The School Census will collect individual characteristics and pupil records three times a year Autumn Census / Spring Census / Summer Census This FAQ is designed to help you through this process and inform you of the data that is collected in the census and how you could prepare in advance and be ready on…
This FAQ lists the latest information regarding the School Census. It contains information on the latest filesets, patches and errors. To jump to the latest SIMS Census documentation and FAQ’s Click here. For Schools wanting the latest documentation for Census and using Arbor or Bromcom Click here to jump to the relevant section. For information…
Hosted Schools Fileset 2805 – was applied to all Hosted Schools on 23rd October 2024 Non-hosted Schools will need to download and import the file below: Click here for Fileset 2805 The Fileset 2805 – is also available on Solus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This fileset is now available – please see instructions below on how to…
Hosted Schools Fileset 2702 – was successfully applied to Hosted Schools – Thursday 16th May 2024 Non-hosted Schools will need to download and import the file below: (ESS have advised you ensure you have already applied Consolidated Workstation Patch 2 before importing Fileset 2702) Click here for Fileset 2702 The Fileset 2702 is now…
This FAQ lists the latest information regarding the School Census. It contains information on the latest filesets, patches and errors. To jump to the latest SIMS Census documentation and FAQ’s Click here. For Schools wanting the latest documentation for Census and using Arbor or Bromcom Click here to jump to the relevant section. Register for…
Current fileset: 2605 – This fileset is available Fileset 2605 – Was rolled out to all Hosted Schools on 25th January, 2024 Hosted Schools Fileset 2605 is available and was applied to Hosted Schools on 25/01/2024 Non-hosted Schools will need to download and import the file below: Fileset 2605 – click here This fileset is…
This FAQ lists the latest information regarding the School Census. It contains information on the latest filesets, patches and errors. To jump to the latest SIMS Census documentation and FAQ’s Click here. For Schools wanting the latest documentation for Census and using Arbor or Bromcom Click here to jump to the relevant section. Register for…
Current fileset: 2506 – This fileset is now available Hosted Schools The Fileset 2505 has been applied to all Hosted Schools. The latest fileset 2506 will not be applied automatically and can be downloaded here. Non-hosted Schools will need to download and import the file below: Fileset 2506 – click here This fileset is…
If you wish to download a copy on any previous census files you can follow these steps below. You need to go to Tools>Statutory Returns Tools>Retrieve Authorised Census Return Files: You then need to click on the Census you want, which will highlight the return you want to retrieve: Next you will need to…
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Tools | Statutory Return Tools | Update Top-Up Funding to display the Update Pupils with Top-up Funding screen. Any pupils currently recorded as having top-up funding are displayed in the Top-up Funding list (located in the bottom half of the page) Use the Students On-Roll on Census Day search criteria to locate the additional pupils…
Tools | Statutory Return Tools | Update Post Looked After Arrangements Any pupils currently recorded as having post looked after arrangements are displayed in the Post Looked After Arrangements list Use the Students On-Roll on Census Day search criteria to locate the pupils you want to record as having PLAA (Post Looked After Arrangement) Highlight…
Given the recent position of the DfE no longer collecting Proficient in English (1.4.3.2), Pupil Country of Birth (1.4.3.3) and Pupil Nationality (1.4.3.4), Capita SIMS have released the following three patches in SOLUS3 to delete this data: Patch 24423 – Deletes all records for Proficiency in English information for all past, present and future students….
Funded Hours and Hours at Setting. Funded hours are the total number of free child care hours that a child receives. All two, three and four year old pupils are eligible for 15 hours funded child care a week. Hours at Setting include funded hours (as described previously) plus any additional hours funded by other…
The school census summary shows Pupils on Roll with SEN Provision and includes Number of SEN Pupils in a mainstream school who are members of a Special Provision (SEN Unit), and Number of SEN Pupils in a mainstream school who are members of a Special Provision (Resourced Provision) If a school has added SEN Provisions…
In order to resolve this issue you need to import the latest Manifest File. Go to Tools – Setups – Import Fileset Click on the browse and browse to the Manifest Files Folder e.g F:\Public\Sims\Manifest Files (if you are Hosted Applications Terminal Server), G:\Sims\Manifest Files (if you are networked) or C:\Sims\Manifest Files (if you are stand…
If results are added in Edit PI in Exams Organiser they will not show in Course Manager or in the Post 16 Learning Aims Panel of the School Census. The school will have to manually put them in the school census. Reviewed on 24/05/2019
Getting error message in Census that pupil has SEN but no SEN type is present. On checking the student record in:- Student SEN details Tab 3 – Basic SEN Details Status is recorded as P or S and there is a need type recorded with a ranking. The need type must be one of the…
In Sims.net go to: Reports Student List General Student List Filter Double click Free at period Select the day and period Ok and Ok again This will filter to the students free for that period You can now sort the records as you require This is useful for School Census Day to check students free…
This error is caused when a Leaver does not have any ethnicity and/or language data recorded. The absence of this module appears to confuse the DfE validation rules.
After creating and validating your School Worforce Census return there are no errors or queries to be checked. Also when looking at the summary report or any of the detailed reports there is no information recorded. The resolution is to: Import the latest fileset Log out of Sims and back in again Create and Validate…