When entering data in entries marksheets, the following options are available: Y – Yes, the candidate is entered for the examination. C – The candidate is treated as a Centre-funded entry. P – The candidate is entered for the examination as a Private candidate. The cost of the examination will be paid for by the candidate…
Where a qualification is certificated privately, this continues to count in the performance measures for the school at which the pupil/student studies, as of census date. Schools must engage pupil/students and their parents in constructive discussions where they feel a private early entry is inappropriate. This also applies where a pupil/student sits an exam at…
Focus > Equipment > Highlight the equipment you would like to split > Click view/edit. Click the icon (top right) Option 1 – Create one new record – Create one new record by splitting a number of items from the original quantity. Enter the number of items to be split from original quantity The new equipment…
Focus > Equipment > Add > Complete the Basic details tab. The system will generate a new Equipment Number (the next available in the system) when you click the Save button, after entering the new equipment details. Click Save
Focus > Room > Highlight the room the equipment is currently situated > Click View. Select the item(s) and click the icon (top right of the screen) Highlight the room the equipment is to be moved > Click Move. Both records are updated and saved. Reviewed 14/05/2018 kb18312
Follow the below to remove equipment from Equipment Register. Focus > Equipment > Highlight the item > Click View/Edit. To delete the Item click the – icon on the focus bar and enter the reason for deletion. Click Save.
Main: This is used for reporting purposes only and does not pull through or populate within the InTouch module in SIMS.net Primary: This will need to be selected for all mobile numbers and email addresses that you would like available in the InTouch module
Please check with your Local Authority that they are not collecting information on Home language before making this change. With the Spring 2016 release of Sims you can now hide the Home Language from within the Ethnic/Cultural section of the Student record. No data is deleted when making this change it is just simply hidden…
Once an entries submission has been made, changes to these entries may need to be made. Changes to entries can be made in Examinations Organiser and then an amendment file can be created and sent to the exam board. Focus > Candidates > Internal > Select the Student On the Internal Candidate Details screen, select tab…
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 second block with the same teacher is then scheduled in the same way, the Displaced Units window will appear. Check the information and…
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 the block and choosing Minimum Periods. In the block screen drag all but one of the classes on to fit in with the…
To add more options under a medical event i.e. additional options under the Immunisation list. Tools> Maintain Medical Event > Search Select the relevant Event Type i.e. Immunisation and double click to open it > Values section > Click New Enter the Code and Description and click Save To see the changes, you will need to log out of SIMS and go…
When users try to access the route Focus | Admission | Application they receive fault ‘3295-6410’ Focus | Admission | Application they receive fault ‘3295-6410′ You do not have the rights to set up Admission Groups : SIMS.processes.processunavailableexception’ This is occurring since upgrading to 7.164. WorkAround The ability of a user with Assessment Co-ordinator or…
Applicable to Windows® Internet Explorer users only. Select Reports | Attendance (or Lesson Monitor) and then select the required report. Specify the required report criteria. Click the Print button to display the Run a Screen Based Report dialog. Ensure that the Output to a web browser radio button is selected then click the OK…
1. Select Reports | Attendance (or Lesson Monitor) and then the required report to display the selected report browser. 2. Specify the required date range, ensuring that the dates fall within the attendance year for which you want to run the report. 3. Specify additional report criteria, if applicable, and then click the Print button….
Click HERE for a list of 2014 to 2021 qualifications and discount codes Reviewed 24/5/20
You can add this type of result by going to Tools | External Results – Manual Entry Please be advised that doing this and not changing the effective date will show the date the results were entered in SIMS.net Exams link. Reviewed on 24/5/19
In Exams Organiser go to Reports > Results > Candidate Statement of Results. This will open the Report Criteria Screen and you will need to change the scope from Season to Year then select the Academic Year. Reviewed 24/5/19
This can be caused if the Season you are in is locked. Please check the season is not locked Tools > School Set up > Seasons. Click HERE to see how to unlock a season. Reviewed 24/5/2019
Please follow the below to carry forward a mark from the previous year. 1.Create a marksheet for the element aspect type ‘Coursework’ 2.Enter 0 for the Mark and give it a status of F. 3. Enter a Previous Qualifier Flag through Focus | Candidates Internal. Click on the plus (+) to add the Board, Series…
You can set up Exam Alerts via the following: Tools | InTouch | Exam Reminder Alerts Setup to display the Find Exam Reminder Alert Definition browser. You can send an SMS or email message to internal examination candidates who are scheduled for an exam, reminding them of a forthcoming examination. The message can also be…
You will need to be a member of any of the following User Groups in System Manager to run this function: Administration Assistant, Assessment Coordinator, Assessment Operator, Class Teacher, Pastoral Manager, School Administrator, System Manager. Previously defined report definitions can be exported for use by other departments, schools, establishments or agencies as required. When…
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 is particularly useful if, for example, there are three groups of students attending Expressive Arts classes. At any one time during the academic…
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 are staying within the same room and the teacher are rotating. If the students are rotating and the teacher is staying the same…
Details of examinations are supplied by examination boards as basedata files. The exam boards distribute a complete set of basedata appropriate to a particular time of year that they refer to as a Series. The basedata files contain most of the required information including syllabuses, options, components, dates and duration of examinations, maximum marks for…
Capita make strong recommendations about the hardware specification of the hardware to run SIMS Workstations of Minimum System Requirements specification would be recommended for occasional use and are likely to be less able to deal with multiple open applications. Staff who spend significant amounts of time using SIMS are strongly recommended to use equipment bought…
If you cannot see the ‘Student Totals By Key Pastoral Factors’ graph within Discover, then it is likely that the user who is currently logged into Discover does not have the required permissions. In order to be able to view this graph within Discover, the affected user must at least be able to view the…
All installation (hardware & software) requests will have to be requested via the Scomis Portal, this is for any type of installation that requires a Scomis technician to visit the school. How to log an Installation request: Please log onto the Scomis Portal selfserve.scomis.org. If you are a Hosted Application Service (Terminal Server) School the log in details…
If the school has changed the Dfe Number in Sims.net you will also need to request a new Secure Access Account (S2S,Collect & Teachernet). The old Dfe number and username/password will remain available for 6 months so that the school can still download files for that account. Please complete the form on the Secure Access…
Table of Checks and Fixes DATABASE DIAGNOSTICS To Run Database Diagnostics from SIMS click Tools – System Diagnostics – Database Diagnostics. [NOTE: Do not run this during a busy work period as it may slow SIMS down for other users.] Reviewed on 24/10/2016