1. W ELCOME TO THE SIMS UPDATE SEMINAR Dave Cattlin

2. Domestics Fire Facilities Finish

3. Introductions Dave Cattlin John Howarth Helen Burns Charlotte Hesketh Caroline Henderson Marc Jones

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

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

8. Caroline Henderson – Why? – When? – How?

9. FMS Autumn Release V6.166

10. FMS v6.166 New welcome screen following upgrade

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

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

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

14. SIMS Autumn Release V7.166

15. SIMS Assessment

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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).

19. Mapping Tool

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

21. 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

22. 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

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

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

25. 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!

26. 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

27. 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

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

29. 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

30. Excel Analyses

33. Discover Graphs 5* A-C inc EnMa

34. Discover Graphs Key Groups

35. Discover Graphs Attainment 8 & Progress 8

36. Discover Graphs Attainment 8 & Progress 8

37. Discover Graphs Power Flower

38. 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

39. 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

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

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

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

43. 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

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

45. Link any year to any PoS year

46. PoS Reporting

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

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

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

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

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

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

53. 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

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

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

56. PoS Spring Developments

57. 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

58. The SIMS Teacher App

59. 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

61. 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

62. Apple iOS & Android app

63. Windows app

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

65. 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)

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

70. 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

71. The SIMS Teacher app Trusted Easy-to-use Seamless SIMS integration Unique real-time SIMS updates Developed with teachers… for teachers

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

73. Your questions and feedback?

74. SEN

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

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

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

78. Spring Census

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

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

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

82. Technical

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

84. 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)

85. 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

86. 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)

87. 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)

88. What's happening nextWhat's happening next 3 Technical Overview

89. What's happening next now!What's happening next now! 3 Technical Overview SIMS in the classroom – New ways to record registers Windows desktop (SIMS.net) Windows 8.1 app (SIMS Teacher App) iPad Android tablet Windows tablet

90. You have nothing if it’s not backed up!You have nothing if it’s not backed up! 3 Backups Your computers are about to fail! – More information at FUG 12th November

91. Q UESTIONS ?

92. T HANK Y OU