How to delete a duplicate pupil record

The admission number will no longer exist so it is important to keep a note of it with the school’s official roll book. The path required is Routines>Pupil>Delete Pupil Search for the pupil and use the red cross to delete.   kb23531    

Pupil that is not on roll showing in register

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…

Pupil Premium Report

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…

Error when entering leaving date of a pupil

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…

Adding new Dietary Needs for use in pupil records

When adding dietary needs including allergies to a pupil record, the options you need to enter may not be available. You can add in any extra options in here by following these instructions.   1 – Go to Tools – Lookups – Maintain  2 – Press ‘Search’ and scroll to find ‘Dietary Needs‘ and double…

How do I create an Achievement Points by Registration Group graph in Discover?

In Discover there is a ‘Behaviour Points by Registration Groups’ graph but not one for Achievements. How do I create one? To see this information in Discover: 1. Please open Discover and click the Pupil button. Drag the graph ‘Student Totals by Year Group’ onto the canvas. Click the Achievement button and drag the appropriate…

Change Enrollment Status of a Pupil

To change a Pupil’s Enrolment Status in SIMS: Go To: Routines Student / Pupil Change Enrolment Status Enter the student’s name and click Search Select the pupil and change the Enrolment status at the lower part of the screen Click Save Reviewed: 22/02/18

I want to select a pupil for a CTF but they are missing.

If pupils are not showing in the list to be included in the CTF please make sure the tick box that is located in tab 3 – ‘Students’ that is named ‘Include students already exported’ is ticked and then refresh. If the pupil/students are still missing from the list, check the view being used is correct. The choices…

Where do I send a CTF if I do not know where the pupil is going?

If you do not know the destination of a Leaver you will need to send the CTF to an alternative destination called unknown destination. This will appear within the destination school as the name “Unknown Destination”. If the unknown destination does not show then please follow these steps: – Go to: Tools/setups/CTF and click on the…