Lucy Crawford

SEN Update

Changes to SEN

Part of a wider project

Further enhancements to come in the following releases

SIMS SEN - Spring 2014

Spring 2014

Changes to SEN Needs

• Start, end and recorded on dates

• Existing SEN History renamed to SEN Change Log

• New fully dated SEN Needs History

• Better historical reporting

SIMS SEN – Summer 2014

Summer 2014

Statutory changes only – England only• New SEN Statuses added

• E – EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan)• K – SEN Support

Summer 2014

• Changes to SEN Need Types – England only• BESD (Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulty)

– removed• SMEH (Social, Mental and Emotional Health) –

added• NSA (SEN support, but no specialist assessment of

need) - added

Summer 2014

• Ability to track application for EHCP – England only• New panel on SEN Details• Associated pop-up screen• Similar to existing status panel

Chris Sherwood

SIMS Exams

SIMS Exams - Spring 2014

SIMS Exams – Spring 2014

• Edit PI routine added in SIMS.net • improved interface and QAN selection• option to keep manual discounting

• Exam PI reports in SIMS.net, • improved formatting and printing• easy export to Word, Excel and PDF

• The above is being turned OFF in Exams Organiser

New Exams Tools Added

Import Qualification Data route moved from Statutory tools to Exams tools

PI SetupSelect season and define folder for exports

Edit PI DataHighlighted student’s results appear below

Edit PI Data – Colour Coded rows

White - Result Imported or entered via MarksheetBlue - Result entered through Edit PI Previous Season Green - Result entered through Edit PI Current SeasonYellow - Manual Discounting Applied

Add ResultAbility to use free text search on QAN chooser

Add Result Completes the fields and grades available

Multiple students can be tagged…

Allows grade to be assigned to multiple students

New reporting engine enhanced filters

ExportSingle click for MS Excel, Word and PDF

Files are exported to the default folder

Improved print options

What proportion of your schools use the SIMS Exams PI reports?

a) 80% - 100%

b) 60% - 80%

c) 40% - 60%

d) 20% - 40%

e) 0% - 20%

 

What proportion of your schools use MS Excel for their exam analysis?

a) 80% - 100%

b) 60% - 80%

c) 40% - 60%

d) 20% - 40%

e) 0% - 20%

 

What proportion of your schools use a third party product for their exams analysis?

a) 80% - 100%

b) 60% - 80%

c) 40% - 60%

d) 20% - 40%

e) 0% - 20%

SIMS Exams – Summer 2014

SIMS Exams – Summer 2014

• Performance tables updated

• Early Entry rule applied

• Discounting rules updated

• Improved Student Filter

• Welsh Baccalaureate

KS4 Summary Reports

• Cohort Information – 3 measures• Progress Measures – 4 measures• GCSE & Equivalent Achievements – 5 measures • English Baccalaureate – 3 measures• English Baccalaureate Subjects – 10 measures• The Basics – 3 measures• Averages – 5 measures

KS4 Cohort Information

• number of pupils on roll at end of KS4• number and % of eligible pupils split by gender• KS2 Average Points Score of cohort

KS4 Progress Measures

• % pupils making at least the expected level of progress in English between KS2 and KS4

• % pupils included in the English progress measure (coverage)

• % pupils making at least the expected level of progress in maths between KS2 and KS4

• % pupils included in the maths progress measure (coverage)

GCSE & Equivalent Achievements

• % pupils attaining 5+ GCSEs at A*-C (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs

• % pupils attaining 5+ GCSEs at A*-C including English and maths GCSEs (excluding equivalences)

• % pupils attaining 5+ GCSEs at A*-C (or equivalent)• % pupils attaining 5+ GCSEs at A*-G (or equivalent)• % pupils with at least one qualification

English Baccalaureate

• number and % of cohort entered for EBacc• number and % of cohort achieving the EBacc • number and % achieving A*-G grades in all EBacc

subjects

English Baccalaureate Subjects

• number & % entered for English • number & % cohort attaining A*-C in English • number & % entered for maths • number & % cohort attaining A* -C in maths • number & % entered for two sciences • number & % entered attaining A* -C in two sciences • number & % entered for a language • number & % entered attaining A* -C in a language • number &% entered for a humanities subject • number &% entered attaining A* -C in a humanities subject

