Posted on 3rd November 2015
Win a Digital Camera!
School Business Services are currently undergoing the Capita SIMS re-accreditation The process for SIMS accreditation is very similar to schools undertaking an Ofsted inspection. The assessment requi...
Posted on 22nd October 2015
Census and School Workforce Return - New Fileset 207
There is a new updated fileset which solves a number of issues with validations for the Census and SWR which has just been released. Download the Zip file and then follow the instructions below to imp...
Posted on 7th October 2015
School Workforce Census 2015
With the School Workforce Census 2015 date looming on 5th November it’s important to prepare to ensure that you meet the deadline. Our preparation documentation is now available for you to downl...
Posted on 5th October 2015
Capita's Insight webinars for primary senior leaders
As a school leader you will want to know what’s working in a school and what isn’t - but with so much going on, it’s often hard to have everything you need all in one place. SIMS gives you an ...
Posted on 1st October 2015
SIMS Training Courses
We recently moved to larger premises and are excited to announce our new MIS & ICT training facility in Newport Pagnell. To celebrate the opening we are offering a 10% reduction this Autumn on ou...
Posted on 21st September 2015
Advice on Learning Aims for the new 2 Year A Levels.
With the introduction of the new form A Levels, which will be 2 year courses as opposed to a single year AS Level followed by a single year A2, there is some confusion in how these should be recorded...
Posted on 21st September 2015
Census - New Fileset 205
Downloading and Applying a Fileset Use the link provided to download the ZIP file to an available folder; it doesn’t matter what folder is chosen as the ZIP does not contain any sensitive data. D...
Posted on 16th September 2015
Census Preparation Documentation
With the census date looming on 1st October it’s important to prepare to ensure that you meet the deadline. Our preparation documentation is now available for you to download via the links below. ...
Posted on 9th September 2015
Fileset 204 for the Autumn Census
Please note: A new Fileset has been released by Capita ready for your School Census and School Workforce Return and is available for you. Please check that you have had your Summer upgrade and are on...
Posted on 1st September 2015
School Census - Autumn 2015
It's that time of year again! School census date Thursday 1st October 2015, please remember that this census is very important for your funding allocation. We will be sending out the documentation fo...
Posted on 25th August 2015
Managing after school clubs and trips takes a leap into the future!
Throw out your spreadsheets and notepads, great savings in admin time! CHQ Virtual Activities Environment (VAE) is an exciting new web-based product that allows you to fully manage all of your out of...
Posted on 24th July 2015
Pupil Premium Information
Financial Year 2015-16 Calculation Spreadsheet – this file allows you to copy and paste the DfE CSV file and this will then calculate the amounts of Pupil Premium for the school. Download the fil...