Blogs & Updates
SIMS Summer Census guidance
April 28 2017
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...
Spring Census 2017 - COLLECT issue resolved
January 20 2017
Further to our blog post yesterday afternoon we can confirm that the DfE have fixed the issue affecting Census file uploads to COLLECT.
Please contact us if you require any assistance with your Sp...
Spring Census 2017 - Issues with COLLECT upload
January 19 2017
This post is for all schools and academies who upload their Census files straight to COLLECT.
We have been made aware of an issue whereby some authorised files are not uploading and COLLECT is genera...
Children Missing Education - New statutory guidance from the DfE
November 03 2016
On 1st September 2016, new statutory procedures were introduced by the DfE with regard to Children Missing Education.
The DfE Children Missing Education statutory guidance document states that:
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Calculations for Pupil Premium 2016-2017
September 08 2016
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 ...
How to add a School Closure in SIMS
June 30 2016
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...
New SIMS Data Collection Sheet
June 23 2016
Following our recent blog post about the new Autumn Census data items we have created a new Data Collection Sheet for import into SIMS which includes the new fields for Pupil Nationality and Country...
SIMS Assessment - KS1 use of 'N' grade in scaled scores
June 22 2016
Earlier this month, the DfE released the tables to convert Key Stage 1 raw scores into scaled scores.
The tables showed that raw scores of 0, 1 or 2 convert to a scaled score of 'N'.
However, this ...
New data items required for the Autumn Census
June 17 2016
The DfE have introduced 3 new data items to be collected in the Autumn 2016 Census, they are:
1. Pupil Nationality
To be recorded for: all pupils on roll and pupils that have left since the start of...
End of Key Stage – Scaled Scores
April 28 2016
The month of May heralds end of key stage test time.
As you will be aware, pupils studying the new national curriculum will not be assessed using levels; instead, levels will be replaced by scaled s...
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