Below are a list of core SIMS products and enhancements that could benefit your school. For more information, click on the relevant link below. Some of the below products, could come as an additional cost and could require involvement from the SIMS Team.
If your school is looking at purchasing additional SIMS products ensure that you log a call with the ICT Service Desk (0300 123 5121 or x88888) to ensure you have all the correct information and support.
SIMS Core Suite
As the central source of your school data, SIMS Core Suite allows you to collate, edit and analyse information, helping you to build a complete picture of every pupil. See a full profile of your school through the activities of your pupils. SIMS Core Suite delivers the accurate information you need to manage your school and make real-time decisions based on evidence, not assumptions.
Please click on the link below, which will take you to a website hosted by Capita SIMS, for information about the SIMS Core Suite
SIMS Assessments
We understand that assessment should start with the child, support teaching and learning and be driven by your school’s own assessment policy. SIMS Assessment offers the flexibility for you to assess in a way that supports your school.
Teachers can see an individual’s progress towards end of year or school expectations live as they enter their assessments. Quick access to this information means timely interventions can be introduced to support pupil progress.
Please click on the link below, which will take you to a website hosted by Capita SIMS, for information about the SIMS Assessments
SIMS Discover
SIMS Discover allows you to easily analyse pupil data held in SIMS in minutes, saving valuable time. The powerful user interface enables the data to be presented in a variety of ways, including, Venn diagrams, bar charts, pie charts and line graphs, with the ability to drill down into the data. SIMS Discover lets you efficiently monitor pupils, provides evidence to inspectors and governors and strengthens your school’s safeguarding arrangements.
Please click on the link below, which will take you to a website hosted by Capita SIMS, for information about the SIMS Discover
Teacher App
The SIMS Teacher app makes everyday classroom tasks simple for teachers. With access to student information and updates on key areas of registration, conduct and assessment, the SIMS Teacher app helps to support safeguarding and improved teaching and learning by ensuring you have the latest data for your school in real-time.
Please click on the link below, which will take you to a website hosted by Capita SIMS, for information about the SIMS Teacher App.
Online Free School Meals (OFSM)
Identify and process Free School Meals and Pupil Premium income with ease
Online Free School Meals simplifies the free school meal process and encourages application submissions.
Schools can easily identify their free school meal entitlement and ensure they benefit from their Pupil Premium entitlement.
Parents can either complete the online application themselves or give the school consent to fill it in on their behalf.
Schools are immediately alerted on receipt of new applications and once the child’s details are entered in to the system, it will continue to check whether the child is eligible no longer eligible every 2 weeks and will notify both the school and parents of any change.
Please click on the link below, which will take you to a website hosted by Capita SIMS, for information about the Online Free School Meals.
SIMS Dinner Money
Managing school meals can be a complex task, without having to worry about the administration around it. SIMS Dinner Money provides an easy-to-use solution to manage and report on school meals efficiently. Record, monitor and share pupil meal choices and track the financial aspects automatically.
Please click on the link below, which will take you to a website hosted by Capita SIMS, for information about the SIMS Dinner Money,
SIMS Lesson Monitor
Lesson Monitor provides schools with an integrated classroom tool to monitor students’ attendance and behaviour.
With Lesson Monitor, your school can help reduce truancy while monitoring behaviour trends in the classroom, ensuring early intervention where necessary.
Please click on the link below, which will take you to a website hosted by Capita SIMS, for information about the SIMS Lesson Monitor,
The SIMS Parent App
The SIMS Parent app allows schools to easily communicate with parents, and students too. Attendance data, behaviour, homework reminders, school reports and information about extra-curricular activities is all accessible from a smart phone, tablet or PC and can be customised to suit your school.
Secondary and senior schools that have the SIMS Parent app will also get the SIMS Student app as part of their subscription.
Please click on the link below, which will take you to a website hosted by Capita SIMS, for information about the SIMS Parent App,