Posted on January 9, 2019 by MIS Service Desk in SIMS.
Please note: It’s been brought to our attention that a previous blog regarding the School census 2018-2019 has encountered some technical issues, so this is a repaet blog post.
The DfE has decided that there is no longer a requirement to collect three items in future census’s and these are Proficiency in English, Pupil Country of Birth and Pupil Nationality.
Therefore under the GDPR you can cleanse your SIMS database of the previously collected items by having patches applied.
Patches to delete data no longer collected by DfE Census
Given the recent position of the DfE no longer collecting Proficient in English (1.4.3.2), Pupil Country of Birth (1.4.3.3) and Pupil Nationality (1.4.3.4), full details available here, Capita SIMS have release the following three patches in SOLUS3 to delete this data:
- Patch 24423: Deletes all records for Proficiency in English information for all past, present and future students. Where a student has multiple proficiency entries, the patch will remove all instances of this.
- Patch 24433: Deletes the National Identity for all past, present and future students.
- Patch 24372: Deletes the Country of Birth and where present the Nationality (actually called Nation inside the expanded Nationality and Passport Details record, only where passport details are blank) for all past, present and future students.
If you would like for us to carry out the application of any or all of these patches, please contact our MIS Service Desk on 0345 222 1551 • Option 3 as soon as possible so that we can plan a date for your school, particularly if you would like us to run them over the Christmas holidays.
If you prefer, you can email us at misservicedesk@schoolbusinessservices.co.uk with details of your preferred date(s).
Posted on December 4, 2018 by Viv Reed in SIMS.
School census 2018 to 2019
The DfE has decided that there is no longer a requirement to collect three items in future census’s.
Please view our recent blog for further details of these new requirements.
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Posted on June 29, 2017 by Leyla Tovey in SIMS.
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Posted on April 28, 2017 by Leyla Tovey in SIMS.
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Posted on March 6, 2017 by Leyla Tovey in SIMS.
The next SIMS update is due for release on Friday 10th March 2017. If we usually run the upgrade for you, please contact our MIS Service Desk on 0345 222 1551 • Option 3 as soon as possible so that we can book in a date. Please ensure that you also agree this date with your […]
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Posted on January 19, 2017 by Leyla Tovey in SIMS.
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 generating the following error: This problem is being encountered by all types of schools and academies nationally. We are currently waiting […]
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Posted on January 17, 2017 by Leyla Tovey in SIMS.
The CES Census 2017 is this Thursday (19th January) – the same date as the Spring Census for the DfE. The Catholic Education Service has many resources to support schools with this return including a Quick Start guide for SIMS and comprehensive preparation and completion guidance. You will also find the dates for submission based on the diocese that your […]
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Posted on January 3, 2017 by Leyla Tovey in SIMS.
A new Fileset (502) has been made available by Capita for the Spring Census. It contains updates to both the summary report and validation files. Downloading and Applying a Fileset Please check that you have had your SIMS upgrade and are on SIMS version 7.172 and then carry out the instructions below to import the latest […]
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Posted on December 9, 2016 by Leyla Tovey in SIMS.
Our step by step Census documentation is available now so that you can get ahead and start preparing for Spring Census day which is on Thursday 19th January. Preparing for the Spring Census Primary, Special & Nursery Schools notes Download now! → Secondary Download now! → Producing the Spring Census Nursery Download now! → Primary Download now! → Secondary Download […]
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Posted on November 9, 2016 by Leyla Tovey in SIMS.
If you are a school for whom we run the upgrade, we will be contacting you to arrange a convenient date. Important Information regarding this release School Census – this release will remove the Autumn pupil census functionality, therefore you should ensure that your Census has been authorised and successfully submitted prior to the upgrade […]
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