4 Jan 2019
Click HERE for the Managing Classroom Staff QRS Reviewed on 24/05/2019
24 Jul 2018
The way to double up teachers in SIMS is to go to the class timetable. This can be done via Timetable > New > Group and selecting the year, block and group.…
26 Apr 2018
Within Nova T-6 click on Sessions This will show the groups and clusters on the left-hand side of the screen and the sessions on the right- hand side of the screen. Under…
1 Mar 2018
Variations of error in Nova T sgdclash Tdraw celldata sgdtable TdrawCellData sgdstaff TdrawCellData sgdDays TdrawCellData sgdUnits TDrawCellData sgdAttributes TDrawCellData sgdPPATable TDrawCellData Explanation In some instances, the error can be avoided by not having…
6 Feb 2018
Options does not recognise students whose Year and Year Taught in are mismatched. To workaround this issue we need to temporarily amend the Year Group to match Year Taught In. If this…
2 Feb 2018
Maintenance timetables can only be transferred into SIMS once. To be able to re-use this timetable you will need to convert it to a Construction timetable. Open Nova T6 and load your…
15 Dec 2017
Before proceeding, please ensure that you have consulted with the Cover Supervisor and Attendance officer as you can lose Cover and Attendance marks entered in advance for the periods that you are…
12 Nov 2015
If the incoming teacher is replacing an outgoing teacher and is taking over all of the curriculum responsibilities., edit both the code and name of the outgoing teacher in Plan | Teachers |…
16 Sep 2015
On the Band screen, schedule a session for one block by clicking and dragging it from the left hand column of the screen and dropping it on the required period. When the…
There are 2 alternatives: 1. Use Minimum Periods In the Model screen, Increase the minimum periods of, for example, a 5 period block, to 6 periods. Do this by right clicking on…
5 Jan 2015
Alternative Curriculum appears in Cover, also in Lesson Monitor, on the staff timetables and on Staff Homepage Timelines. Alternative Curriculum does not update Course Manager. Reviewed on 02/03/2018
20 Feb 2014
This KB gives 3 scenarios to help you to provide Cover for a teacher who has left the school, 1 If a staff member leaves and the timetable is taken over…
19 Feb 2014
In order for students to be available for Transfer in to Options they must be in a Band in the New Year. This is often an issue is a student joins the…
17 Feb 2014
There might be occasions during the planning of the student curriculum when groups of students need to be transferred from one class to another during the course of the academic year. This…
There are two ways to carry out Timetable rotations the first is if the Students are rotating and the Teacher & Room are staying the same the other is if the students…
31 Jan 2013
Issue: When logging into SIMS via the Hosted Application Service (SIMS Terminal Server) you are using a windows authenticated account which does not work for the legacy SIMS Options Module transfer process. …
31 Jul 2012
Add Items: Add a year: Click the + button at the top of the Year list. You can now enter the name for the year and the projected number of students. Add…
1. Select Data | Alternative Curriculum 2. Click the New button 3. Enter the Prefix, Description and Subject as shown in the following graphic, and deselect the Always Active check box. If…
24 Jul 2012
There is no need to create academic classes to match registration groups for Lesson Registration purposes because Lesson Monitor will offer Registration groups for selection in Take Register is is it set…
On the Model screen in Nova-T6, use CTRL and UP or DOWN arrow to change the order of the years. This will correct the order on the Transfer Curriculum screen too. It…
For 'extra classes' in Nova-T6, all you need to do is: On the Model screen: add a block for them in the correct year. Add the class(es) to the block, with 0…
Teachers Codes: In SIMS .net, check Focus | Person | Staff. Change the status to All and search for the teacher in question by inputting part of the surname and/or forename. If…
The combing chart checks how well groups of staffed classes will fit into the timetable. It is useful to do this process before scheduling. Classes must be staffed and blocks must be…
Message appears in the right hand side of the Bands screen when a session is dragged over a particular period on the grid. This message also appears in the Clash information when…
The problem is caused by the sessions screen not updating with changes to the classes screen. This can be checked on the report - Reports | Cluster/Session mismatches. If such changes are…
Teacher timetables cannot be bulk printed from Nova-T6. Bulk printing of teacher timetables can be done from SIMS .net using route Reports | Timetables | Staff Timetables. Indvidual staff timetables can be…
12 Jul 2012
Starting Next Year's - Starting Next Year's Curriculum Early Guide Applicable to 2015 onwards Some schools start next year’s curriculum early. - using the same timetable - using a new timetable Some schools see…
18 Jun 2012
If you are using the Terminal Server and don't have the VPN addon, Timetablers won't be able to work on the time table from home. However, Capital have a Satellite application that…
16 Feb 2012
This method allows a Support Assistant to be added to a class and for the class to show on their timetable. The directions below will allow the staff to see a register…
This option can be used when splitting one class to be taught by 2 teachers at the same time but in a different room. In Assessment Manager each teacher will have a…