Blogs & Updates

Census Key Information
  January 08 2016

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Selected Period and Pupil Funding Specifying the Selected Period on Census Day The selected period on the Census Day is used in conjunction with the class information collected in the return. It is b...
CES (Catholic Education Service) Census 2016
  January 07 2016

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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...
SOLUS3 Upgrade
  November 23 2015

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Following the Capita technical road map, all schools using SIMS should upgrade to the new version of SOLUS by the end of March 2016. In addition, Microsoft have removed support for SQL Server 2008 an...
What’s new in the SIMS Autumn Release?
  November 18 2015

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Here are just some of the changes to look out for in the SIMS Autumn Release Improvements to SIMS Assessment The developments in assessment have been made with teachers in mind; improving usabilit...
Census and School Workforce Return - New Fileset 207
  October 22 2015

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There is a new updated fileset which solves a number of issues with validations for the Census and SWR which has just been released. Download the Zip file and then follow the instructions below to imp...
Census Preparation Documentation
  September 16 2015

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With the census date looming on 1st October it’s important to prepare to ensure that you meet the deadline. Our preparation documentation is now available for you to download via the links below. ...
School Census - Autumn 2015
  September 01 2015

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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...