Blogs & Updates
Is your school going to be used as a polling station?
May 02 2017
If so, you will need to add the school closure as an Exceptional Circumstance in SIMS using the '#' code.
Creating an Exceptional Circumstance in SIMS
Select Focus | Attendance (or Lesson Monitor...
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...
Performance Measures for England 2017 – Important News
April 28 2017
Did you know that this summer Capita SIMS will not be creating a Performance Measures file (PM file) for English schools?
Instead, Capita have introduced some new tools within SIMS intended to enab...
Capita SIMS announces a major refresh
April 05 2017
Have you heard about the next generation of SIMS?
Capita SIMS announces a major refresh and have completely redesigned its SIMS system from the ground up.
The changes start with the release of a red...
SIMS End of Key Stage
March 22 2017
The 2016/2017 key stage tests phase commences soon with the Key Stage 2 tests taking place in the week beginning Monday 8th May.
As you will know, key stage tests come at a very busy time for schoo...
SIMS Spring Release 2017
March 06 2017
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 tha...
2017/2018 National Insurance Rates for SIMS
February 14 2017
The new 2017/2018 National Insurance table rates will need to be added to SIMS Personnel.
The following table displays the new rates:
Band
Upper Monthly Earnings Limit
Lower Monthly Earnings Limi...
Statutory Analysis Reports for KS1 and KS2
February 07 2017
Capita have recently updated their KS1 and KS2 analysis tools to incorporate the revised measures for 2015/16.
These can be downloaded from the links further down the page (refer to the steps shown o...
SIMS Exams - New Gradesets - patch 22729
February 07 2017
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have released new Gradesets to match new Basedata.
The following gradesets have been introduced:
Gradesets 48 to 57, relating to variations of GCSEs
Gr...
Progress 8 and Attainment 8
January 27 2017
Progress 8 and Attainment 8 are hot topics right now.
Last Thursday, when most schools and academies were running their Census, the DfE published the national performance tables for Key Stages 4 and ...
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