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Posted on 30th September 2016
New and updated KS4 Resources available
New KS4 Inspection Dashboard Report Capita have released a new report which presents this year’s current data against previous years. Schools will be familiar with the Inspection Dashboard provi...
Posted on 28th September 2016
Autumn Census Update
Many of you will now be well underway with your preparations for the Autumn Census, the date for which is next Thursday 6th October 2016. You will no doubt be aware of the significant data gathering...
Posted on 12th September 2016
SIMS Autumn Census information
Autumn Census date is Thursday 6th October 2016 As always, it’s important to prepare to ensure that you meet the deadline. Our documentation will take you through the whole process step-by-step....
Posted on 8th September 2016
Calculations for Pupil Premium 2016-2017
In order to assist you in understanding the pupil level, pupil premium information provided in CSV format by the DfE, we have provided you with a spreadsheet for download, along with a presentation ...
Posted on 6th September 2016
Welcome to the new year
Another new academic year is upon us and we know that you have already been very busy in your schools preparing for the arrival of the new and returning pupils. Despite the summer holidays only jus...
Posted on 23rd August 2016
Exams Performance Measures File version 2
Capita have released a version 2 of the Performance Measure File for exams information. This file along with the latest QAN catalogue are important for your reporting of exam results and analysis. ...
Posted on 15th August 2016
Exams Patches from Capita
Capita's escalation team have now passed the consolidated patch 22159 following testing and this will be released today. They apologise for the delay in getting this out and hope applying this as a ...
Posted on 13th July 2016
Getting ready for Exams Results Day
A new Performance Measures file has just been released by CAPITA. Schools will need to ensure that they are on the Summer version of SIMS (7.170) before proceeding with the import. Download the file...
Posted on 12th July 2016
Quick and easy document scanning directly into SIMS
Introducing Brother’s Direct Scan Solution Please note this product is currently unavailable from our Procurement service and this blog is now for reference only. To see our full product range vis...
Posted on 6th July 2016
SIMS Summer release is available now
The SIMS Summer Release is now available and includes several enhancements and new areas of functionality. We are currently contacting schools to book a time to carry out the upgrade remotely. Her...
Posted on 30th June 2016
How to add a School Closure in SIMS
If your school is fully or partially closed due to the proposed teacher strike on Tuesday 5th July 2016, the Y code should be used. Code Y: Unable to Attend due to Exceptional Circumstances If a...
Posted on 28th June 2016
Helping us to help you
As you might imagine, we have a very busy Service Desk here at SBS, and this is particularly true at peak times of year such as now. When you call us, it is essential that we take down some key item...