Dave Cattlin John Howarth Helen Burns Charlotte Hesketh Caroline Henderson Marc Jones
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
Agenda • OSMIS Service Review • Technical Matters – A discussion of technical matters – Windows 10, SQL migrations, SIMS in the classroom and SOLUS 3
FMS v6.166 • Ability to hide/unhide cost centre/ledger code combinations
FMS v6.166 • Hidden combinations are suspended from new use • Pre-existing transactions will still appear in reports
FMS v6.166 • New Reporting Engine – Audit Trail – Journal Audit Trail – Chart of Accounts Listing
SIMS Autumn Release • V7.166
SIMS Assessment
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 – Progress 8 starts in earnest in 2016 – Early entry policy will be extended to all subjects
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
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).
Mapping Tool
Mapping Tool • All KS4 subjects now available • New aspects to support 1:9 grades – Existing aspects reverted to correct points values
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
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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
Irish German Biblical Hebrew Greek Japanese French Spanish Arabic Russian Italian Chinese (Mandarin) Urdu Latin Modern Hebrew Panjabi Polish Bengali Classical Greek
A*-G Aspects • Points values for these aspects now corrected
School Report Caveats • School Report does not yet include 1-9 grades in in calculations • Double science incorporated as a single subject for now
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!
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
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
Excel Analyses • Import SIMS Reports – CAS KS4 Key Groups 2016 – CAS KS4 Key Groups 2017
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
Excel Analyses
Excel Analyses
Excel Analyses
Discover Graphs • 5* A-C inc EnMa
Discover Graphs • Key Groups
Discover Graphs • Attainment 8 & Progress 8
Discover Graphs • Attainment 8 & Progress 8
Discover Graphs • Power Flower
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
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
Limit Statement Display • Limit statements displayed to school expectations or statutory statements only
Limit Statement Display • Limit statements displayed to school expectations or statutory statements only
Narrow Columns
Group Selection • Now possible to limit display to Houses, Reg Groups, Courses & Classes – not just Year Groups
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
Summative Overview • Displays Summative Columns (Strands) – Overall judgement, strengths & next steps – Core & Foundation
Link any year to any PoS year
PoS Reporting
Programme of Study - Reports • Reports button moved to selection bar • Same selection criteria as in data entry
Formative Attainment • Pupils attaining emerging, developing, secure or mastered for a selected strand
Formative Attainment • Pupils attaining emerging, developing, secure or mastered for a selected strand
Formative Attainment • Pupils attaining emerging, developing, secure or mastered for a selected strand
Formative Progress • Proportion of statements at secure or mastered for a pupil or group across all strands over time
Summative Attainment • Proportion (or count) of pupils achieving in the selected strand at a slected point in time
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
Programme of Study • Individual Reports still a bit clumsy • Aim is to have new reports available for Summer Term
Programme of Study - CTF • PoS assessments are available for inclusion within General CTFs
PoS Spring Developments
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
The SIMS Teacher App
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
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 - SIMS
(Local or Centrally Hosted)
School can block a registered device immediately
Unique device association key 3-step teacher activation process
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)
SIMS Programme of Study assessment for the Teacher app
Update
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-Oct
Development & testing
November
Release 1 Select statements > strands View students
December
Release 2 Summary data Pie chart view & selection
Grade entry per strand: Group filter formative assessment Notes
February 2016
Release 3
Spring 2016
Release 4
Overall grade: Evidence recording: summative assessment record an image and write back to SIMS Multi-select grade entry Feedback updates
SEN • In line with new CTF requirements, SEN Need Descriptors now have a history
SEN • A new Report button on the panel access the history of Need Types
SEN • These new fields are also added to the regular SIMS reporting dictionary
Spring Census
Childcare Provision • Information entered to a new panel on the School Details screen – Meaning you can update it any time you like
Key Dates • Enumeration Date - 21st January • Attendance from the autumn term • Exclusions from summer term • FSM from the date of the last census
Catholic Census • Categories for pupil religion have been added – A religion code must now be recorded against each pupil
Technical
Technical Overview 1
• What’s supported
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• What's not supported
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• What's happening next
Technical Overview 1
• What’s supported
• 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)
Technical Overview 1
• What’s supported • 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
Technical Overview 2
• What's not supported • 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)
Technical Overview 2
• What's not supported
• Servers – Windows Server 2003 – SQL Server 2008 – SQL Server 2016 (until summer 2016) – SOLUS 2 (from summer 2016)
Technical Overview 3
• What's happening next
Technical Overview 3
• What's happening next now!
• 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
Backups 3
• You have nothing if it’s not backed up!
• Your computers are about to fail! – More information at FUG 12th November
