Below is a summary of the process for hosted schools and non hosted schools. Linked documentation shows the details of each step of the process. Teacherapp Installation and Setup Guide SIMS TeacherApp Administrators Guide Using Office 365 with SIMS Teacher App Hosted Schools: School contact Capita and order Sims Teacher App. School checks the pre-requisites….
This article details the four steps that are required to complete the on-boarding process for configuring SIMS Online Services. Step One – Requesting Joining the SIMS Online Services To request Parent App Lite please click here. You will be asked for the following information: The School’s Options contact School name School Post Code School LA…
To create a quick link to a fire register report you can do the following: Go to the shortcuts on the left hand side of SIMS and click on one of the arrows showing next to the different sections. Click on Add Panel and rename the panel to Reports. This way, you can save any…
SIMS ID Lite is available to schools at no extra charge and as well as providing single sign-in for applications such as SIMS Parent and options it also provides links to the virtual classroom functionality from Microsoft Office 365 and Google Classroom. Microsoft Office 365 SIMS ID can automatically transfer data from SIMS to…
The Spring 2020 Upgrade (V7.192) is planned to be rolled out over the weekend starting Friday 27th March 2020 Documentation: Release notes containing detailed information on what is included in the upgrade can be downloaded here: Spring 2020 SIMS Combined Release Notes Spring 2020 FMS Release Notes Upgrade your own data? – you may find the…
**FOR CHROMEBOOKS – This FAQ has now been superseded by https://faq.scomis.org/kb13251/ so please follow that instead** There 2 connection methods available to Chromebooks users, RD Client (app required) and WebClient (browser based). To connect to Hosted SIMS via the RD Client you will need to select one of links below. We offer…
There are two methods of accessing hosted SIMS from a Chromebook. Each method has pros and cons for different users. Please find a brief overview below. Web Client – Click here. PROS Best for light usage (users who tend to only enter lesson attendance and assessment data into SIMS) Can export print jobs to…
After an update to the Scomis WebClient software it may be necessary to clear locally cached internet browser files which will remove any references to expired security certificates used on Scomis servers. When attempting to connect to WebClient a message from the web browser may be presented indicating that the server authentication certificate was unexpected,…
The two factor authentication will work normally in Sims Parent for new sign ins if the two factor authentication was enabled on the sign in account (eg, Google, Microsoft, Facebook). When signing in to Sims Parent on an unknown device you will be prompted to complete the two factor authentication. For further information. please see…
Within the Options Module, and after selecting the Implementation (Via Tools/Implementation Manager) you may receive a message “The external directory for this implementation does not currently point to the Sims . net directory” You will need to set the file path to G:\Sims .net (leaving a space between sims and the . ) Reviewed 31/720
Nova-T6 Data | Export Curriculum and Timetable to SQL When sending the timetable to SIMS it just hangs or does not complete To resolve this issue, in SIMS run Tools | Validate Memberships Reviewed 31/7/20 KB25621
Fileset 1403 has been released today and will be applied to all hosted schools. Non-hosted schools will need to download and import the fileset. Fileset 1404 Click on the above link and save the file to your SIMS\ManifestFiles folder (The location of this folder will depend on your network setup) Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the…
Fileset 1403 has been released today and will be applied to all hosted schools. Non-hosted schools will need to download and import the fileset. Fileset 1403 Click on the above link and save the file to your SIMS\ManifestFiles folder (The location of this folder will depend on your network setup) Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the…
Multiple means that there are two teachers assigned to the class or reg group so that both teachers can enter marks in to that mark sheet.
