SIMS User Group Meeting - 7th July 2022
SIMS User Group Meeting
Date: Thursday 7th July 2022
Time: 2.30 pm - 4.00 pm
Venue: St Martin’s Primary School, Rowan Road, West Drayton UB7 7UF (Tel: 01895 717701)
The SimsforSchools team would like to invite you to join us for our next user group meeting where we will give an update on new and planned developments in SIMS. We would also welcome any SIMS related topics that you would like us to cover during the session. Please forward any suggestions to the SimsforSchool team and we will endeavour to include these on the meeting agenda.
We look forward to seeing you at this terms session.
Refreshments will be provided.
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CORRECTION: Key Stage Returns Submission Dates
Please see below the correct dates for the Key Stage Returns submission deadline date as stated in the LA's letter to the Headteachers:
EYFS Submission Deadline via S2S: Thursday 30th June 2022
Year 1 & Year 2 Phonics Submission Deadline via S2S: Tuesday 28th June 2022
Key Stage 1 Submission Deadline via S2S: Tuesday 28th June 2022
Key Stage 2 Submission Deadline via Primary Assessment Gateway: Tuesday 28th June 2022
The Key Stage notes have been updated to reflect the correct dates and you can download the notes by logging into the website, then click Categories | Assessment & Key Stage.
The Key Stage 2 completion notes have been uploaded to our website as well. We could not retrieve screenshots for the Primary Assessment Gateway. If we do gain the screenshots we will upload them to our website.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused by our error.
Thank you.
Secondary End of Year Procedures - 2022
Please login and select Categories to access the Secondary area to download the End of Year Procedures guidelines for transitioning from the 2021/2022 to the 2022/2023 academic year.
Primary End of Year Procedures - 2022
Please login and select Categories to access the End of Year Procedures area to download the Primary guidelines for transitioning from the 2021/2022 to the 2022/2023 academic year.
School Census Collection Dates - Academic Year 2022/2023
School Census collection dates for academic year 2022/2023 are:
Autumn Term: Thursday 6th October 2022
Spring Term: Thursday 19th January 2023
Summer Term: Thursday 18th May 2023
SIMS Newsletter - April 2022
Please click hereto access the April 2022 issue of the SIMS Newsletter
SIMS User Group Meeting Presentation Slides - 24th March 2022
Please click here to access the presentation slides from the SIMS User Group Meeting held on Thursday 24th March 2022.
SIMSforSchools Admin Network Meeting Presentation Slides
Please click here to download the SIMSforSchools presentation slides from the recent Admin Network Meeting on Wednesday 2nd March 2022.
Any queries on the content of the slides please do not hesitate to contact our helpdesk.
Thank you.
COVID-19 Related SIMS Attendance Subcodes
Following consultation with the DfE, a range of subcodes have been added to the SIMS Attendance/Lesson Monitor application for session marks I (Illness) and X (Non-compulsory school age or COVID-19 related). The aim is to assist schools with differentiating pupil/students’ absence from school in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new subcodes have been added to schools SIMS databases for use via the Take Register/Edit Marks routines.
Please click here to access a presentation demonstrating the routine for adding the new subcodes to registers. Please take a few minutes to watch this brief presentation for an explanation of the process for entering the new subcodes.
Please Note: These codes are for reporting purposes only and will only be reflected in School Census in terms of their aggregation into attendance session code totals as per the table below:
| Subcode |
Description |
Attendance session code |
| I01 |
Illness |
I |
| I02 |
Illness Confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) |
I |
| X01 |
Non compulsory school age pupil not required to be in school |
X |
| X02 |
Pupil self-isolating with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms |
X |
| X03 |
Pupil self-isolating due to potential contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) INSIDE the school setting |
X |
| X04 |
Pupil self-isolating due to potential contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) OUTSIDE the school setting |
X |
| X05 |
Pupils required to self-isolate as part of quarantine requirement (after arriving in the UK from a non-exempt country or territory) |
X |
| X06 |
Pupil not in school because they have been advised specifically by their Doctor or public health authority that they are clinically extremely vulnerable and should not attend |
X |
| X07 |
Pupil advised specifically not to attend school as part of restrictions to education set out in Government advice |
X |
