SIMS Discover is an analysis tool that takes data from SIMS and presents it as a series of predefined graphs. These graphs can then be manipulated and combined to create additional graphs. NOTE: We have recently updated our course names to better support our customers in finding the course they need, the course content has not changed only the name has been updated. This course was previously titled SIMS Discover Standard Analysis.

This half day course explores academic arrangements for the school year, including the assignment of students to classes and producing student timetables. This academic course complements the pastoral course. Before the new school year commences, both the academic and pastoral process must be completed in SIMS. NOTE: We have recently updated our course names to better support our customers in finding the course they need, the course content has not changed only the name has been updated. This course was previously titled Preparing for a New School Year (Academic) - Secondary.

This course explores how the Course Management functionality of SIMS links the areas of Nova-T, Academic Management and Examinations Organiser. This course does not include Post 16 functionality, if this is required, please also book onto the PLA-05-05 Post-16 Learning Aims.

The Charging menu route enables you to apply and update individual charges against a pupil/student. These charges will accumulate until they are transferred either to an interim bill or to the main periodic bill. The Billing menu provides you with the means to generate and produce periodic or interim bills. The system will normally generate one bill per pupil/student unless the payer has requested that all linked pupil/students be grouped together on one bill.

Course manager exists in SIMS for schools to be able to manage memberships and courses and schools with sixth form provision the post 16 learning aims. Nova-T, Examinations Organiser, Course Manager and Academic Management support the collection, maintenance and reporting of this data. For schools with sixth forms, Course Manager is an important part of SIMS which feeds into Autumn Census and maintaining it correctly will lead to an appropriate post-16 funding for a school. We strongly recommend schools to have someone in charge of Course Manager. This course does not include Course Manager functionality, if this is required, please also book onto the CM-05-05 Course Manager NOTE: We have recently updated our course names to better support our customers in finding the course they need, the course content has not changed only the name has been updated. This course was previously titled Post-16 Learning Aims.

Explore the potential of SIMS Assessment including the essential skills needed to build and implement an assessment system. Learn how the software can be used to create a customised tracking system. NOTE: We have recently updated our course names to better support our customers in finding the course they need, the course content has not changed only the name has been updated. This course was previously titled Assessment Essential Skills - Secondary.

Attendance provides schools with an integrated classroom and administration tool to monitor students’ attendance and behaviour. The Attendance module in a Primary school is used to record statutory attendance of AM and PM sessions. Using SIMS Attendance can help schools reduce truancy and improve safeguarding, while monitoring behaviour trends in the classroom, facilitating early intervention where necessary. NOTE: We have recently updated our course names to better support our customers in finding the course they need, the course content has not changed only the name has been updated. This course was previously titled Attendance.

This 8 x half-day course provides a step by step explanation of how to use Nova-T in the production of the school timetable, from populating the system with core data (rooms, staff, subjects) to submitting the completed timetable to SIMS. NOTE: We have recently updated our course names to better support our customers in finding the course they need, the course content has not changed only the name has been updated. This course was previously titled Curriculum Management Using Nova-T.

Understand how to set up, customise and implement Cover to manage all aspects of classroom staff absence and room unavailability. Explore the dynamic links of the module to other areas of SIMS. Review the classroom staff absence and cover statistics. Analyse the impact of absent classroom staff on students. NOTE: We have recently updated our course names to better support our customers in finding the course they need, the course content has not changed only the name has been updated. This course was previously titled Cover.

Explore the use of SIMS to extract and analyse data, including how to automate reporting and analysis, enabling your school to generate the reports whenever necessary. NOTE: We have recently updated our course names to better support our customers in finding the course they need, the course content has not changed only the name has been updated. This course was previously titled Advanced Reporting with Excel Analysis.