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The SIMS home page is the ICT Service's one-stop shop for SIMS assistance and resources.

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ASSESSMENT - The latest information for Assessment Manager 7 users. BACKUPS & ANTIVIRUS - Keep your school data safe by regularly backing up in System Manager, and protect the school network with SOPHOS Anti-Virus Software. DINNER MONEY - Up-to-date information for Dinner Money users. FINANCE - News, manuals and helpsheets available for FMS6 users. PRIMARY - Up-to-date information specifically for SIMS users in Primary, Special and Nursery Schools. Secondary Schools can find related information by clicking on the Secondary Planet. SECONDARY - SIMS Information exclusively for Secondary Schools. Information for Primary, Nursery and Special Schools which may also relate to Secondaries can be found by clicking the SIMS.net Planet. SIMS.net - Up-to-date information for SIMS.net users. Information more specific to Primary and Secondary schools can be found under their respective planets. SOLUS - Information about the SIMS Online Update Service and the current versions of SIMS software. TRAINING - All the latest training dates are posted here. Training videos are also available to help with current SIMS issues.

SIMS NEWS: School Summer Census - Thursday 17th May 2012..... Helplines April Edition out now..... End of Key Stage 2012 notes now available..... Pay Related Updates for SIMS Personnel..... School Census Summer 2012, new notes available..... SIMS 7.144 and FMS 6.144 Update Notes now available..... SIMS InTouch, click to read more..... Narrowing The Gap, new SIMS.net report available..... ESPO Catalogue 2012/2013..... New Staff Data Collection Sheet Report Def File..... New SIMS Helpsheets, click here.....      

Headlines

 School Census Summer 2012

Thursday 17th May 2012. Click the link above to read the new notes - Helpline Notes and FAQ on Running the School Census, DfE Guidance, Capita Preparing and Producing the School Summer Census, and Errors and Resolutions Summer 2012 version 2.

End Of Key Stage 2012 - Notes are now available for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. Notes on creating User Defined Groups and getting started on eProfile have now been updated.

 Helplines April Edition - The April edition of Helplines is now available to download - featured this month: Budget Submission Input Workshops, Email Box Sizes, Summer Census, September Intake and much more.

 Personnel Pay Related Updates - The latest pay related files are now available to download and import into SIMS. Click on the link to read more.

 

 SIMS End Of Year Procedures 2012 - Notes are now available for Primary and Secondary Schools. Click the link to read the new notes.

 SIMS and FMS Spring Release - Notes are now available for SIMS version 7.144 and FMS version 6.144. Click the link to read more.

 Narrowing The Gap - As demonstrated at the IMPULSE conference and the Admin Forums, a new SIMS.net report has been created to report on Ethnicity, First Language and Service Children In Education. Click the link to read more.

 SIMS InTouch - You will soon be able to text and email parents from within SIMS. Click the link to read more.

 FMS6 Year End 2012 Manual - Click the link to read the manual.

 FMS6 Editing The Structure 2012 - Click the link to read the manual.

Other News

 Creating CTF Files - A new helpsheet has been created to guide SIMS.net users through the process of creating, exporting and importing CTF files.

 CTF Matching Screen - The SIMS 2011 Summer Release (SIMS 7.140) introduces the Match and Import panel on the Import CTF page, which enables you to examine the data stored in SIMS against the information in the CTF and decide which information should be imported.

 ESPO 2012/13 Catalogue - Latest version available for FMS.

 Preparing FMS6 For Year End and Editing Your Structure 2011 - Click to read more.

 Secondary School Workforce Census - Summary Report Anomalies - Click the link to read the notes.

 FMS Lock File has grown too big - If you get this error in FMS, click on the link to read the solution. Works for Central Hosted and Non-Central Hosted schools.

 Producing Student List and Student Analysis Reports in SIMS - These new SIMS reports replicate ones previously available in Nova T4.

 Preparing for 2012-13 using Nova T6 and Options - Notes on how to prepare the timetable for the next academic year.

 SIMS Helpsheets - New and updated helpsheets have been added to the SIMS How To... section.

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