If you wish to add additional Parental Consent options to the student record these can be added by going to Tools > Lookups > Maintain. Search for Parental Consent and click ‘Open’. This will open the consent and you can click on ‘New’ to add an additional consent. Once this has been added click on…
In some cases it may be necessary for a central server to be connected with multiple data centres in order to obtain data from SIMS .net that will be used for Central reporting or other purposes. The Scomis External Connector was only designed to connect to the Scomis data centre only, this means that whilst…
The first thing to check is, has the data been exported? Within Nova T6 go to Data – Export to Nova T4/Options and save the file into the Transfer folder. Then go to Options (Focus/Options) and select the Implementation (Tools/Implementation Manager). Then import the file via, Tools/Transfers – Import – Curriculum from Nova-T6. Then select…
A new process has been created for Hosted schools wishing to link their third party software to SIMS via: GroupCall Xporter Wonde Contact Group SIMS Services Manager Schools can also use this tool to request a copy of their SIMS or FMS database. Only users with User Management access have access to this tool and…
Discover icon missing from SIMS. If you are logged into Scomis Hosted 2016 and Discover is missing please try the following fix: Open File Manager from the shortcuts. Type in the following replacing * with your username: C:\Users\***********\Windows\SIMS.INI Example C:\Users\Jill.Foster45\Windows\SIMS.INI The SIMS.ini file will open in notepad. Update the link which says: SIMSDiscoverDirectory=G:\Discover Client\ to:…
To generate this report, please go to: -Reports > Design Report > Create a new report -Select “Student” and then “on roll” -On the select data fields screen, select “Classes” (blue sub report), then select Class Name, Class Teacher, Students (blue sub report) First Name, surname. Your previewed report will look like this: Reviewed…
When creating a booking using the icon a list of Organisations appear. If you wish to remove users from this list you can go to Tools > Cover > Organisations and Bookings > Manage Organisations and click You can then select the Organisation and click on The tick can then be removed from the Active Status…
If you have System Manager access in SIMS you can assign extra permissions to users in your SIMS Database, this KB will show you how: Step 1 – Browse to Focus>System Manager>Manage Users in SIMS. Step 2 – Search for the user via the search tab at the top of the page. Step 3…
This enables schools to have a report similar to the Ready Reckoner used by OFSTED to show the value added score of the school, subjects and students at KS5. What is in the English KS5 Resources? NEW 4/11/19 Now updated to 2019 Value Added figures. Please note that this latest version requires the KS4 average points…
Documentation: Release notes containing detailed information on what is included in the upgrade can be downloaded here: Autumn 2019 Combined Release Notes Autumn 2019 FMS Release Notes The links below show short videos highlighting key information about the enhancements that come as part of the SIMS Summer 2019 release Update to the Linked People at the…
Percentage Attendance figures produced by a Discover Percentage Attendance Graph are different when compared with the figures produced by an Attendance / Lesson Monitor report. This is due to the way that Discover calculates attendance figures as an average, therefore the data will not always match. The differences are because the Discover graphs and…
Please find the LA return dates and contacts below. Cambridgeshire Contact: Maria Clough – Email – maria.clough@cambridgeshire.gov.uk – Phone – 01480 379859 Return Census by: 10th October 2019 Cornwall Contact: Errika Chew- Email – corestats@cornwall.gov.uk – Phone – 01872 327811 Return Census by: 3rd October 2019 Devon Contact: Alison Chater/ Sharon Vaughan – Email – census@devon.gov.uk – Phone – 01392 383000 Return Census by: 8th…
Please see the instructions below on how to create a report to determine which Aspect is contained in an Assessment Template/Marksheet. Finding template by aspect name Should you have any further queries please contact the Scomis Helpdesk on 01392 385300
Following the Sims Summer 2019 upgrade, changes have been made to the Reporting Dictionary Report | Design Reports and the Additional Student Columns in Assessment and Attendance. The fields previously referred to as Gifted & Talented have been changed to More Able and Talented. Reviewed 27/7/20
This is not currently supported, but Capita are actively developing a system that allows SIMS Pay/ SIMS Parent to create new SIMS ID accounts for themselves at the point where they are accepting their invites. For the time being, parents can use one of the third party account providers. The following alternative may be of…
A notification/alert can be sent to a teacher, who is due to cover a class, to advise them that they are covering a particular class. Unfortunately this is not an automatic process and will need to be carried out manually. Go to Focus-School-Arrange Cover and select the day/absence in question. Once this is open, you…