School Census Date – Thursday 1st October 2020 Back to Autumn Census Bulletin This page will be updated with further information as soon as we have it DFE Return Date – 28th October 2020 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/complete-the-school-census
If you need to access student contact details, you can run the registration group list report. First, go to Reports – Student List – Registration Group List You will then need to select the group you are looking at You will then see the list of all of the pupils and the extra fields on…
If you need to access student contact details, you can run the registration group list report. First, go to Reports – Student List – Registration Group List You will then need to select the group you are looking at You will then see the list of all of the pupils and the extra fields on…
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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…
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…
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…
To setup B2B tasks to send information to your local authority, you can follow these steps: Firstly, you will need to follow this FAQ – to make sure you are configured correctly – https://faq.scomis.org/kb22259/ Once you have done this, do the following: Go into Routines – Data Exchange – Manage Tasks Press ‘Search’ and you will…
This FAQ – https://faq.scomis.org/kb23777/ – shows how to edit and create SEN review letters for single pupils. Below are instructions to create these letters for pupils with SEN reviews in bulk. Go to Reports – Design Report – Open Existing Report. Browse through the folders to Focus – SEN Review and open up the SEN…
When adding reviews to an SEN record, you can create a letter to send to parents directly from this area. Go to the pupil record and click on the SEN link on the right hand side. Scroll down or click the hyperlink to panel 4 – Reviews. Once you have created the review for this…
The Pupil (or Student) Teacher View provides a summary of the following pupil/student information in read-only format using widgets, which functionin a similar way to those found on the SIMS Home Page: Basic details Timetable Achievements Behaviour incidents Assessment key indicators Attendance Attendance initiatives There are many benefits to using the Student Teacher View. The…
To configure the assessment wizard on your homepage you can do the following: Go to configure in the top right hand corner of the homepage Amend the number of panels to make sure you have an extra one than is already showing and press the green tick. Drag the assessment widget onto your new panel…
Capita have published a letter to send to parents to notify them you will be using ParentLite. You can download the report definition below and follow the instructions to run it as a mailmerge for your school. SIMS Parent Lite notification (report definition) Download and save this file somewhere you can get to through SIMS….
Create your report as normal, including any fields that you want to include and any filters that are necessary. Go through the report wizard until you get to ‘Report Output’ and select Word Mailmerge. Click ‘New’ to create a new template. When word opens, you can then begin typing in a letter template. If…
The Tidy and Merge Address routines within SIMS are routines that should be run to keep your addresses up to date. It stops duplication of addresses and means that you are less likely to have issues with things such as family links and ‘lives with parent’. Firstly, you should run the unmatchable addresses report from…
This video is a guide for general housekeeping routines in SIMS.
This video is a guide to managing messages within SIMS.
This video is a guide to managing addresses within SIMS.
This video is a quick guide on maintaining orphaned documents in SIMS.
The report below can be run to show a list of all pupils and what Parental Consent they currently have. It also shows whether they have Emergency Consent ticked within their records. Parental and Emergency Consent To import this report, download the file and unzip it once it has saved. Go into SIMS and go…
Please find report definition for current staff contracts below. Current Staff Contracts To import this report, download the file and unzip it once it has saved. Go into SIMS and go to Reports – Import and then browse to the file and click import. The report will then be available under Reports – Run Report…
If a pupil is showing in the take register screen but is not in the pupil search and is not on roll at school, they may be sat in the admissions area of SIMS. Go to Focus – Admission – Application and change the group filter to ‘Any’ Search for the pupil name and…
To setup attendance letters to send to parents for certain attendance categories, you can do the following. Go to Tools – Setups -Attendance Setup – Letter Definition Click ‘New’ and enter a name for the letter and choose a field to base it on. A word document will then open where you can write…
Please find a report to show all current pupil premium pupils below. This report is based on the tick box within ‘Additional Information’ within the student records. Pupil Premium To import the report, download and save this file in a location you can get to from within SIMS make sure you unzip the file when…
Background :Local authorities use Capita ONE to receive attendance and student data from schools through B2B. The next upgrade (version 3.66) to Capita ONE will require the TLS settings in Sims and in Sims Online services to be on either 1.1 or 1.2 otherwise the transfers will fail. By default the TLS settings are at 1.0. It is advised that all…
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If you are entering the leaving date for a pupil, you may get an error message such as “Invalid DOL” or “Invalid Scenario” If you get any sort of error message, make sure the leaving date you are entering and any of the previous leaving dates in School History are all on school days and…
You can now run reports in SIMS that will show staff and what permissions they have within SIMS. 1 – Go to Reports – Run Report. 2 – Select Staff from under focus and scroll down to System Manager. 3 – The two reports shown at the bottom can show you what staff are…
If you have previously created a report within SIMS and made it private but would now like to make it public, you will need to do the following. 1 – Go to Reports – Design Report – Open Existing Report 2 – Open up the Private Report that you want to make public. Click Save…