Blogs & Updates

Changes to CFR & March Accounts Return
  April 26 2016
April is a busy period in all schools. For those in the maintained sector it is the start of a new financial year - with the EFA announcing changes to CFR. All academies are required to provide ...
Summer Census time
  April 20 2016

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The Summer census is on Thursday 19th May. Our step by step documentation to help you prepare for summer census time and run the census is now available for download via the links below. You wi...
Identify and track behavioural issues with SIMS
  April 13 2016

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Did you know you can use SIMS to identify and track students with behavioural issues? Lucy Crawford from Capita shows you how to use the SIMS homepage to track the students you want to monitor, create...
April Round Up
  April 12 2016
For those considering expanding their Academy Trusts or opening a new UTC the DfE have recently issued guidance. Primary Schools are reminded to publish details on how they spend their Sports Grant. ...
Manage extra-curricular activities with SIMS Activities
  April 06 2016

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Capita have produced a new add on module called SIMS Activities which is now available to order. Watch the video and find out how this can help your school to efficiently manage extra-curricular ...
Spring Update - Payroll Reconciliation and Salary Sacrifices
  April 01 2016
April begins with a new update to SBS Online and the most significant update we have made so far this year. Read the rest of this news article for an overview of the functionality or keep an eye on t...
New assessment graphs for SIMS Discover
  March 24 2016

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Several new assessment graphs have been made available to schools. These fall in to 3 categories: Early Years Termly Tracking graphs CAS Discover graphs Programmes of Study graphs Templates ...
Are you ready for the SIMS upgrade?
  March 23 2016

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As many of you will already know, the SIMS Spring release is now available. Not only does this include many enhancements to SIMS, it also includes the latest release of FMS, which features changes t...
Budget, and so much more
  March 22 2016
They say a week is a long time in politics. A week ago we had proposals for a national funding formula that meant all schools would be funded direct by the EFA from 2019-2020. In this week’s budget...
SIMS Spring Release is now available
  March 17 2016

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The SIMS Spring release is available now and we’ll be in touch soon to arrange a date for your school to receive it. In the meantime, here are some of the key enhancements. Assessment May 2016 wi...