Posted on 1st July 2015
Welcome and new SBS Online update
Thanks for visiting the new SBS Online blog. This is where all of the latest news, tips and guidance will be posted. You can also read all of the previous ‘Latest news’ items from the SBS Online d...
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 19th June 2015
How to stay safe from ransomware
"Ransomware, it’s everywhere. We had hoped that the notorious file-encrypting ransomware called CryptoLocker was defeated after law enforcement knocked out its infrastructure last year, but Cry...
Posted on 12th June 2015
Flaming June
After what was undoubtedly a chilly May, let’s hope for a fine June. There are all those sports days, picnics, and summer fetes that need to take place on time or chaos will ensue. Now that we know ...
Posted on 5th June 2015
Welcome to the Team!
Please welcome our newest member of the MIS team Zara Nancy Harris-White. Zara Nancy born on Tuesday 14th April 2015 at 10:22am is the second daughter for Nikki Harris-White from our SIMS Servic...
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...
Posted on 5th June 2015
Do your governors have what it takes?
With governors now more accountable, having a governing body with a range of skills is key to supporting high standards of educational achievement across your school. The latest guidance from the Dep...
Posted on 5th June 2015
The SIMS Teacher App - Making everyday classroom tasks even easier
Imagine stepping into the classroom and your tablet knows which lesson you’re taking and shows the name and picture of all students in that class. Mark a student late and it shows by how many minute...
Posted on 5th June 2015
National Insurance Tables 2015/16
The following table shows the figures that should be entered into SIMS Personnel for employees with Contracted In or Contracted Out salary-related pension schemes and where the school will benefit fro...
Posted on 3rd June 2015
What’s new in the SIMS Spring Release?
SIMS Spring Release Update An overview of the exciting changes in the SIMS spring release. Assessment Without Levels Solution (Primary only) The long-awaited SIMS solution to Assessment Without Level...
Posted on 19th May 2015
Budget & TPS Return Deadlines
Whilst speculation continues about what might be in the Queen's speech and how this might impact on our work in schools and colleges (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-32697243), in this week’s bl...