Blogs & Updates
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...
SIMS Assessment Video
June 09 2016
Capita have produced a new SIMS Assessment video, which we believe would be of interest to our schools.
The assessment landscape is ever-changing and, as schools adjust to the changes, they need to e...
Top tips for effective exams analysis
June 07 2016
With the busy exam season now upon us analysing your final exam results begins to rank highly on the list of priorities.
This year the emphasis on exam outcomes is somewhat greater with new performan...
The SIMS Web Address file has been updated
May 25 2016
The SIMS Web Address Validation (WAV) Service allows schools to validate addresses in SIMS by accessing a Capita maintained database over the Internet.
The database, which contains the details of ap...
Winner of our SIMS Accreditation Survey
May 19 2016
Firstly, a big thank you to all schools who participated in our SIMS Accreditation Survey. We are delighted to have achieved our accreditation and are very touched by the feedback.
How does a SIMS ...
Not ready for the School Census next week? We can help.
May 12 2016
With just a week left until the Summer Census, we are busy arranging remote Census sessions: a great way of making the most of your SLA visit time.
It isn't too late for you to book - you can cal...
Adding a School Closure (Exceptional Circumstance) in SIMS
May 06 2016
If your school is fully or partially closed to students because it is being used as a Polling Station, DfE advice states that the # code be used.
Code #: Planned whole or partial school closure
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SIMS Remote Services - maximising efficiency
May 05 2016
Summer Census, Autumn Census, School Workforce Census, Spring Census…long gone are the days when school office staff could find some ‘quiet time’ to catch up on things.
Here at School Business...
School Census - Fileset 302
May 03 2016
A new Fileset (302) has been made available by Capita for the Summer Census.
It contains updates to both the summary report and validation files.
Downloading and Applying a Fileset
Please check tha...
End of Key Stage – Scaled Scores
April 28 2016
The month of May heralds end of key stage test time.
As you will be aware, pupils studying the new national curriculum will not be assessed using levels; instead, levels will be replaced by scaled s...
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