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NEW SIMS Dealing with Part-time Nursery Pupils
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Posted on 9th May 2022

NEW SIMS Dealing with Part-time Nursery Pupils

Our NEW SIMS Dealing with Part-time nursery pupils Webinar is now available to book!

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New Remote Service - Power BI Attendance Reports
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Posted on 15th March 2022

New Remote Service - Power BI Attendance Reports

We have produced a series of reports for Primary and Secondary Schools to provide in depth analysis of your SIMS Attendance data over any date range in the current year.

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SIMS Lesson Monitor and Reporting
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Posted on 29th September 2021

SIMS Lesson Monitor and Reporting

Our NEW SIMS Lesson Monitor and Reporting Webinar for November 2021 is now available to book!

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Arbor Covid Attendance
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Posted on 21st September 2021

Arbor Covid Attendance

Arbor have archived the X03 and X04 codes (except for reporting), and introduced new X08 and X09 codes to help the DfE collect data on absences due to public health advice.

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2021/2022 Covid Attendance Recording for Schools
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Posted on 6th September 2021

2021/2022 Covid Attendance Recording for Schools

Welcome back from us all here at SBS! We’re looking forward to another great year with you all and hope you are too?

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SIMS Covid Attendance Sub-codes
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Posted on 19th April 2021

SIMS Covid Attendance Sub-codes

SIMS now has a range of subcodes that have been introduced for session marks

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Would you like to take part in the new pilot for attendance data?
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Posted on 18th January 2021

Would you like to take part in the new pilot for attendance data?

GOV.UK has sent out the following invitation for all state funded schools to take part. (This does not include Nursery Schools.) Invitation to take part in a pilot to automate the daily collection o...

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A helping hand for the daily SAGE form
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Posted on 15th June 2020

A helping hand for the daily SAGE form

Temporary attendance codes have been made available to help schools report back to the DfE. Capita have produced Patch 25870 that will temporarily make codes 7,8,9 and Y available within Edit Marks ...

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New Attendance Reports for SIMS from SBS
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Posted on 3rd June 2020

New Attendance Reports for SIMS from SBS

Reporting on I, X, and Y just got easier with new attendance reports from SBS. Following on from the latest guidance from the DfE, Schools should resume taking the attendance register when more grou...

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Reporting on staff and student absences due to the Coronavirus
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Posted on 25th March 2020

Reporting on staff and student absences due to the Coronavirus

Schools will have a huge number of staff and students absent due to the COVID-19 virus. Here at SBS we have designed two reports to help you analyse your absences/attendance data based on those very ...

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Y Code - Exceptional Circumstances for COVID-19
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Posted on 16th March 2020

Y Code - Exceptional Circumstances for COVID-19

Y CODE - Exceptional Circumstances for COVID-19 - Self-Isolating Pupils Please follow the instructions below for entering a Y Code for Self-Isolating Pupils. Creating an Exceptional Circumstance in...

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COVID-19 Guidance for Education Settings
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Posted on 5th March 2020

COVID-19 Guidance for Education Settings

Guidance for schools and other educational settings in providing advice about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 This guidance will assist schools and other educational settings in providing advice for...

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