Examinations Bulletin Summer 2019 – UPDATED 21/08/19 @ 11:30

Key Dates:

Summer 2019 SIMS and FMS Upgrade release date: 26th July 2019

Download days: The Scomis Service desk will be open from 07:00 to 17:00 on results download days – 14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd August 2019.

21/08/2019

UPDATED @ 11:30

OCR Drama J3169A and J316B

When importing a result file for students who are expecting grades and marks for OCR J316A or J316B Drama, the error “Result not in range defined for the aspect” will be recorded in the import activity log.  This is because the current basedata has the maximum and minimum marks both set to zero and the incoming result file has a mark outside this range.  Only results for this specific qualification for OCR in this file will be impacted, all other incoming results should import fine.

OCR will be issuing new Basedata on their website which will need to be refreshed in Exams Organiser as soon as possible.

UPDATE

OCR have now released version 3 of their 6G19 basedata which can be downloaded here.

21/08/2019 @ 09:02 WJEC English Endorsements

Capita have advised that errors may be generated when importing results for students that have been entered for qualifications in English with Endorsements.

To resolve this you will need to download and refresh Version 2 of the basedata for series 6G19_40

21/08/2019 @ 09:00 Cambridge International – Invalid Series Code

There is a potential issue when importing Cambridge International files.

When importing the file the “Invalid Series Code” error will appear. If this appears please contact the board.

14/08/2019 Patch 25092

Capita have advised that patch 25092 has been made available which will update Grades after the Gradeset has been amended in Manage Performance Indicator.

The reported issue which led to the creation of this patch happened where a QN had an incorrect gradeset added to it and results stored against it. To correct this the school deleted all the results, updated the gradeset, but the previous gradeset remained at the bottom of the screen. Applying the patch corrected the grades.  We believe this to be a very unusual situation to have occurred. As long as a school has not added any incorrect gradesets we are confident that their PI reports will be fine.  We have created KB-481516 to explain this.

As this does not affect all Schools we will not be applying across our platform. If you require this patch please contact the Service Desk.

08/08/2019 Patch 25072 & Patch 24846

Capita have advised that patch 25072 is needed for all English Schools in order to update to the Est Att 8 scores used in calculating the provisional Progress 8 scores for 2019.

This patch will be applied to all secondary Schools on our Hosted platform tonight (Thursday 8th August) and it has been released to all non-hosted secondary Schools via SOLUS 3.

Capita have also advised that patch 24846 is also now available.

This patch adds JC 76 (Grades M, P, U) and JC 77 (MM, MP, PP, U) Gradesets for BTEC Entry Level 3 qualifications. If your school is not taking these level qualifications from Pearson, then there is no need to apply this patch.

As this does not affect all Schools we will not be applying across our platform. If you require this patch please contact the Service Desk.

Documentation

Results Day Survival Kit a guide on preparing for and managing Results Day including a Checklist on pages 7 & 8 to ensure you have done everything you need to do to prepare for exams download days.

Processing Results and Calculating PI Data in Exams and SIMS

JCQ Format Exam Codes – this spreadsheet lists the gradesets for each qualification type per board.

16 to 18 Qualifications and Discount Code performance table 2019 – this spreadsheet lists the point values for every 16 to 18 qualification in the school performance tables.

16 to 18 Performance points for qualifications counting in 2019 performance tables – this spreadsheet lists the point values for every 16- 18 qualification in the school performance tables.

Key stage 4 Qualifications and discount codes 2014 to 2021 performance tables – this spreadsheet lists the point values for every Key Stage 4 qualification in the school performance tables.

Key Stage 4 Performance points for qualifications counting in 2019 performance tables – this spreadsheet lists the point values for every key stage 4 qualification in the school performance tables.

KS4 Qualifications counting in English Baccalaureate 2019

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