Blogs & Updates
SIMS Training Courses - new dates available
March 16 2016
Understanding how to make the most of your SIMS data is key to supporting whole school improvement
At School Business Services, we know the difference it can make to staff when they feel confident ...
SIMS accreditation
February 23 2016
MIS support team achieves Capita SIMS accreditation for the second time
Following a thorough assessment of our high quality service, and participation from our valued schools, the SIMS support team a...
SIMS Assessment is a BETT Show winner for 2016
February 15 2016
We are pleased to announce that Capita/SIMS is a BETT Show Awards 2016 winner.
We are very pleased to share the news that SIMS Assessment with the SIMS Teacher app has been voted best ICT Tool for...
Childcare Question and Validation Rule 2950
January 29 2016
Please note that the DfE has recently added validation rule 2950 to its COLLECT validation.
This validation checks that the childcare questions are answered for all four types of childcare. This vali...
National Insurance Rates 2016/2017
January 21 2016
The new National Insurance table is now available and needs to be entered in to SIMS Personnel.
The following table displays the new rates:
Band
Upper Monthly Earnings Limit
Lower Monthly Earnin...
Census - new fileset 226
January 18 2016
Downloading and Applying a Fileset
Please note that a new Fileset 226 has been released by Capita ready for your School Census. This new fileset solves a variety of validation errors and contains the ...
Census - new fileset223
January 11 2016
Downloading and Applying a Fileset
Please note that a new Fileset223 has been released by Capita ready for your School Census.
Please check that you have had your SIMS upgrade and are on SIMS version...
CES (Catholic Education Service) Census 2016
January 07 2016
The CES Census 2016 falls on the same date as the Spring Census for the DfE - Thursday 21st January.
The Catholic Education Service has many resources to support schools in their completion and su...
Spring Census Preparation Documents
January 04 2016
The Spring census is fast approaching - Census day is Thursday 21st January.
To help you prepare, our step by step documentation is now available for you to download via the links below.
You ...
Progress 8 data within the SIMS School Report
December 07 2015
We have seen this recent video from Capita regarding Progress 8 and thought it may be of interest to our readers because of how you can now view the Progress 8 data within the SIMS School Report and ...
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