The Basics

• number & % pupils attaining A*-C grades in English and maths

• number & % pupils attaining English and maths skills at Level 2

• number & % pupils attaining English and maths skills at Level 1

Averages

• average number of qualifications per pupil• average number of GCSEs per pupil• APS per pupil (capped at best 8) • APS per pupil (GCSEs only)• APS per pupil (uncapped)

KS5 Summary Report

• Cohort Information – 3 measures• A levels – 7 measures• A level and other academic qualifications – 5 measures• Vocational qualifications – 5 measures

Cohort Information

• number of students at end of KS5 • number of A level students at end of KS5• number of A level full-time equivalent students at end of

KS5

A Levels

• average point score per A level student (full-time equivalent) • average point score per A level entry

• Threshold measures

• % A level students achieving at least 3 A levels at A*-E • % A level students achieving at least 2 A levels at A*-E • % A level students achieving at least 1 A level at A*-E

• AAB attainment measures• % A level students achieving A levels at grades AAB or higher in at

least 2 “facilitating subjects” • % A level students achieving A levels at AAB or higher in at least 3

“facilitating subjects”

A level and other academic qualifications

• average point score per academic student (full-time equivalent)

• average point score per academic entry •  number & % of academic students achieving

qualifications equivalent to at least 3 A levels at A*-E •  number & % of academic students achieving

qualifications equivalent to at least 2 A levels at A*-E •  number & % of academic students achieving

qualifications equivalent to at least 1 A level at A*-E

Vocational qualifications

• average point score per vocational student (full-time equivalent)

• average point score per vocational entry • number & % of vocational students achieving at least 3

substantial vocational qualifications • number & % of vocational students achieving at least 2

substantial vocational qualifications • number & % of vocational students achieving at least 1

substantial vocational qualifications

Welsh Baccalaureate

• The school manually adds the points and threshold equivalencies for Welsh Bacc. 

• This would be done prior to Results day,  then when the results are imported, they will be included in the PI Reports.

• There is no need to duplicate in Edit PI, although results can still be added there.

Welsh Baccalaureate KS4 Equivalence L3 EquivalenceQAN Description Grade Entry A*-C A*-G Entry A*-E50066705 Level 1 Foundation Diploma P          5001805X Level 2 Intermediate Diploma P          50018048 Level 3 Advanced Diploma P          

SIMS Exams FAQs

Q Last summer there were a few issues with subject codes not recognising against each other for discounting purposes.

A We are updating the PI calculations in line with new DfE rules and as part of that work these issues will be resolved

 Q With the changes to KS4 discount codes this year, will the system be able to discount previous codes against new codes? A Yes Q With the news that the first attempt of GCSE English and Maths will only count, will the system also be calculating this? A Yes, this now covers all Ebacc subject areas see; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/changes-to-early-entry-at-gcse

SIMS Exams FAQs

Q Can you tell me if these performance calculations and discounting are part of the Performance Measures XML file or is it coded elsewhere in the system?

A A combination of the above.

 

Q Is there a new Performance Measures XML file in the pipeline and if so will it be included in the SIMS Spring 2014 release?

A Yes – to coincide with summer release as additional fields will be included in the import to support some of the new DfE rules.

 

SIMS Exams FAQs

Q My understanding is that the “first entry only counts” is from September 2013, so June 2013 results can be

improved upon for both student and school in Nov 2013 OR June 2014?

A Correct

Q For students who sat the Nov 2013 exam, the results stand for the school but the student could hopefully improve their result in June 2014?

A Correct

 

SIMS Exams FAQs

Q Will SIMS be able to calculate school performance (first entry only counts) for the headline Performance Tables PI Cohort Summary data?

A SIMS will calculate best result where the Exam has been sat prior to Sept 2013 and first result where sat after 2013 the rules above

 

Q For Expected Progress measures, does the “first entry only counts” rule apply?

A Expected Measures will take whichever result has been included in PI based on the rules above

JCQ A2C Project

• We are continuing our work with the JCQ on their A2C

Data Exchange Project

• The A2C Data Exchange Programme is an innovative

programme bringing significant improvements to the way

data is shared between awarding organisations and

schools, colleges and other examination centres.

• We are currently aiming for a Summer 2015 release to

schools, for use from September 2015