No, if you have a nursery unit attached to your school we recommend that you do not import the ATF (Admissions Transfer File) as this can duplicate pupils within SIMS .net.
Reviewed on 16/02/2015
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This can happen if the information you have entered into SIMS .net does not match exactly what is on the CTF. SIMS .net matches 5 pieces of information: forename, surname, date of birth, UPN and gender. If any of this information differs, SIMS .net will think that the student on the CTF is a new student. …
The default format of the Name of Candidate on the Statement of Entry is Surname: Forename, Middle name. Please note that this is only applicable when the name format is set to default in Focus | Candidate | Internal and the middle name is set to Include Full in Tools | School Details | School…
The KS4 Autumn Checking Exercise is carried out by the DfE to ensure that the information held within the DfE is the same as what is held in the Schools MIS. This information relates to GCSE exam results received in the summer and any subsequent remarks, SEN, Pupil Premium, Dual Registration etc. Sometimes a student’s…
This problem usually occurs when a school has recently converted to an Academy and it does not have URN details entered in SIMS. To Resolve: Go to Focus>School>School Details You will need to enter the Unique Reference Number (URN) even if this number has not changed since the School became an Academy. You must…
1. Go to Focus>Student>Student Details and select the Linked Documents link. Select the applicable Linked Document and click ‘Open’. This will now save the document as a local copy on your machine or open the existing copy you may have. Make any necessary changes to the document and once you are satisfied it is correct, save it. 2. Close the file…
A Training course can be added via Tools | Staff | Training. Click ‘new’ to add a new training course. Enter the details in Panel 1 & 2 Staff attending the course can be added in panel 3. The absence recorded in Panel 2 3, will be reflected for any member of staff linked to…