Posted on 18th July 2018
New SIMS patch available: Issue with Contacts and CTFs with Pre-Admissions
This is an update from our previous blog in June Previous information: what is the issue? Capita have discovered an issue with importing CTFs for pre-admissions that may cause some problems with yo...
Posted on 16th July 2018
Are you ready for Analysing in SIMS?
Capita End of Key Stage, Exams, and Post-16 Analysis We know that at this time of year there are a lot of assessments and results to analyse and a lot of headline figures to collate and work out. T...
Posted on 12th July 2018
Your SIMS Summer Upgrade is here! (7.182)
The Change Request Release! The new upgrade is out and available now and comes with a vast array of little changes that have been made based on customer feedback through Capita’s Change Request sys...
Posted on 9th July 2018
Downloading & Importing KS2 test results
How to download & import KS2 test results from the NCA Tools Website Downloading the result file in CTF format read Login to the NCS tools Website Click here with the credentials supplied to the ...
Posted on 5th July 2018
Next generation of Exams in SIMS
Capita have released a sneak preview of the direction they’re heading for the next generation of Exams in SIMS. A very early preview of what to expect and how you can feedback with your thoughts. ...
Posted on 18th June 2018
SIMS FAULT : Issue with Contacts and CTFs with Pre-Admissions
Contact Matching when importing CTFs for new Admissions is broken! Capita have discovered an issue with importing CTFs for pre-admissions that may cause some problems with your contacts. Simply put...
Posted on 13th June 2018
End of Key Stage Processes
The sun is shining, quick, get the BBQ out! Oh, and do your End of Key Stage Processes! It’s hit June, we’re getting hot weather and it’s finally looking as though Summer is arriving. Time yet...
Posted on 30th May 2018
End of Year Procedures for the end of 17/18 - Nearly there!
We’re hitting the final stretch and its time to be thinking about your End of Year Processes. Below you will find 2 different types of the EOY documents; the Summary and the Detailed. The 'Summa...
Posted on 17th May 2018
Important news: Issue with the Summer 2018 Census in SIMS
Capita have made us aware that there is an issue with the current census that may affect your school. Please read the statement from Capita below and if this applies to you please be aware that Capi...
Posted on 11th May 2018
New Census Fileset 902 for Summer Census 2018
Please note that this blog was previously issued with an incorrect fileset number. As usual there has been a new fileset released. Please ensure that you have had your Summer upgrade and are on SIM...
Posted on 3rd May 2018
Counting down to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
GDPR comes into force on 25th May and we can help you audit who has access to your SIMS data. We can investigate your SIMS database remotely to audit user permissions and module use. We will look at ...
Posted on 2nd May 2018
SIMS Summer Census 2018 guidance
The SIMS Summer Census will be on Thursday 17th May 2018 It finally feels like Spring has come with April showers and glorious sunshine and along with it comes another census. This one’s a nice ...