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Assessment Access to the Programme of Study Reports The reports supplied for use with the Programmes of Study Tracking Entry functionality can now be accessed from the Reports button adjacent to the Export button, as well as via Focus | Assessment | Programme of Study Analysis. 3
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Frank Prowse Professional Services Team SIMS Autumn Release (SIMS 7.166) (FMS 6.166)
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Frank ProwseProfessional Services Team

SIMS Autumn Release (SIMS 7.166)(FMS 6.166)

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Admissions

• Version 12.0 ATF Files can now be imported into SIMS

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AssessmentAccess to the Programme of Study Reports

• The reports supplied for use with the Programmes of Study Tracking Entry functionality can now be accessed from the Reports button adjacent to the Export button, as well as via Focus | Assessment | Programme of Study Analysis.

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AssessmentAdditional Features Available on the Programme of Study Tracking Entry Page (England)

• It is now possible to Show School Expectations Only or Show Statutory Statements Only from the Show/Hide function when viewing a populated Programme of Study. Additionally, the column width can now be narrowed by clicking the Narrow button.

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CTF• Enhancements made to support introduction of start

and end dates of SEN Need Ranking• Programme of Study (PoS) Assessments are now

included if the relevant tick box has been selected• Enhancements to import of Reason for Leaving – the

reason will be imported even if the school has made this tag inactive

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Discover• Early Years Discover Graphs have been updated to

reflect the changes made to the EYFS EY TT Ages and stages grade set. – EY TT Stacked Bar Progress Year– EY TT Stacked Bar Attainment Year– EY TT Progress Year

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Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)Resources have been added for Rising 2s for Nursery Schools. These include• EY TT DataEntry Nursery YE1• EY TT DataEntry Nursery YE2

To compliment the marksheets the following result sets have also been provided• Year E1 BL, Year E1 Aut, Year E1 Spr, Year E1 Sum• Year E2 BL, Year E2 Aut, Year E2 Spr, Year E2 Sum

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In Touch• When sending a message that includes body text as part of its associated

message template, the Send button is now immediately enabled, meaning you no longer need to enter additional characters before sending a message.

• It is now possible to identify which User and School messages have been forwarded automatically. For all auto-forwarded messages that are sent following the upgrade to the SIMS 2015 Autumn Release, the User and House icons now incorporate a blue arrow. Auto-forwarded messages sent before the upgrade to the SIMS 2015 Autumn Release remain unaffected by this change.

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In Touch• It is now possible to navigate to the previous (Earlier) or next (Later)

messages in your inbox via the Review a Message page.

• It is now possible to apply flags to any sent messages. This improves message tracking

• Replies from parents to Unexplained Absence messages can now be added to the log from the Unexplained Absence Management page. This enables the content of the reply to be viewed from the pupil/student record.

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School Census Spring 2016

Census Date21 January 2016

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Spring Census – Child Care Enhancements• The childcare items previously recorded in the School Census Summer

Return (via the Routines menu) have been moved to the School Details page (via the Focus menu). Items can be added, edited and deleted.

• The School Census Childcare panel (originally introduced in the School Census Summer 2015 return) is now read-only and is available in the Spring return only. An Edit button links directly to the School Details page, where an editable Childcare panel is displayed

• Childcare Provisions have been added to the General detail report.

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Spring Census – Early Years Pupil Premium• The menu route previously named Tools | Statutory Return Tools | Update

Hours for Early Years has changed to Tools | Statutory Return Tools | Update Early Years.

• A new report, entitled Early Years Report, is available from the Detail Report drop-down list in the School Census area of SIMS.

• The existing Hours for Early Years panel has been renamed Early Years.

• Columns named Basis for EYPPE Eligibility and In Care have been added to the Early Years panel. The In Care column is read-only.

• The following new lookups are available when specifying the basis for EYPPE eligibility: Not Eligible, Economic, Other, Economic and Other and Unknown

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Special Educational Needs (SEN)Enhancements to SEN Recording

• Enhancements to the Needs Table in the Basic SEN Details Panel

• Addition of SEN Needs Report to display all current and historic needs for a pupil

• Enhancements to the Deletion of a Current Need Type

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SIMS Teacher App Delivery Priorities• Autumn Term 2015• Programme of Study assessment• 7-day timetables• User interface updates• Spring Term 2016• Dinner Money Registers integration• Attendance comments• Evidence recording (record image)

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FMS 2015 Autumn Upgrade V 6.166• It is now possible to hide or unhide cost centre,

ledger and fund code combinations that are no longer required.

• Once hidden they are not available for new transactions in Accounts Payable, Petty Cash or Service Term Mappings.

• This applies to EX and ES Ledger Types

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FMS 2015 Autumn Upgrade V 6.166

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FMS 2015 Autumn Upgrade V 6.166• Various reports have been produced in the New

Reporting Engine• General Ledger Audit Trail• General Ledger Journal Audit Trail• General Ledger Setup Chart of Accounts Listing

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Scomis BulletinFor more information regarding the Autumn Upgrade please visit the scomis website atwww.devon.gov.uk/scomis

Look in the Scomis Bulletin section for the Autumn 2015 SIMS and FMS upgrade

http://news.scomis.org/new4378

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