1. W ELCOME TO THE SIMS UPDATE SEMINAR Dave Cattlin

2. Domestics Fire Facilities Finish

3. Introductions Dave Cattlin John Howarth

4. Agenda SIMS Autumn Release Update – Changes in FMS – Significant changes to Assessing Without Levels – New Key Stage 4 resources – A2C project Update – The SIMS Teacher App – Changes in SEN

5. Agenda Technical Matters – A discussion of technical matters – Windows 10, SQL migrations, SIMS in the classroom and SOLUS 3

6. FMS Autumn Release V6.166

7. FMS v6.166 New welcome screen following upgrade

8. FMS v6.166 Ability to hide/unhide cost centre/ledger code combinations

9. FMS v6.166 Hidden combinations are suspended from new use Pre-existing transactions will still appear in reports

10. FMS v6.166 New Reporting Engine – Audit Trail – Journal Audit Trail – Chart of Accounts Listing

11. SIMS Autumn Release V7.166

12. SIMS Assessment

13. Changes New curriculum New GCSE’s with new grades (9:1) New Performance Indicators – More focus on coasting schools – http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/do wnloa d/Statement_of_Intent_2015.pdf http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/do wnloa d/Statement_of_Intent_2015.pdf – Progress 8 starts in earnest in 2016 – Early entry policy will be extended to all subjects

14. SIMS Response SIMS Report (now linked directly to exams rules) New Assessment Templates Discover Graphs Excel Analyses All fed from standard Capita aspects Populated by a mapping tool and a KS2 APS aspect

15. KS2 Baseline Key Stage 2 Average Points and Fine Levels aspect values increased to accommodate level 6 KS2: Average Fine Points (values 1-41.99) KS2: Average Fine Level (values 1–6.99).

16. Mapping Tool

17. All KS4 subjects now available New aspects to support 1:9 grades – Existing aspects reverted to correct points values

18. New Aspects September 2016 – Ancient languages – Art and design – Biology – Chemistry – Citizenship studies – Computer science – Dance – Double science – Drama – Food preparation and nutrition – Geography – History – Modern foreign languages Music – Physical education – Physics – Religious studies September 2017 – Ancient history – Astronomy – Business – Classical civilisation – Design and technology – Economics – Electronics – Engineering – Film studies – Geology – Information and communications technology (ICT) – Media studies – Psychology – Sociology – Statistics

19. New Aspects Languages – Irish – German – Biblical Hebrew – Greek – Japanese – French – Spanish – Arabic – Russian – Italian – Chinese (Mandarin) – Urdu – Latin – Modern Hebrew – Panjabi – Polish – Bengali – Classical Greek

20. A*-G Aspects Points values for these aspects now corrected

21. School Report Caveats School Report does not yet include 1-9 grades in in calculations Double science incorporated as a single subject for now

22. Assessment Templates Templates reference Capita aspects and calculate indicators for – 5A*-C – 5A*-C English & Maths – 5A*-G – Attainment 8 – Progress 8 Hide some columns!

23. Assessment Templates Available from OSMIS web site – CAS KS4 Overview 2016 Students assessed using only letter grades – CAS KS4 Overview 2017 Students assessed by numerical grades for English and Maths with letter grades for all others – CAS KS4 Overview 2018 Students assessed using numerical grades

24. Excel Analyses also referencing Capita standard aspects – CAS KS4 Key Groups 2016 Contains all required headline measures for 2016 – CAS KS4 Key Groups 2017 for 2017 and beyond

25. Excel Analyses Import SIMS Reports – CAS KS4 Key Groups 2016 – CAS KS4 Key Groups 2017

26. Excel Analyses Mirroring RAISEOnline - also referencing Capita standard aspects – CAS KS4 Key Groups 2016 Contains all required headline measures for 2016 – CAS KS4 Key Groups 2017 for 2017 and beyond

27. Excel Analyses

30. Discover Graphs 5* A-C inc EnMa

31. Discover Graphs Key Groups

32. Discover Graphs Attainment 8 & Progress 8

33. Discover Graphs Attainment 8 & Progress 8

34. Discover Graphs Power Flower

35. A2C update

36. A2C Update Replacement for basedata...and more – pathways (a new way to think about disallowed combinations) – textual descriptions – detailed process calendar (entry dates, coursework windows, results days) – complete fee information Replacement for all electronic transactions with an Awarding Organisation – entries – amendments – coursework marks – results – replacement of the A2C migration application

37. New Terminology Exams Organiser – Basedata – (EO) Award Certification Element Unit Element Component – Exam Board Candidate – Entry A2C – Product Catalogue (PC) Scheme – (A2C) Award Unit Assessable AO (Awarding Organisation) Learner (Named) Order

38. Benefits Product catalogue delivered directly into SIMS for each Awarding Organisation Help with restructuring of ‘basedata’ in exams organiser Ability for exams organiser to easily retrieve information (eg. late entry fees) Detailed information about the qualifications

39. Benefits Product catalogue delivered directly into SIMS for each Awarding Organisation Help with restructuring of ‘basedata’ in exams organiser Ability for exams organiser to easily retrieve information (eg. late entry fees) Detailed information about the qualifications

40. Timescale Development progressing well January 2016 – NI & Wales pilot entries Summer 2016 – Pilot schools receive results January 2017 – A2C software in SIMS available Possibly an on line version

41. PoS Reporting

42. Programme of Study On first entry to an assessment area, you are prompted to import new resources – primary schools can import the file named PoS Tracking Templates England Primary 2015.xml directly from the AMPA folder, C:\PROGRAM FILES\SIMS\SIMS.NET\AMPA – secondary schools can import the PoS KS3 Aspects.xml and Assessment Mapping Tool Secondary.xml

