementations, you will need to set the file path for SIMS to G:\SIMS .net (make sure to leave a space between the sims and .net).
The Contract Printing shortcut within Hosted SIMS is no longer supported. The Contract Letters and their contents from the shortcut can still be used but the contents should be checked with either the Local Authority or whoever supplies the HR Support for the school. Scomis no longer provide support for producing Contract Letters.
If you experience this issue then you need to go to Tools | Statutory Return Tools | School Workforce Census Settings. Put the tick in ‘Allow editing of Base Pay Data’. When you reopen your SWC the calculate all details button should appear. KB27219
If parents split nursery hours across two providers, the hours have to be shared when recording in SIMS at the two sites. The recording in SIMS is via Tools | Statutory Return Tools | Update Early Years, and update the ‘Funded Hours’ and if applicable the ‘Extended Funded Hours’ columns. For Extended Funded Hours, the…
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If you need to make changes to an academic structure such as adding or removing a teacher training day you can do so by going through the following steps – Select Routines | School | Edit Academic Year to display the Create Academic Year wizard. You will not need to worry about defining the school…
When all staff in a particular service term in FMS are showing incorrectly, this is usually due to a new pay award being entered into SIMS Personnel. Earlier in the year, for budgeting purposes, the known or anticipated % pay increase for September may have been added in FMS. Once the pay award is entered…
When attaching a document to a student record through linked documents you will be offered 3 options. Public, Private or Confidential. If Public is chosen then the document/information is available to all users. Anyone who can view student data can view this. If Private is chosen then the document/information is only available for the user…
Devon schools who have staff on the NJC < less than 5 years service have been awarded an extra days holiday. Schools will need to update the service term in Sims via tools> staff>pay related and adust the Service Term in tab 1 – Weeks Worked/Year. Once the Service Term has been updated, they will…
The Autumn 2020 SIMS Upgrade (V7.196) & FMS (V6.196) is planned to be rolled out over the weekend starting Friday 13th November 2020 Release notes containing detailed information on what is included in the upgrade can be downloaded below: Please note:SIMS have released a “Consolidated Workstation Patch 1” – for the issue of being unable to…
The BACS reference should be the full budget code without spaces – example. G120G12341234 being made up of [Phase]G[School Number][Item Code].
New fields have been added in in the Post 16 Programmes of Study table for 2020-2021 in line with rollout of T Levels Programme Type, Start Date, End Date, Planned End Date, Status and Reason (if withdrawn) are required for the Autumn 2020 census for all Post 16 students. Students are deemed to be on…
T Levels are new 2 year technical qualifications which include an industry placement and are equivalent to 3 A levels. The first 3 T Level qualifications have been rolled out for Post 16 students in September 2020. A T Level Transition 1 year programme is also available for students who want to start a T…
Go to Focus > Student/Pupil > Student/Pupil Details and open the student’s record. In Panel 2 Registration the following must be recorded: Year Group Year Taught In These fields need to correctly reflect the student’s situation. The Year Group is the actual Year that the student should be in based on their date of birth….
The Scomis Hosted Application Service offers support for a wide range of 3rd party applications which require access to Capita SIMS. Below is an explanation of what is supported and how different applications are supported. While we cannot list all applications, we have done our best to list some common ones below. For a slightly…
The following notes will take you through the process of upgrading SIMS and FMS without using Solus 3. This is useful for upgrading SIMS on the cube, upgrading our training suite to a beta release, and upgrading the social media laptop. Step 1 – Downloading the latest update Current the latest releases are posted on…
School Census Date – Thursday 1st October 2020 Back to Autumn Census Bulletin This page will be updated with further information as soon as we have it DFE Return Date – 28th October 2020 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/complete-the-school-census
You will need to be a member of any of the following User Groups in System Manager to run this function: School Administrator System Manager. Please see your System Administrator/Manager if you are not sure whether you have the required Permissions. Scheduling Reports – Quick Reference Sheet To have scheduled reports setup on Scomis Hosted…
The Installation setup is only run once on any local machine. The install puts all the necessary files in place and a Spring 2022 version of NT6.exe. The NT6.exe needs updating to the current version in SIMS and then going forwards, updated with every SIMS upgrade. The instructions for updating the NT6.exe are at the…
Where staggered lunch periods are required/overlap, it is best to create an extra period. This manages the staggered lunch much better, but will distort any period analysis. On the Cycle screen – choose the lunch periods and give them a green period type Lunch – i.e. not exclusive In Plan | Subjects, create a subject called…
Setting up a 4 Week Timetable and applying it in SIMS If the following is being actioned after the start of the academic year, great care needs to be taken. Please see https://faq.scomis.org/kb16581/ for details on sending the cycle mid-year. Please be aware that as 4 week timetables have not previously been used, Capita are still…
This is not a statutory requirement. Babcock has produced an Excel Spreadsheet for recording end of year assessments for Reception, Year 1 Phonics, Year 2 and Year 6 pupils. These sheets look to take a March Assessment for Reading, Writing and Maths and to assign this a Security Rating. For schools using SIMS, it would…
The Summer 2020 Upgrade (V7.194) is planned to be rolled out over the weekend starting Friday 17th July 2020 Release notes containing detailed information on what is included in the upgrade can be downloaded below: SIMS_Summer_2020_Combined_Release_Note Summer 2020 SIMS What’s New Summer 2020 FMS What’s New Here are some useful videos showing new features in this…
Update 18/06/2020 The report definition was updated today. To ensure the customer is using the latest version, check that the report output contains the information below. Original post below: What is it? This report is designed to help schools complete the daily DfE return on attendance. It focuses on the student/pupil section of the form….
It is possible to add a pupil to your favourites so they appear on the Home Screen. To do this, open up the pupil record and click the green “Favourites” cross in the top right hand side. Pupils will then appear in your favourites panel on the homepage under the student tab.
Course Award links can be seen in Exam Organiser in Tools | School Setups | Exam Awards but can no longer be changed here. To link exam awards to courses, use SIMS .net – Tools | Academic Management | Course Manager | Maintain Course. Once the information is saved, the elements will also appear. To link the…
This may be due to the Performance Points not being updated To resolve this issue please navigate to Tools | Examinations | Manage Performance Indicators and update the QN’s you require are using this year. Run CKD in Tools | Examinations | Edit PI Data.