sims primary update november 2009 natasha marsh primary sector product manager
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SIMS Primary Update
November 2009
Natasha MarshPrimary Sector
Product Manager
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Areas to be Covered
What’s new in SIMS Core and Attendance
Single Central Record
Documentation Developments
Assessment Initiatives for 2010
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What’s New in SIMS Core and
Attendance
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SIMS Core and Attendance
Autumn 2009 Bulk Editing Behaviour Incidents Resolving Conflicting Session Marks Group Analysis by Code / Attendance Category Behaviour Points Today on Register Added the VISA number to Nationality panel Search for pupils by Admission Number
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Bulk editing of Behaviour incidents
Attendance
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Resolving Conflicting Session Marks
Change the setting from automatic resolution
Conflicting Session Marks menu route becomes available
Routines | Attendance | Resolve Conflicting Session Marks
Attendance
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Resolving Conflicting Session Marks
Select which attendance mark should be applied to the student’s attendance record
Attendance
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Option to restrict report to exclude non-compulsory school age children, as with Group Weekly Analysis report.
Group Analysis by Code Group Analysis by Attendance Category
Attendance
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Behaviour Incidents Today on Register
Displays the number of behaviour points for behaviour incidents recorded today
Attendance
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Added the VISA number to Nationality panel.
Core
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Search for pupils by Admission Number.
Core
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Single Central Record
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Single Central Record – OfSTEDAutumn 2009
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Single Central Record
OfSTED expects schools to follow 2007 Guidance. DCSF are working to reconcile guidance notes in
Safeguarding Children and in School Workforce Census. DCSF will update LAs in the next ICES bulletin. Capita – Check Pack containing new lookups and a new
OfSTED Single Central Record report. Lookups include: CRB, List 99, Right to Work in UK,
Identity Check, Qualifications Required, Academic Qualifications, Overseas Check Required, Overseas Check Made.
Independent Safeguarding check – awaiting guidance from DCSF and will provide in 2010.
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New Report & Lookups‘Qualification’ and ‘Verified by’ added.
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Publications Developments
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Changes to Documentation Deliverables
New single-sourcing software launching end of 09.
QRS to no longer be produced as laminates.
Improvements to our help system, What’s New page
and Documentation Centre.
Launch of tutorials in 09.
New design for documentation area on SupportNet.
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Changes to Documentation Deliverables
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Tutorials
Tutorials were launched with the June 2009 Main Release.
Useful for new users and tasks not carried out very often.
Can be linked to specific areas of our new help system which will be launched in 2010.
We will add to the tutorial library in forthcoming releases.
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What’s New Page
New design which links the new features available with the release, to the relevant section in the applicable handbook.
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Searching on the Doc Centre
New search facility enabling users to enter key words to search on a specific area within a document. (Summer 2010)
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Integrated Online and Offline Help System
The new help system will make full use of online capabilities.
Ability to incorporate tutorials in specific areas of the help.
Ability to view help offline.
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Benefits of these Changes
Producing online documentation means we can update our documentation on a regular basis.
As new tools become available our documentation is evolving, providing you with direct links to the information you need at the click of a button.
Less printing reduces our carbon footprint.
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Assessment Initiatives for 2010
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Assessment Proposals for 2010/11
Colour on Reports Assessing Pupil Progress EYFS Profile Tracking Progress KS3 – 4 Tracking Progress Primary Updates Individual Progress Tracking (Progress Review) Target Setting / Making Good Progress reports Pupil Tracking (Polishing) Primary Curriculum (Polishing)
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Colour on Reports
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The School Improvement Cycle and Target Setting
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Pupil Tracking Process
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Tracking Progress Marksheets
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DCSF Guidelines
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Tracking Progress Marksheet Templates
Proposed Updates to existing Templates: Track against termly targets Additional Traffic lights: highlight size of gap Year on Year Points Progress Calculation Inclusion of P Levels & APP descriptions in gradeset Indicate on target for 2 levels progress Include Value-Added calculation
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Tracking Progress Marksheet Templates
Proposed New Templates: Foundation Subject templates: Key Stages 3 and 4 templates EYFS templates:
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Pupil Tracking Grids
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Pupil Tracking Grids
Proposed enhancements: Print Setup Options Selection of Assessment and Result Set by button Clear Filter button Add Summary Row Percentages
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Pupil Tracking Process
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Assessing Pupil Progress
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Pupil Tracking Process
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EYFS Profile
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EYFS Profile
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Pupil Tracking Process
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Individual Progress Tracking
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Pupil Tracking Process
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Making Good Progress
Whole School Reports for: Target Setting and Review, in particular of Number and % making 2 levels progress in English
and Mathematics Number and % achieving, e.g. Level 4 at KS2
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Making Good Progress
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