Blogs & Updates

SIMS Assessment - KS1 use of 'N' grade in scaled scores
  June 22 2016

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Earlier this month, the DfE released the tables to convert Key Stage 1 raw scores into scaled scores. The tables showed that raw scores of 0, 1 or 2 convert to a scaled score of 'N'. However, this ...
SIMS Assessment Video
  June 09 2016

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Capita have produced a new SIMS Assessment video, which we believe would be of interest to our schools. The assessment landscape is ever-changing and, as schools adjust to the changes, they need to e...
End of Key Stage – Scaled Scores
  April 28 2016

MIS

The month of May heralds end of key stage test time. As you will be aware, pupils studying the new national curriculum will not be assessed using levels; instead, levels will be replaced by scaled s...
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...
SIMS Assessment is a BETT Show winner for 2016
  February 15 2016

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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...
Assessment - Track pupils progress whatever method you choose
  January 18 2016

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Capita have published a new document for assessment which we feel would be useful for our schools. Assessment should support teaching and learning and be driven by your school’s own assessment po...
Assessment Data & Student Progress
  November 26 2015

MIS

What will you show Ofsted in the future when their inspectors call? Life after levels, beginning in September 2015, will still require students to be assessed. Importantly, those assessments will n...
What’s new in the SIMS Spring Release?
  June 03 2015

MIS

SIMS Spring Release Update An overview of the exciting changes in the SIMS spring release. Assessment Without Levels Solution (Primary only) The long-awaited SIMS solution to Assessment Without Level...