This year’s SIMS Annual Conference was held at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham University on the 22-24 June 2009. Over 330 delegates attended representing 115 local authorities. The focus of the conference was the 21st Century Local Authority, following on from last year’s 21st Century School theme. In a departure from previous years, the [...]
Teachers’ TV published a video back in January ’09 showing how SIMS Assessment is being used as effective tool for improvement across the school. The synopsis begins as follows: “Park Lane Primary School, Peterborough, demonstrates the importance of collecting, recording and analysing pupil data to monitor pupils’ progress more closely.” Please click here to view [...]
Alex Cutler, Director of Schools Development at Capita Children’s Services, has taken to posting SIMS development news live on Twitter. This live stream gives users and support consultants unique access to the SIMS testing and development process. You can follow SIMSDev by clicking here. Other SIMS Tweeters: Feel free to leave your Twitter address below [...]
Capita announced at the last LA Software Update Seminar that they are considering using the Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Engine to power SIMS reports in the next decade. As a result, SIMS may well be migrated to MS SQL Server 2008 in spring 2010. The first reports to use the new engine will replace those [...]
I originally posted this on the Bolton Schools ICT Unit Blog back in September 2008 but, following my meeting yesterday, I thought I’d re-publish it here. Becta updated their Information Security Advice page for schools last year and provided a more detailed document (Keeping Data Safe, Secure and Legal) which expands upon previous advice. This [...]
If your school has a 6th form (or post-16 learners) and uses Capita SIMS as its management information system, you should read on. My colleague, Neil Gregory, has posted an article on the Bolton Schools’ ICT Unit Blog referring to a PowerPoint slide show that Capita have produced. Neil says “The slide show explains how [...]
I visited BETT for first time this year and, despite advance warnings from colleagues, underestimated the sheer size of the event. I would’ve loved to have sat down and listened to some of the presentations by Microsoft, SIMS etc. but I just didn’t have the time. I spent the entire morning in Olympia 2, a [...]
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