Posted on 20th July 2017
SIMS Exams - results day guidance updated for 2017
As the academic year draws to a close and we look ahead to the summer holidays, Exams Officers in particular are turning their attentions to preparations for the results days. Results Day Survival K...
Posted on 29th June 2017
SIMS Summer Release
The SIMS Summer Release is due for release on Friday 30th June 2017 and includes several enhancements and new areas of functionality New features and updates include the introduction of EYFS in th...
Posted on 16th June 2017
SIMS Patch to update Performance Indicators
Following feedback from SIMS users, Capita have released a patch (number 23087) designed to help address some concerns raised regarding the accurate updating of performance indicators. The patch wil...
Posted on 6th June 2017
SIMS End of Year Procedures
The final half term of the academic year means it's time to prepare for and carry out the SIMS end of year procedures, including creating a new academic year, setting up next year’s registratio...
Posted on 9th May 2017
New SIMS Training Course - SIMS Interventions
Some of you may have already looked at the new SIMS Interventions area following the latest SIMS Spring release. Designed to help teachers and SLT track underperforming pupils, SIMS Interventions en...
Posted on 3rd May 2017
Known Issue with SIMS Attendance 'Today's Register Report'
Many schools have reported an issue with running the Today's Register Report via Reports | Attendance | Whole Group Pupil Reports. When clicking 'OK' to Run a Screen Based report, the following err...
Posted on 2nd May 2017
Is your school going to be used as a polling station?
If so, you will need to add the school closure as an Exceptional Circumstance in SIMS using the '#' code. Creating an Exceptional Circumstance in SIMS Select Focus | Attendance (or Lesson Monitor...
Posted on 28th April 2017
SIMS Summer Census guidance
The SIMS Summer Census will be on Thursday 18th May 2017 Our phase-specific documentation will take you step by step through the preparation and production of the Census return. Preparing for th...
Posted on 28th April 2017
Performance Measures for England 2017 – Important News
Did you know that this summer Capita SIMS will not be creating a Performance Measures file (PM file) for English schools? Instead, Capita have introduced some new tools within SIMS intended to enab...
Posted on 5th April 2017
Capita SIMS announces a major refresh
Have you heard about the next generation of SIMS? Capita SIMS announces a major refresh and have completely redesigned its SIMS system from the ground up. The changes start with the release of a red...
Posted on 22nd March 2017
SIMS End of Key Stage
The 2016/2017 key stage tests phase commences soon with the Key Stage 2 tests taking place in the week beginning Monday 8th May. As you will know, key stage tests come at a very busy time for schoo...
Posted on 6th March 2017
SIMS Spring Release 2017
The next SIMS update is due for release on Friday 10th March 2017. If we usually run the upgrade for you, please contact our MIS Service Desk on 0345 222 1551 • Option 3 as soon as possible so tha...