Blogs & Updates
Exams Patches from Capita
August 15 2016
Capita's escalation team have now passed the consolidated patch 22159 following testing and this will be released today.
They apologise for the delay in getting this out and hope applying this as a ...
Getting ready for Exams Results Day
July 13 2016
A new Performance Measures file has just been released by CAPITA.
Schools will need to ensure that they are on the Summer version of SIMS (7.170) before proceeding with the import.
Download the file...
Quick and easy document scanning directly into SIMS
July 12 2016
Introducing Brother’s Direct Scan Solution
Please note this product is currently unavailable from our Procurement service and this blog is now for reference only. To see our full product range vis...
SIMS Summer release is available now
July 06 2016
The SIMS Summer Release is now available and includes several enhancements and new areas of functionality.
We are currently contacting schools to book a time to carry out the upgrade remotely.
Her...
How to add a School Closure in SIMS
June 30 2016
If your school is fully or partially closed due to the proposed teacher strike on Tuesday 5th July 2016, the Y code should be used.
Code Y: Unable to Attend due to Exceptional Circumstances
If a...
Helping us to help you
June 28 2016
As you might imagine, we have a very busy Service Desk here at SBS, and this is particularly true at peak times of year such as now.
When you call us, it is essential that we take down some key item...
New SIMS Data Collection Sheet
June 23 2016
Following our recent blog post about the new Autumn Census data items we have created a new Data Collection Sheet for import into SIMS which includes the new fields for Pupil Nationality and Country...
SIMS Assessment - KS1 use of 'N' grade in scaled scores
June 22 2016
Earlier this month, the DfE released the tables to convert Key Stage 1 raw scores into scaled scores.
The tables showed that raw scores of 0, 1 or 2 convert to a scaled score of 'N'.
However, this ...
New data items required for the Autumn Census
June 17 2016
The DfE have introduced 3 new data items to be collected in the Autumn 2016 Census, they are:
1. Pupil Nationality
To be recorded for: all pupils on roll and pupils that have left since the start of...
SIMS and FMS End of Year Procedures
June 16 2016
As the summer term rolls on, schools will already be preparing for their new intake in September, the changes to classes next year and also the end of term leavers.
When it comes to the procedures...
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