16 Jan 2017
If a parent has passed away, you will need to remove them from SIMS to make sure that no reports or letters are sent to them. As this is a sensitive issue…
25 Oct 2016
When in Student Curriculum attempting to change membership dates an error appears End Date is not in an Eligible period - it does not matter which date is entered. Click on the…
18 Apr 2016
When completing your Assessment Data you will need to be aware of all new students and leavers. In SIMS you can run a Migration Report for Arrivals and Leavers. Reports>Run Reports>Click the +…
6 Aug 2015
To add more options under a medical event i.e. additional options under the Immunisation list. Tools> Maintain Medical Event > Search Select the relevant Event Type i.e. Immunisation and double click to open it >…
24 Nov 2014
What is the difference between Primary and Main telephone and email in the Student Record within SIMS.net? Primary Telephone and Email : This is the record used by SIMS InTouch to contact parents. (Info found…
24 Sep 2013
If an address for a parent is missing the House icon you will need to do the following: Modified the Parents Address within the Pupils details to have a significant difference. (i.e. House…
19 Sep 2013
Schools can be supplied with a Photo Import Licence from an accredited school photographer for which there is an annual charge. A list of the accredited photographers can be found at http://www.capita-sims.co.uk/our-partners/accredited-photographers…
2 May 2013
In Student/Teacher View screen the Assessment Key Indicators are showing as 'Aspect not Defined' how do I get Aspect to appear? Go to Tools > Setup > Student/Teacher View > Section 3…
29 Apr 2013
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to schools with pupils who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years (known…
18 Apr 2013
Within SIMS go to Tools | Setups | User Defined Fields Click New Enter a description for the field. Select a Field Type. For instance, is your UDF to be a single…
17 Apr 2013
The sessions when part-time pupils, i.e. pupils of non-statutory school age, are not required to attend school can be specified using this routine. SIMS then applies the No Attendance Required code to…
12 Mar 2013
There might be a situation where current students are also employed by the School or the student has left and come back as Staff. To avoid duplications you should only use the…
13 Feb 2013
There is a report in Sims.net that will give you the relevant information: Reports Run Report Focus Student DfE FSM Ever 6 @ Spring Census 2013 2014 is the current report -…
17 Jan 2013
What are the Permissions & Definitions for each type. Please see the Permission Definitions below: Public: Documents available/visible to all users Private: Documents available/visible only to the user that created them. Confidential:…
16 Nov 2012
To add a historic result or a result for an Exam taken externally to Student Details Exams link, you will need to enter the result by doing the following: In SIMS Tools…
30 Oct 2012
Once you have uploaded your CTF file successfully the ULN Service processes your CTF file and sends it on to MIAP for overnight processing. You will need to wait until the next…
What is a ULN? A Unique Learner Number is a 10-digit number which is unique to the learner and is used in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Why do we need the…
The Autumn upgrade has introduced new options when choosing to export a CTF Routines > Data Out > Export CTF. You will now be faced with 2 Export Type options. General -…
With the Autumn Upgrade to SIMS the CTF process has been updated. Routines > Data In > Import CTF When Importing a CTF you will be faced with 4 options. General -…
18 Sep 2012
The browser does not show as active until the following has been done:- 1 - The number of students chosen matches the number of photographs chosen (as stated at the bottom left…
23 Jul 2012
You will need to be a member of either the School Administrator or System Manager user groups in System Manager to run this function. Please see your System Administrator/Manager if you are…
You will need to be a member of the School Administrator user group in System Manager to import lookups. Please see your System Administrator/Manager if you are not sure whether you have…
17 Jul 2012
NOTE: This process permanently removes unlinked contacts. You may wish to carry out a backup before proceeding. 1. Select Tools | Housekeeping | Delete Unlinked Contacts to display the Find Unlinked Contacts…
The facility to Bulk Update pupil/student information enables you to simultaneously assign values to a group of pupil/students, and then edit any individual exceptions if required. Routines | Pupil (or Student) |…
24 Apr 2012
Since upgrading to Office 2010 on the SIMS Terminal Server, Quickletter does not have the same "Quick Letter Save and Close" button as before. Due to the changes that Microsoft have made…
6 Feb 2012
In Sims.net go to: Focus Groups User Defined Groups Search for the Group that you want to remove the student from Go to Panel 2 - Membership Find the student in the…
21 Dec 2011
When CTF files are exported, an XML export file is created and stored in the CTF Export Directory that was specified when you configured the CTF defaults (via Tools | Setups |…
13 Dec 2011
To change to the Student/Pupil Teacher view you need to do the following: In Sims.net Go to Tools Setups Student/Pupil Teacher view Panel 1 Put a tick in the Open Teacher View…
18 Nov 2011
To produce a report showing one percentage mark for whole school go to Reports | Attendance | Group Reports | Group Session Summary Change Group type to 'Whole School' Click 'search' Change…
to add a lookup in Behaviour - Parents Informed Go to Tools | Lookups | Maintain. Choose 'Conduct Communication Type' Reviewed 17/02/2015