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Scomis Spring 2020 Newsletter
Issue 99
 
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Welcome back to the first Scomis Newsletter of the New Year! 
 
Contents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scomis Online Services
 
Log into our portal
 
Search the FAQs
 
 
Browse our courses
 
Read news updates
 
 
Find a service
 
Go to our website
 
 
 
 
 
Scomis News
 
 
Find out how St Mary's Primary School is improving efficiency and parental engagement through SIMS Parental Engagement Solution here.
 
 
Are you looking for a single sign on solution for parents?
 
SIMS Parental Engagement solution, powered by SIMS InTouch, SIMS Pay and SIMS Parent App provides a joined-up approach to enable schools to better engage with parents by giving them a clear view of their children's school life.
 
Whatever the current level of parental engagement in your school, Scomis provides solutions and products that can initiate and control the parent engagement agenda, helping you work with parents to improve pupil progress. For more information about the suite of products click here.


To find out more and how you could save up to 30% on SIMS Parental Engagement Solution, give your Account Manager a call on 01392 385300 or email at scomis@devon.gov.uk. 
  
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Your Account Manager
 
 
We have a breadth of knowledge and  experience in our Account Management Team. Our Account Managers will be happy to come and see you for an account meeting. We can work with your school to discuss your strategy for SIMS, ICT and identify any areas where Scomis may be able to help you move forward.

Laura Hipkin has recently joined us as an Internal Account Manager and she is based at our offices in Great Moor House in Exeter. Please get in contact with Laura on 01392 385300 to schedule your account meeting, we look forward to hearing from you.
 
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2020 Price Increase
 
 
As part of our planning process we have now set our annual price increase at 2.5%. This will come into effect on 1st April 2020 for maintained schools and on 1st September 2020 for academies.
 
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Summer 2020 User Groups
 
 
Our Summer 2020 User Group dates are now available to view on our website here.

For more information get in touch at scomis@devon.gov.uk or call 01392 385300. 
 
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Updates from the DfE on school funding
 
 
DfE Guidance to the National Funding Formula (NFF) is published:
  • How NFF is used to calculate funding allocations for mainstream, state-funded schools in England
  • What per-pupil funding means
  • How NFF will be calculated
  • How NFF funding will be allocated for Nursery Schools and Sixth Forms
Find out more about the 2020/2021 funding and the allocations available to your school here
 
The Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) consultation results are published!
Government provisions will:
  • Clarify the ring-fenced status of the DSG
  • Clarify how DSG deficits must be processed 
Read the full outcome of the consultation and the DfE's response here

 
Pupil Premium rate is increasing in April 2020!
 
From April 2020 the pupil premium rate will increase:
  • £25 for primary pupils
  • £45 per secondary pupils
  • £310 for service premium (currently £300)
Review the DfE's latest guidance and find out more about the forthcoming changes to pupil premium here
 
 
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Training Courses 
 
 
 
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New Digital Course especially for Exams Officers!
 
 

We are delighted to announce the launch of our latest online digital course:

SIMS Examinations Organiser

 
This course is aimed at new and existing secondary school Exams Officers using SIMS Examinations Organiser to carry out all processes required to manage external examinations.
 
 
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With ScoLearn Digital you can:

  • Get the information you need when you need it and where you need it

  • Have a varied learning pace

  • Revisit content as many times as you like

  • Receive certification on completion of courses
 
To view or purchase a course, simply visit https://scomis.learningpool.com and visit the Quick Buy option at the top of the page. More courses will be added based on customer feedback and demand.
 
 
 
SIMS Discover Webinar
 
 
Following feedback from our User Groups, we are pleased to advise our customers of a free SIMS Discover webinar on February 12th and March 3rd.

An overview of SIMS' free graphical analysis tool, we will demonstrate how to create a range of charts covering areas such as pupil numbers, key characteristics, attendance, behaviour, achievements, SEND and assessment.

You can register for the SIMS Discover webinar on Feb 12th, 11:00AM GMT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4146345614429869324
 
Alternatively, you can register for the webinar on March 3rd, 3:30PM GMT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1777308174409988620

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Find out more about Discover here.
 
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Classroom Training
 
 
To view our upcoming classroom courses find our timetable here.

To discuss any further training needs, give us a call on 01392 385300 or email scomis@devon.gov.uk.
 
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Scomis Service & Product Updates
 
How Scomis and Abbotskerswell Primary School are working collaboratively to improve outcomes
 
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Read our case study which explores how through working collaboratively, the school gained recognition as one of the top 1% primary schools in the country for Key Stage 2 SATs results in July 2019, with 100% of pupils achieving the expected standards in Reading, Writing and Maths.
 
'Our collaboration with Scomis has helped to introduce and embed new and innovative ways of working across the school. This has improved pupil outcomes and reduced teacher workload. We are grateful to our partnership with Scomis- we couldn't have achieved this without them!' Kev Martin, Head Teacher, Abbotskerswell Primary School
 
This is indicative of the type of support that Scomis provides to schools and Trusts. To find out how we can help you contact your Account Manager on 01392 385300.
 
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Managed Reporting Service
 
 
As an academy group, have you ever asked your schools:
  • What are your current pupil exclusions?
  • What is your current staff absence?
  • What is your current Key Stage 2 assessment data?
  • What is your school's current pupil attendance?
  • How many pupils, broken down into year group, are Pupil Premium?
Reporting and managing data can be challenging, especially within a school.
Asking for data from several schools can be time consuming and inconsistent in
format.
The new Scomis Managed Reporting Service is a web-based solution which gathers data overnight and combines it into a ready to use dashboard for your academy group. The dashboards make it easy to understand the data, combining key performance measures and useful pupil demographic filters for a consolidated view. Being automated, your academy group will have data at their fingertips without having to put demands on the schools. Find out more here.

Launching 1st of April.

If you would like more information and costs please click here.
 
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SIMS Statutory Analytical Reporting
 
 
In previous articles we have looked at how SIMS can be used to track pupil Assessment data and the ease with which teachers can input data and carry out their own analysis on their groups.

The real strength of using SIMS is the ease with which reports can bring this data together in formats suitable for Governors or Senior Leadership teams to analyse. Statutory reporting is a good example of this.

Read more about using SIMS to access analytical data here.
 
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SIMS Finance Update
 
 
At the request of Capita, we are just one of six SIMS Support Units to attend 3 weeks of intensive Train the Trainer sessions on SIMS Finance, which is the new cloud-based financial software designed for Academies and Multi-Academy Trusts.  We currently have 2 customers working live on this software and have expressions of interest from many more.  We have designed this video to give an overview of SIMS Finance and provide clarity on the functionality available.

  Click here to see the video  
If you would like a demonstration of the software or further information after viewing, please do not hesitate to give us a call.
 
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Dear Grace,
 
 
What is the Primary Assessment Gateway?
 
 
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The Primary Assessment Gateway is a secure website that supports primary schools, LAs and MATs with the administration of key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum assessments.
The Primary Assessment Gateway has replaced NCA tools from the 2019/20 academic year.
 
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