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Welcome to the Spring software update session

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Housekeeping Mobile phones Toilets Fire exits

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Agenda Preparing for the Summer Term BREAK Capita Quality and Customer Care processes SIMS developments for academies and schools

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Preparing for the summer term

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SIMS Yearbook Check list/reminder of key tasks Provides links to related information Useful guidance for new staff Is updated during SIMS upgrades Preparation

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SIMS Admissions Groups Pupil data input efficiently managed Profile of student performance and contextual data supports early planning and intervention Personalised communications with new parents/carers Safeguarding all students accounted for at the point of transfer Data in once, shared many times

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Student lists Extract key student data items quickly and simply Provide to user in a variety of formats Access using different technologies Safeguarding all students accounted for at the point of transfer Anytime access

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Student progress Quickly indentify students who are not achieving targets Quickly track progress of key pupil groups Identify success of interventions Profile performance year on year Enhanced learning

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SIMS Developments - Headlines

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SIMS Developments Headlines Updated Primary Tracking Progress Grids for England to show P-scales alongside NC levels Updated 2012 Key stage Assessment Wizards for England and Wales Group filters now added to Group Analysis Assessment

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SIMS Developments Headlines Assessment

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SIMS Developments Headlines Discover

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SIMS Developments Headlines Discover

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SIMS Developments Headlines Restrict the attendance codes for users Take Register additional columns Achievement, Quick Note, Boarder Status Teachers add student to register Persistent Absence Report ability to select 15% or 20% History of changes report in Lesson Monitor shows who originally recorded the mark Attendance & Lesson Monitor

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SIMS Developments Headlines Attendance & Lesson Monitor

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SIMS Developments Headlines NOVA T6

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SIMS Developments Headlines Exams user definable special arrangements Reports filters re deceased students Profiles Tutors read only access to other areas of report Send alert when report marked not approved

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SIMS Developments Headlines Consistent Financial Reporting Asset Management Automatic journal entries for add and retire Create automatic straightline depreciation journals Reports Asset List Retired Assets Asset by Asset Detail Reports Finance

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SIMS Developments Headlines Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Office SQL 2008 will be supported throughout 2012 and 2013 Need to plan and budget for migration to SQL 2012 for both licence and technical work Support end for Office 2003 in Spring 2013 Plan upgrade to Office 2010 Technical

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SIMS Developments Headlines SupportNet http://support.capitaes.co.ukhttp://support.capitaes.co.uk SIMS Roadmap Resource 18820 SIMS Technical Roadmap 17910 Release information SIMS Documentation Supporting Documentation & Information