Blogs & Updates

Calculations for Pupil Premium 2016-2017
  September 08 2016

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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 ...
SIMS Summer release is available now
  July 06 2016

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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...
How to add a School Closure in SIMS
  June 30 2016

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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...
SIMS Assessment - KS1 use of 'N' grade in scaled scores
  June 22 2016

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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

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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...
SIMS and FMS End of Year Procedures
  June 16 2016

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As the summer term rolls on, schools will already be preparing for their new intake in September, the changes to classes next year and also the end of term leavers. When it comes to the procedures...
End of Key Stage – Scaled Scores
  April 28 2016

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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...
SIMS Spring Release is now available
  March 17 2016

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The SIMS Spring release is available now and we’ll be in touch soon to arrange a date for your school to receive it. In the meantime, here are some of the key enhancements. Assessment May 2016 wi...
DfE FSM Ever 6 at Spring Census 2016
  January 27 2016

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Capita/SIMS have produced a new SIMS report file for the DfE Free School Meals Ever 6 looking at the data within the Spring Census 2016. This report can be downloaded and then needs to be saved somew...
Census - new fileset 226
  January 18 2016

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Downloading and Applying a Fileset Please note that a new Fileset 226 has been released by Capita ready for your School Census. This new fileset solves a variety of validation errors and contains the ...