Ben Jones

SIMS Learning Gateway

SLG re-cap

• Modify and improve User Interface

• Make SLG accessible on multiple devices

• Re-design Homework• Homework now Part of HSLG/SLG

Teachers in SLG• Record the date that homework was handed in

• Share with teachers, parents and pupils

Homework

Teachers in SLG• Record the date that homework was handed in

• Share with teachers, parents and pupils• Link to Assessment • Record mark and add comments• “Clone” Homework

Homework

• Registers• Show what homework is due• Add handed in dates• Link class to previously created homework

Homework

SLG Spring Release

Change Requests:

Conduct• Improved filters in SLG – match what is in SIMS• Student dashboard: option to hide either behaviour or

achievement from the consolidated graph.• Behaviour and Achievement types available for selection

match types that are flagged as ‘include in register’ within setup in SIMS.

• Where a student has been assigned a role in a behaviour incident, new fields are added for ‘role’ and ‘recorded by’. Configurable.

SLG Spring Release

Change Requests:

Marksheets:• Automatically calculate on Marksheet save• Pupil Premium, First Language and Age in

Years/Months available as column options

 

SLG Spring Release

Change Requests:

Usability: • Further improvements using SLG on iPad Mini• Student Dashboard - Ability to hide year group

comparison in Student Attendance Graph• Homework - Add the ability to filter students by Year

Group, Reg Group, House and Tier have been added when selecting students to assign to a Homework task.

 

Support for Office 2013 has been introduced

SLG Summer Release

Alerts/Notifications

• SIMS Homepage SLG widget• How many parents have completed DCS• How many parents have read published reports• Report for who has not

SLG Summer ReleaseChange requests:

• Increase number of aspects in Assessment Graphs

• Homework:• remove handed in date• add individual extensions to homework tasks• improvements to mobile views

• DCS:• Passport details• Parental responsibility• User defined

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SIMS Teacher app in the classroom

The ideal tool for teachers to manage their class and student information

About the SIMS Teacher App

• Quick completion of non-teaching tasks

• Allows teachers to focus on teaching

• Real-time access and updating with SIMS

• At-a-glance pupil/student view

• Works in school and off-site – secure access

• Launched as part of SIMS Learning Gateway

SIMS Teacher App

Summer 2014

Attendance

Group Browse

Conduct

Search

Student details

Timetable

?? 2014

Assessment

Cover

Dinner Money

““SIMS InTouch

Providing a single, imbedded system for all communication needs, SIMS InTouch helps save time and money whilst transforming the way

you connect.

Parents

Agencies

Teachers

Governors

Carers

Pupils

SIMS InTouch Summer/Autumn

• Removal of VPN

• Reduce cases and remove fail point• Reduce lead time for install• No reconnection charge• Increase LA support opportunities

SIMS InTouch materials

• “How To” videos• Set up – homepage and permissions • How to customise templates• Role specific – Attendance, Exams, Timetable

• Documentation• Technical• Data flow