Blogs & Updates
May Returns
May 12 2017
Not some political prophecy, but a look at this month’s academy returns.
ESFA Returns
Academies are reminded that their Budget Forecast Return – Outturn must be submitted by Friday 19th May. Pe...
New SIMS Training Course - SIMS Interventions
May 09 2017
Some of you may have already looked at the new SIMS Interventions area following the latest SIMS Spring release.
Designed to help teachers and SLT track underperforming pupils, SIMS Interventions en...
Known Issue with SIMS Attendance 'Today's Register Report'
May 03 2017
Many schools have reported an issue with running the Today's Register Report via Reports | Attendance | Whole Group Pupil Reports.
When clicking 'OK' to Run a Screen Based report, the following err...
Is your school going to be used as a polling station?
May 02 2017
If so, you will need to add the school closure as an Exceptional Circumstance in SIMS using the '#' code.
Creating an Exceptional Circumstance in SIMS
Select Focus | Attendance (or Lesson Monitor...
SIMS Summer Census guidance
April 28 2017
The SIMS Summer Census will be on Thursday 18th May 2017
Our phase-specific documentation will take you step by step through the preparation and production of the Census return.
Preparing for th...
Performance Measures for England 2017 – Important News
April 28 2017
Did you know that this summer Capita SIMS will not be creating a Performance Measures file (PM file) for English schools?
Instead, Capita have introduced some new tools within SIMS intended to enab...
The DfE, SARA and what it means for academies
April 25 2017
In this blog we look a little deeper into why academies are required to complete additional returns, and catch up on other news from the EFA and TPS.
Sector Annual Report & Accounts (SARA)
As P...
SBS Online's Funding Predictor
April 25 2017
New Funding Predictor ensures you are receiving the correct funding from your local authority.
SBS Online’s Funding Predictor allows you to forecast your income for five years by referencing studen...
Capita SIMS announces a major refresh
April 05 2017
Have you heard about the next generation of SIMS?
Capita SIMS announces a major refresh and have completely redesigned its SIMS system from the ground up.
The changes start with the release of a red...
Academy Budget Forecast Return - One Becomes Two
March 30 2017
The latest ‘Dear Accounting Officer’ letter from the EFA sets out their plans to replace the Academy Budget Forecast Return, due in July, with two returns.
Download the letter! →
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