Posted on 21st October 2015
Update: September 2015 Teacher Pay Scales
Due to popular demand, we have created a third teacher pay scale table for you to choose and apply in your budget settings, named 'Teacher Scales – Sept 2015 (C)'. This table features a standard 1% ...
Posted on 7th October 2015
School Workforce Census 2015
With the School Workforce Census 2015 date looming on 5th November it’s important to prepare to ensure that you meet the deadline. Our preparation documentation is now available for you to downl...
Posted on 5th October 2015
Capita's Insight webinars for primary senior leaders
As a school leader you will want to know what’s working in a school and what isn’t - but with so much going on, it’s often hard to have everything you need all in one place. SIMS gives you an ...
Posted on 21st September 2015
Advice on Learning Aims for the new 2 Year A Levels.
With the introduction of the new form A Levels, which will be 2 year courses as opposed to a single year AS Level followed by a single year A2, there is some confusion in how these should be recorded...
Posted on 21st September 2015
Census - New Fileset 205
Downloading and Applying a Fileset Use the link provided to download the ZIP file to an available folder; it doesn’t matter what folder is chosen as the ZIP does not contain any sensitive data. D...
Posted on 9th September 2015
Fileset 204 for the Autumn Census
Please note: A new Fileset has been released by Capita ready for your School Census and School Workforce Return and is available for you. Please check that you have had your Summer upgrade and are on...
Posted on 4th September 2015
Happy New Year
The new school year has started. I’m sure that as well as re-kindling some old acquaintances all schools will be welcoming new colleagues, new pupils and new parents. Many new academies will have a...
Posted on 1st September 2015
School Census - Autumn 2015
It's that time of year again! School census date Thursday 1st October 2015, please remember that this census is very important for your funding allocation. We will be sending out the documentation fo...
Posted on 25th August 2015
Managing after school clubs and trips takes a leap into the future!
Throw out your spreadsheets and notepads, great savings in admin time! CHQ Virtual Activities Environment (VAE) is an exciting new web-based product that allows you to fully manage all of your out of...
Posted on 6th August 2015
SBS Online update! KPIs & Analysis Tags
Hope you are enjoying some hard-earned time off over the summer! We've released a new SBS Online update. It contains a range improvements with the two major features being Key Performance Indicators...
Posted on 13th July 2015
July Budget, Coasting Schools and Teachers Pay
As another school year draws to a close, we consider the announcements made by the new government and how they might impact on schools and academies next year. July Budget There were no new announceme...
Posted on 10th July 2015
SIMS 7.164 upgrade reporting error
If this is your first visit to the SIMS blog, welcome! This is where all of the latest news, tips and guidance on school data will be posted. SIMS 7.164 Upgrade Error With the new SIMS upgrade there...