
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 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 4th September 2015
Happy New Year
The new school year has started. I’m sure that as well as re-kindling some old acquaintances all schools will be welcoming new colleagues, new pupils and new parents. Many new academies will have a...

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 6th August 2015
SBS Online update! KPIs & Analysis Tags
Hope you are enjoying some hard-earned time off over the summer! We've released a new SBS Online update. It contains a range improvements with the two major features being Key Performance Indicators...

Posted on 13th July 2015
July Budget, Coasting Schools and Teachers Pay
As another school year draws to a close, we consider the announcements made by the new government and how they might impact on schools and academies next year. July Budget There were no new announceme...

Posted on 10th July 2015
SIMS 7.164 upgrade reporting error
If this is your first visit to the SIMS blog, welcome! This is where all of the latest news, tips and guidance on school data will be posted. SIMS 7.164 Upgrade Error With the new SIMS upgrade there...

Posted on 8th July 2015
New Teacher Scales for September 2015
Following the announcement of the new pay scales for teachers from September 2015, we have created two new tables for you to choose between and apply in your budget settings: Teacher Scales – Sept...

Posted on 29th June 2015
Do you know how to generate the new SIMS school report?
The SIMS school report enables the monitoring of key measures in the school. You can customise the SIMS school report output by including or excluding specific measures that you are interested in. Al...

Posted on 5th June 2015
SIMS Assessment – ‘Supports one of the central processes of any school’
SIMS Assessment & Reporting Suite provides a comprehensive tracking solution that works directly with pupil information held within SIMS. So up-to-the-minute data becomes readily available and reflect...

Posted on 5th June 2015
Raising Teaching Standards
Successfully manage staff performance and raise standards across your school, with SIMS Staff Performance. “Held within a single, central and secure location, teachers’ annual appraisal objective...