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Preparing the Curriculum for 2010/11 using Nova T6 and Options to prepare timetable - New notes uploaded, click to read more. 2/2/10

Census Spring 2010 - New items - Helpline Guidance Notes, DCSF Preparation & Guidance, Errors & Resolutions 2010. 19/11/09

New Regulations for registering Post-16 Students - Click the link to read more. 11/9/09

School Workforce Census - New item - Staff Qualifications. 9/9/09

Guide to Importing & Analysing Examinations Results - Click the link to download the notes. 18/8/09

New Exams Organiser Panel - Keep checking back for new items. 18/8/09

Personnel 7 Staff Service Terms - New files have been uploaded. 27/7/09

Results Day Survival Kit 2009 - For the attention of the Exams Organiser. Click the link to read the notes. 17/7/09

Secondary End of Year 2009 - Click the link to be redirected to the panel below. New notes added. 20/5/09

Learning Aims 2009 - A new Powerpoint Presentation has been uploaded for 2009, click on the link for more. 23/4/09

Staff Absence Form - Click here to view the new School Workforce Census section. More items to follow. 11/2/09

SIMS.net Address Tidy & Merge - Version 2 of the notes have been uploaded. 23/2/09

How to record a School Closure - New notes have been created to help you record an enforced school closure in Attendance 7. 27/11/07

First Language Codes - We have come across a number of schools where the First Language codes have become deactivated. Click on the link to read more. 24/10/08

Recording Parental Responsibility - Notes have been uploaded to guide schools on how to record parental responsibility. Click on the link to be guided to the section below. 8/10/08

End of support for SIMS Modules - Click the link to find out more. Amended notes uploaded for Seconday modules. 3/11/08

Recording Absence & Cover in SIMS.net - New notes have been uploaded. 23/9/08

Updating SEN Lookups in SIMS.net - New notes have posted to guide SIMS users and SENCOs to use the correct SEN need types. 22/1/08

How to create labels in SIMS.net using Office 2003 - New notes have been created to aid you to create address labels and more by using SIMS Reports. 27/11/07

New Routines in Academic Management - Functions have been added to Academic Management in the SIMS November Release. Click the link to read more. 27/11/07

Do you want to become a SIMS Partner? Capita and the Education ICT service are looking for schools that are making good use of most aspects of SIMS and who would like to become a SIMS Partnership school. Click here to find out more.

Exams Organiser

Check this panel regularly for new additions.

Guide to Importing & Analysing Examinations Results

Results Day Survival Kit 2009

Census Spring - 21st January 2010

Documents

Helpline Overview of the School Census Spring 2010:

Census Overview - Word Format

Census Overview - PDF Format

DCSF School Census Preparation & Guidance 2010 Notes:

Secondary - Word | PDF

Special - Word | PDF

New Regulations for registering Post-16 Students

Learning Aims End Dates

DCSF Post 16 Learning Aims Guidance

Errors & Resolutions - Version 1.0 2010

SIMS.net Reports

To make checking your SIMS.net data easier, the following report has been created. Simply download the file below, and read the accompanying notes.

CENTRALLY HOSTED SCHOOLS Please note: As you will be unable to rename file extensions in this system, it will be best to download the Report File outside Central Hosting, renaming the file and then bringing this into your SIMS.net.

Modes of Transport Report File - Notes on how to import - This will provide a checklist that can be printed out, and this can passed around the classes to ascertain which mode of transport each pupil uses to get to school.

COLLECT website

Read the notes below, then click on the link to access the COLLECT website.

COLLECT Website Notes - Link to COLLECT website

School Census Post 16 Learning Aims

Read the notes first, then click on the files to download

NEW Powerpoint presentation added

POWERPOINT - School Census Summer 2009 for Secondary Schools

NOTES - School Census Post 16 Learning Aims

NOTES - Course Management and Post-16 Aspects FAQ

ZIP FILE - Courses and QANs

Secondary End Of Year 2009

Click the links to read the notes and associated helpsheets.

