Blogs & Updates

The SIMS Autumn Release is available now
  November 09 2016

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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 A...
Children Missing Education - New statutory guidance from the DfE
  November 03 2016

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On 1st September 2016, new statutory procedures were introduced by the DfE with regard to Children Missing Education. The DfE Children Missing Education statutory guidance document states that: ...
BTEC Basedata Import
  October 20 2016

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Some schools may be experiencing issues with the BTEC Basedata import when importing BTEC Basedata from the JCQ. This is due to the late addition of a new level description for the BTEC Level 3 Nati...
School Workforce Census 2016
  October 05 2016

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The School Workforce Census is on Thursday 3rd November 2016 but it is never too early to start preparing. Our documentation to assist you is now available to download via the links below. You migh...
New and updated KS4 Resources available
  September 30 2016

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New KS4 Inspection Dashboard Report Capita have released a new report which presents this year’s current data against previous years. Schools will be familiar with the Inspection Dashboard provi...
Autumn Census Update
  September 28 2016

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Many of you will now be well underway with your preparations for the Autumn Census, the date for which is next Thursday 6th October 2016. You will no doubt be aware of the significant data gathering...
SIMS Autumn Census information
  September 12 2016

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Autumn Census date is Thursday 6th October 2016 As always, it’s important to prepare to ensure that you meet the deadline. Our documentation will take you through the whole process step-by-step....
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 ...
Welcome to the new year
  September 06 2016

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Another new academic year is upon us and we know that you have already been very busy in your schools preparing for the arrival of the new and returning pupils. Despite the summer holidays only jus...
Exams Performance Measures File version 2
  August 23 2016

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Capita have released a version 2 of the Performance Measure File for exams information. This file along with the latest QAN catalogue are important for your reporting of exam results and analysis. ...