New fields have been added in in the Post 16 Programmes of Study table for 2020-2021 in line with rollout of T Levels Programme Type, Start Date, End Date, Planned End Date, Status and Reason (if withdrawn) are required for the Autumn 2020 census for all Post 16 students. Students are deemed to be on…
T Levels are new 2 year technical qualifications which include an industry placement and are equivalent to 3 A levels. The first 3 T Level qualifications have been rolled out for Post 16 students in September 2020. A T Level Transition 1 year programme is also available for students who want to start a T…
Below is a summary of the process for hosted schools and non hosted schools. Linked documentation shows the details of each step of the process. Teacherapp Installation and Setup Guide SIMS TeacherApp Administrators Guide Using Office 365 with SIMS Teacher App Hosted Schools: School contact Capita and order Sims Teacher App. School checks the pre-requisites….
User can’t see the option to pick 2019-20 Planned Learning Hours in order to update it through Tools / Academic Management / Course Manager / Post 16 Programmes of Study. Likewise can’t select 2018-19 to Update Prior attainment. These options won’t be available unless the user is in the 2019-2020 academic year. To change the…
Documentation: Release notes containing detailed information on what is included in the upgrade can be downloaded here: Summer 2019 Combined Release Note FMS Summer 2019 Release Note The links below show short videos highlighting key information about the enhancements that come as part of the SIMS Summer 2019 release. People in Sims with the Same Address…
In order for Course Manager to be correct the levels for classes in Nova T6 need to be correct. To update the levels in Nova T6 go to Tools / Assign Levels Levels can be updated for year, the block, or the individual class by clicking into the appropriate row on the table. You may need…
These data items will no longer be required by DfE as part of the school census from September 2018 and there is no DfE requirement for the data to be stored, or retained, within school management information systems. Each school therefore has the responsibility as data controllers to decide whether they should continue to collect, process or retain…
The Country of Birth and Nationality fields have been removed from this version of the Data Collection Sheet for those schools who no longer wish to collect the data. To download and import the amended Data Collection Sheet Save the file Data Collection Sheet amended into a folder on your computer. Unzip it and save the Data…
This report will show the name and address of the pupil with blank boxes for the collection of Contact Details. It has been designed to re-collect contact details and should be used if Check 99 in database diagnostics reveals some contacts whose details need to be checked but the school does not have any manual…
All Schools: If you would like the site specific patch please log a service request with Scomis. Hosted Schools: After you have logged a service request the patch (script) will be run on your data and the results will be placed in the F:\Public\Updates folder. You will be emailed when this step is complete. Please Skip to Step…
Please do the following Make sure the qualification is added into Tools / Examinations / Manage Performance Indicator Check that the points values are correct. Check that the Size Equivalence column is updated correctly (if the size equivalence is 0 the calculation will not calculate the point value). Run the CKD or CRD routine to…
Collating PI Data (Resetting Discounting) Click the CRD button on the Edit PI Data page. If this option is selected, all manual Discounting ticks recorded in the Performance Results grid are discarded on collation. Only the automatic Discounting rules are applied. Collating PI Data (Keeping Discounting) Click the CKD button on the Edit PI Data…
Schools will need to download the June copy of the basedata and edit the results file. Details on the process can be found on the OCR website.
What is the Science Trilogy Double Award? Where students don’t want to take separate individual science qualifications, they can choose to combine all three science areas (trilogy) into a single GCSE which covers the content equivalent to two GCSEs (double award). What QNs cover this Qualification? Referring to the DfE KS4 2022 Performance Points spreadsheet,…
Adding Non EDI Results In SIMS select Tools | Examinations | Edit PI Data and click OK to confirm an up-to-date download. The system will collate then calculate the PI data. In the YTI drop-down list select Curriculum Year 11 and then click Search. Click the left-hand checkbox for the students required. Notice that the…
Click here to download a copy of the Summer 2018 Examinations Newsletter Exams Newsletter 2018
In order for approved qualifications to count in the PI reports in Sims they should be in Sims – Tools / Exams / Manage Performance. It is the school’s responsibility to make sure that the qualifications they are offering which count in the Performance Tables are added in Manage Performance in Sims. Here’s a reminder of…
The Summer Release (2018) introduced a new Discounting Family field for 16-18 Qualifications in compliance with DfE specifications announced in January this year. The field must be populated for all 16-18 qualifications in order to be included in KS5 PI reporting. Tools / Exams / Manage Qualifications the field will show in red for all…
Non-hosted schools only: Please download patch 23971 if you are planning to import CTF files using the “add new pupils” option and place them in a pre-admission group. Capita have identified a bug in the software which can incorrectly link a pre-admission pupil to an existing contact. In addition it can incorrectly update that existing contact’s address if there…
Under data protection leglislation an individual has the right to ask to see a record of information an organisation holds about them, this is commonly referred to as a Subject Access Request. In order to assist schools with subject access requests Capita have made a Person Data Output report available in Sims. Student PDO’s were introduced in the Autumn 2017 release…
The Assessment Manager 7 Exam JC Gradesets have been updated in the Spring 2018 upgrade. Background Every time basedata is imported into Examinations Organiser (EO6), links are made with Assessment Manager (AM7). Specifically result aspects in AM7 are a container for the outcome of an exam assessment. These aspects are linked to Gradesets, which did not have…
Documentation: Release notes containing detailed information on what is included in the upgrade can be downloaded here: Spring 2018 Release Notes Headlines: Statutory Returns School Census Summer 2018 files are included in this release. Examinations Organiser and SIMS Reports to identify QNs missing from the Manage Performance Indicator screen Ability to record Level 2 Technical Qualifications at…
When a construction dataset is submitted to Sims it reads the curriculum from Sims .net and matches what is in the file with what is already in Sims and if it is the same doesn’t change anything. Where there are differences in the submitted file to what is held in Sims, changes are made in Sims with effect from the start…
Below is a summary of the setup process, for more detail please download the Sims Parent Install guidance. Step 1 : Register The nominated Sims Parent Administrator at the school emails distribution@capita.co.uk to request Sims Parent with the following information NB If you are requesting the free Parent Lite version – please go to Order Parent Lite App from here…
Click here to download the Anycomms additional guidance for hosted schools
Click here to download a powerpoint of the RM webinar training. Once you’ve downloaded it you will need to double click on the file to extract the powerpoint presentation. Further guidance and resources will follow.
When going into the route Focus / Assessment / Programmes of Study Tracker a teacher does not have any classes visible in the Group Chooser. The teacher has classes on their timetable and is in the System Manager Class Teacher Group. Check in Employment Details to see if the tick is in the Teacher checkbox.
Sims Teacher App is currently set up on iPad 3 which is in and around the DIM box. Feel free to borrow it if you have a call to look at the functionality. Please return it when you are finished. To login on the app you will require the account type of GOOGLE. Username: scomisteacherapp@gmail.com…
Address Validation – what does it do? It is a service you can switch on in SIMS .net which will make the Validate button to the right of every address in SIMS .net live. When you click on the button it will check and validate the address against the Capita address database. If you are using it after…
Documentation, patches and other information \\ds\docs\Exeter, Great Moor House\EALData\Traded\ScoMIS\Applications Team\Address Validation How is the address validation switched on? Run patch 7186 – this will switch on the service to individually validate addresses Run patch 11328 – this will switch on the bulk address validation service. The Address Validation Service Setup Can be found in Tools / Setups…