43. Data Entry Limit statements displayed to school expectations or statutory statements only Limit pupils displayed to Houses, Reg Groups, Courses & Classes, UDGs & Discover Groups Topic View Summative Overview Option Now possible to link any group to any year’s statements

44. Limit Statement Display Limit statements displayed to school expectations or statutory statements only

45. Limit Statement Display Limit statements displayed to school expectations or statutory statements only Narrow Columns

46. Group Selection Now possible to limit display to Houses, Reg Groups, Courses & Classes – not just Year Groups

47. Topic View Statements selected as school priorities for a particular term now form a Topic Selecting the Topic Overview limits the display to statements selected from across the curriculum

48. Summative Overview Displays Summative Columns (Strands) – Overall judgement, strengths & next steps – Core & Foundation

49. Link any year to any PoS year

50. PoS Reporting

51. Programme of Study - Reports Reports button moved to selection bar Same selection criteria as in data entry

52. Formative Attainment Pupils attaining emerging, developing, secure or mastered for a selected strand

53. Formative Attainment Pupils attaining emerging, developing, secure or mastered for a selected strand

54. Formative Attainment Pupils attaining emerging, developing, secure or mastered for a selected strand

55. Formative Progress Proportion of statements at secure or mastered for a pupil or group across all strands over time

56. Summative Attainment Proportion (or count) of pupils achieving in the selected strand at a slected point in time

57. Summative Progress This report displays the number of ‘steps’ made by pupils compared with the previous year’s summer term assessment – autumn half term if the summer result of the previous year is not present * Indicates mastery achieved

58. Programme of Study Individual Reports still a bit clumsy Aim is to have new reports available for Summer Term

59. Programme of Study - CTF PoS assessments are available for inclusion within General CTFs

60. PoS Spring Developments

61. Programme of Study - CTF Customisation of statements Ability to add in statements Filter by NAHT view Narrative style reporting SIMS Teacher App to include evidence recording on PoS

62. The SIMS Teacher App

63. How the Teacher app can help… Easily record attendance, conduct and assessment results Quick access to key pupil information Secure access anywhere with or without Wi-Fi internet (iOS) Enables teachers to spend more time with pupils SIMS data – view and update in real-time

65. School - SIMS (Local or Centrally Hosted) How does the Teacher app work? No data is stored in Cloud Data is only transferred in real-time & encrypted SIMS Services Manager configuration 24/7-365 secure web access to management console School always controls which devices and which teachers have access School can block a registered device immediately Unique device association key 3-step teacher activation process

66. Apple iOS & Android app

67. Windows app

68. Now available – latest updates Apple iOS platform Support staff access Windows & Android platforms Assessment Marksheets Teacher Search & Emergency Cover Performance updates

69. Teacher app delivery priorities Autumn/Winter 2015-16 Programme of Study assessment 7-day timetables On-boarding improvements User interface updates Spring 2016 Dinner Money Registers integration Attendance comments Evidence recording (record image)

70. SIMS Programme of Study assessment for the Teacher app Update

74. SIMS Programme of Study: Teacher app  Reimagined for the Teacher app  Focus on quick, easy access and grade entry  Rolling plan of delivery through Autumn/Spring for iOS Sept-OctNovemberDecemberFebruary 2016Spring 2016 Development & testing Release 1 Release 2 Release 3 Release 4  Select statements > strands  View students  Grade entry per strand: formative assessment  Summary data  Pie chart view & selection  Group filter  Notes  Overall grade: summative assessment  Multi-select grade entry  Feedback updates  Evidence recording: record an image and write back to SIMS

75. The new SIMS Teacher App www.capita-sims.co.uk/teacherapp

76. SEN

77. In line with new CTF requirements, SEN Need Descriptors now have a history

78. SEN A new Report button on the panel access the history of Need Types

79. SEN These new fields are also added to the regular SIMS reporting dictionary

80. Spring Census

81. Childcare Provision Information entered to a new panel on the School Details screen – Meaning you can update it any time you like

82. Key Dates Enumeration Date - 21 st January Attendance from the autumn term Exclusions from summer term FSM from the date of the last census

83. Catholic Census Categories for pupil religion have been added – A religion code must now be recorded against each pupil

84. Technical

85. What’s supportedWhat’s supported 1 What's not supportedWhat's not supported 2 What's happening nextWhat's happening next 3 Technical Overview

86. What’s supportedWhat’s supported 1 Workstations – Windows 7 Professional (32 / 64 bit) – Windows 8.1 Professional (32 / 64 bit) – Office 2007 (until spring 2016) – Office 2010 – Office 2013 – Internet Explorer 10 and 11 (desktop)

87. Technical Overview What’s supportedWhat’s supported 1 Servers – Windows Server 2008 (32 /64 bit) – Windows Server 2008 R2 – Windows Server 2012 – Windows Server 2012 R2 – SQL Server 2012 – SQL Server 2014 – SOLUS 2 (until summer 2016) – SOLUS 3

88. What's not supportedWhat's not supported 2 Technical Overview Workstations – Windows XP – Windows Vista – Windows 10 (until Spring 2016) – Office 2003 (or earlier) – Office 2007 (from spring 2016) – Office 2016 (until summer 2016) – Internet Explorer 9 (or earlier) – Edge (Internet Explorer replacement)

89. What's not supportedWhat's not supported 2 Technical Overview Servers – Windows Server 2003 – SQL Server 2008 – SQL Server 2016 (until summer 2016) – SOLUS 2 (from summer 2016)

90. Q UESTIONS ?

91. T HANK Y OU