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A continuous multi-year programme of customer driven innovation, designed to add-value to your investment in SIMS. Discover the next generation of school MIS.

SIMS Next Gen

SIMS for academies and academy groups

a complete solution for managing your data and finances

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Converting to an academy

If you are considering converting to an academy, you'll need to make sure you have the data and financial management systems in place to effectively manage your new responsibilities. We work with over 3,000 academies and understand the demands and opportunities academies face, we can support you with the tools and expertise at every step of the way towards greater freedom and success. SIMS will support you in meeting your financial legal obligations, demonstrating improvement and ensuring you are making the most of being an academy. 

Find out how SIMS can support your conversion
SIMS offers support for academy schools, we can help with converting to an academy

Driving improvement across your academy

Whether you’re a new academy converter or you have been an academy for a while, SIMS has the power to offer extensive support for academy schools. With fast, easy access to the information you need, SIMS helps you make informed, evidence-based decisions, empowering you to raise standards across all areas of your academy. SIMS Finance is the most comprehensive solution for meeting your financial legal obligations.

Find out about SIMS for academies
SIMS offers support for academy schools, whether you're converting to an academy or established

A complete solution for multi-academy groups

As a multi-academy group, you need a consolidated view of data from across your schools, that informs decision-making and enables you to demonstrate progress. SIMS SchoolView brings key SIMS data to the heart of your academy group. Ready-to-use dashboards combine SIMS key performance measures and useful pupil demographic filters to provide a consolidated view of school performance. You can also benefit from a complete picture of your academy finances across your multi-academy group, with new SIMS Finance, enabling you to streamline your processes and identify economies of scale.

SIMS helps you have total control over your academy finances

Support to fit your needs

Being an academy means you have greater freedom to choose the support you need. If you choose to work directly with us, we can provide a personal support service tailored to your needs. We offer a complete ICT support solution, to ensure that your time remains focused on driving improvement in your academy.

Find out about Enhanced SIMS Support
SIMS offers support for academy schools, whether you're converting to an academy or established

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Whatever stage you’re at, SIMS has the power to support your academy or MAT

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