There can be no fine level or points scores calculators after 2020 because students who will be taking KS4 exams after that date did not take tests where the results were calculated in levels and points. The only information we have on how the new scaled score figures will be used in Progress 8 (and…
To avoid tabled report comments splitting across the page. Within the Word template; Select the paragraph or section of text you want to keep together. On the Home tab in Word 2010 or Word 2007, click the Paragraph group’s dialog launcher (the small arrow at the bottom-right. In Word 2003 (and earlier), choose Paragraph from…
A grade 4 will be classed as a pass and would be the equivalent to a C grade, anything below a 4 would not be classed as a pass. Please see below; Under the new system, a grade 4 and above will be equivalent to a C and above. This is – and will remain…
The aspect used may have a grade set attached to it. This means…
In Sims.net go to: Focus Groups User Defined Groups Search for the Group that you want to remove the student from Go to Panel 2 – Membership Find the student in the Member list Right click on the orange bar to the right of the Member’s name Click on Remove Membership Save Reviewed: 22/02/18…
To ensure a registration teacher can see marksheets for their registration group you need to make sure they are linked as…
Individual reports that previously worked in Office 2003 will not run correctly in Office 2010. There is a work around for this: File Options Trust Centre Trust Centre Settings Macro Settings Check to make sure “Enable all Macros” is selected File Options Trust Centre Trust Centre Settings Privacy Options Under Document specific settings make sure…
The following steps will need to be carried out/checked In System Manager (Focus|System Manager) check that the Head of Department does not have two accounts. Please note, there are no System Manager defined permissions for Heads of Departments. These are all defined within the Courses. Add the Head of Department to the list of supervisors…
A marksheet will not display any class details because a student can be a member of more than one class – so the system is unsure which class to display. You will need to create a Course Class link in the template and this can be done by: Opening the template by following this path…
Yes, you can view the previous year 6 by altering the membership date…
The maximum number of characters that can be used in a description of a Grade Set is 100.
Assessment Manager 7 will allow exactly 1000 characters to be entered into a Comment Aspect. Reviewed 19/03/2018
You may need to know any joiners and leavers over a date range. There is a report built into SIMS which can show you this. Go to Reports>Run Reports>Click the + to expand Focus and select Student, Select and run either Migration Report for Arrivals or Leavers and enter the date range you need. This…
You may receive the message “Please import the ResultSet(s)” after clicking on the Populate icon within the Programme of Study Tracking Sheet. (Route: Focus/Assessment/Programme of Study Tracking Entry) You will need to import the following templates/aspects from the AMPA folder: KS4 Assessment mapping Tool aspect PoS KS3 aspect Progress 8 – KS2…
If your school sends assessment data to your Local Authority using a file from School Pupil Tracker you should still import assessments into your school’s Management Information System (SIMS). This ensures all your pupils have the statutory data saved to their record. The following process will need to be completed for all Key Stages. Choose…
SIMS has introduced a new utility enabling users to map Aspect and Result Sets that have been defined in school with those defined by Capita SIMS. This is known as the Mapping Tool. Once a school has mapped their assessment aspects and result sets to those provided by Capita, the associated assessment results will become…
In Student/Teacher View screen the Assessment Key Indicators are showing as ‘Aspect not Defined’ how do I get Aspect to appear? Go to Tools > Setup > Student/Teacher View > Section 3 > Select the Curriculum Years and click Add on the ‘Aspect for the selected NC Year’ for the Aspect browse box to appear…
1.Select Routines | Data In | Assessment | Import. 2.Select the file to import by clicking the browser (magnifying glass) button, then select C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS.net\AMPA. Terminal Server schools please click here for your file path. 3.Select C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\AMPA\England Primary (and Middle Deemed Primary)\Assessment Manager. 4.There are two Foundation Stage Profiles (FSP) Wizards. If you…
Results are stored against the student. Deleting a result from a marksheet does not delete it from the student…
When you open the marksheet click calculate, if this still does not..
This is usually because the registration tutor is not allocated to the registration group in the pastoral structure. Go to…