Secondary End Of Year 2009 Notes - Click the icons below:

End Of Year 2009 - Word Format

End Of Year 2009 - PDF Format

Related Helpsheets - New editions shown in bold text.

How to create & manage Intake and Admission Groups

How to add other schools

How to admit applicants

How to change the status of an individual application

How to export a CTF

How to import an ATF file

How to readmit a student

How to record applicant basic and registration information

How to record leavers

How to import a CTF

How to set up admissions defaults

How to use the school diary

How to manage staff in SIMS.net

Common User Defined Group Issues

Common Student Detail Issues

How to import Report Definitions

How to prepare the cirriculum for next A/Y

How to create an Academic Year

How to set CTF configuration

How to run housekeeping routines

School Workforce Census

More items to be added soon. New item - Staff Qualifications.

School Workforce Census Main Page

B2B Personnel Handbook - Click the link to read the full process behind the B2B Personnel.

Staff Absence Form - This is a handy form for school administrators to collect staff absence information for inputting into SIMS Personnel. This form is available in Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format, click the files below to download:

Staff Absence Form - Word Format

Staff Absence Form - PDF Format

Staff Qualifications - The School Workforce Census requires qualification information for certain members of staff. Click on the links below to read how to add this information, available in two formats:

Staff Qualifications - Word Format

Staff Qualifications - PDF Format

Staff Data Collection Sheet - To make sure your personnel information is up-to-date, you can use the report file and word document below:

Staff Data Collection Sheet - RPTDEF file

To import this report file into SIMS.net, right-click on the icon above and select "Save Target As...", choose where to save the file, find the saved file and rename it "staff datacheck personnel 7.RptDef" then import the file into SIMS.net via Reports | Import.

Staff Data Collection Sheet - Blank Word Doc

This is a blank template of the SIMS Report file on the left. You can print out or email this file for staff members to complete manually.

First Language Codes

First Language Lookups

Please check that the extended list of First Language Lookups is still active in SIMS. We have come across a number of schools where all the First Language Codes have become deactivated. If when you click on the drop down next to First Language in a Student's Details, or if you look at the actual First Language lookup list (Tools | Lookups | Maintain | First Language) only the very limited list including Other than English, Believed to be English appears, then the complete list needs to be reactivated. This can be achieved quite easily.

Download the First Language Lookup zip file appropriate to your school from the link below. This file does not require unzipping. In SIMS use the route Tools | Lookups | Import Lookups. Browse for the saved file, highlight the file and click open.. Click on the Import button at the top left of the screen.

Secondary.zip

Special.zip

Parental Responsibility - Guidance

Click the links to read more:

Parentline Guidance

Teachernet Guidance

DCSF Guidance

Link to Parentline website

Personnel 7 Staff Service Terms

New file uploaded - Changes have been made to the posts lookups. The latest Service Terms/Pay Awards are now available for importing into Personnel. They are specific for school type so please ensure you select the correct file for your school type.

How to import the new Service Terms - click on the link to read the notes, then download the relevant .zip file below.

Secondary.zip

Special.zip

How to use WinZip - Camtasia Video - Click the link and watch the video which will demonstrate how to unzip the Service Terms file above.

How to unpack files inside Centrally Hosted MIS - For CH MIS Schools. Click on the link to watch the video.

It is advisable to import the CCS-Base_lookups before importing the file relevant for your school type. This should be done in SIMS.Net using Tools | Lookups | Import Lookups and locating the file in c:\sims

To load the file schools need to save both files somewhere like my documents. Then open SIMS.net with an ID that has Personnel Manager rights. Then use Tools | Staff | Pay Related Import. Click on Select a file and locate the file where it was downloaded to (they will only see one file on the screen). Double click on the file and the details of the contents will populate the screens. Users should see four Service Terms - HD, NT, TE and TS. Click Import to bring the data in.

Users should also be aware that the ten point Unqualified Teachers range has been reduced to a six point range. The details of where the old points map onto the new are contained on the teachernet website using the following url: www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=12638 The New pay scale has been added to the TE Service Term as UQN. Users will have to edit all contracts utilising the UQT scale and add the new scale and point.

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