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Posted on 29th June 2021
SIMS Exams - results day guidance updated for 2021
As the academic year draws to a close and we look ahead to the summer holidays, Exams Officers in particular are turning their attention to preparations for the results days. Results Day Survival K...
Posted on 16th July 2018
Are you ready for Analysing in SIMS?
Capita End of Key Stage, Exams, and Post-16 Analysis We know that at this time of year there are a lot of assessments and results to analyse and a lot of headline figures to collate and work out. T...
Posted on 5th July 2018
Next generation of Exams in SIMS
Capita have released a sneak preview of the direction they’re heading for the next generation of Exams in SIMS. A very early preview of what to expect and how you can feedback with your thoughts. ...
Posted on 20th July 2017
SIMS Exams - results day guidance updated for 2017
As the academic year draws to a close and we look ahead to the summer holidays, Exams Officers in particular are turning their attentions to preparations for the results days. Results Day Survival K...
Posted on 16th June 2017
SIMS Patch to update Performance Indicators
Following feedback from SIMS users, Capita have released a patch (number 23087) designed to help address some concerns raised regarding the accurate updating of performance indicators. The patch wil...
Posted on 28th April 2017
Performance Measures for England 2017 – Important News
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...
Posted on 7th February 2017
SIMS Exams - New Gradesets - patch 22729
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have released new Gradesets to match new Basedata. The following gradesets have been introduced: Gradesets 48 to 57, relating to variations of GCSEs Gr...
Posted on 23rd August 2016
Exams Performance Measures File version 2
Capita have released a version 2 of the Performance Measure File for exams information. This file along with the latest QAN catalogue are important for your reporting of exam results and analysis. ...
Posted on 15th August 2016
Exams Patches from Capita
Capita's escalation team have now passed the consolidated patch 22159 following testing and this will be released today. They apologise for the delay in getting this out and hope applying this as a ...
Posted on 13th July 2016
Getting ready for Exams Results Day
A new Performance Measures file has just been released by CAPITA. Schools will need to ensure that they are on the Summer version of SIMS (7.170) before proceeding with the import. Download the file...
Posted on 7th June 2016
Top tips for effective exams analysis
With the busy exam season now upon us analysing your final exam results begins to rank highly on the list of priorities. This year the emphasis on exam outcomes is somewhat greater with new performan...