Blogs & Updates

SIMS School Workforce Census
  October 19 2021

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With the School Workforce Census fast approaching SBS is here to help you through it.
SIMS Autumn Census 2021 guidance
  September 21 2021

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Here’s your SIMS update on the latest guidance for the Autumn Term 2021 School Census.
Arbor Autumn Census 2021 guidance
  September 21 2021

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Thursday 7th October 2021 is census day but for all you eager beavers you can carry out a dry run in Arbor from Thursday 23rd September 2021.
SIMS Census Workstation patch & Fileset 1901
  September 09 2021

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ESS SIMS are releasing a workstation patch, due for release Tuesday 14th September, which will need to be installed before the Autumn Census (07/10/21).
*UPDATED* Fileset 1706
  January 22 2021

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Fileset 1706 is now available The latest Fileset is now available 1706 so hit the download button and unzip the folder. Now open SIMS and go to Tools | Setups | Import and click the yellow folder b...
Latest Spring Census Guidance and Fileset
  January 15 2021

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We have just received the latest guidance on the Spring Term 2021 School Census The school census date is Thursday 21st January 2021 with a submission return by Wednesday 17th February 2021. Key P...
Spring Census 2021
  January 13 2021

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The DfE has confirmed that the Spring Census 2021 will go ahead as planned Following consultations with schools and their representatives, the DfE has decided to go ahead with the school Census Spr...
Autumn Census in ScholarPack 2020
  September 23 2020

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01/10/20 is the Autumn Census day this year (unless stated otherwise by your LA), so let’s make a start, and get ahead of the game! The Autumn Census in ScholarPack will be slightly different thi...
Autumn Census in Arbor 2020
  September 23 2020

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01/10/20 is the Autumn Census day this year, with returns to be uploaded by the 28th of October (unless stated otherwise by your LA). The Autumn Census in Arbor will be slightly different this year...
Let's get ready to Census (SIMS)
  September 18 2020

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Please note the fileset download and guides have been updated since the original post 01/10/20 is the Autumn Census day this year, so let's make a start, get those dry runs on the go and get ahead o...