Rachael Marshman – Product Manager

Assessment updates in SIMS

• Aim to provide resources that schools can import and use immediately

• Enhance functionality where possible to improve usability make SIMS Assessment easier to use

• Provide useful ‘one click’ analysis reports for schools

• Develop a robust tracking solution moving away from the levels system for assessing across the new curriculum

Assessment enhancements

Supporting with assessment tracking

Early Years Foundation Stage• EYFS attainment and progress tracking for N1, N2 & YR

• Marksheets, tracking grids, aspect analysis.

EYFS Gradeset updated

• Now includes grade ‘2s’ to help measure additional progress when ‘exceeding expected’

• Null values replaced with zero to aid formulas

Gradeset EY TT Ages and Stages

Autumn 2014

Gradeset EY TT Ages and Stages

Spring 2015 

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EYFS Discover Graphs – Summer 2015

• Now includes grade ‘2s’ to help measure additional progress when ‘exceeding expected’

• Null values replaced with zero to aid formulas

Gradeset EY TT Ages and StagesAutumn 2014

Gradeset EY TT Ages and StagesSpring 2015 

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2 = 21

40-60s =20

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A = null

B = null

 

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3.1c =23

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2=21

40-60s =20

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U = 0

A = 0

B = 0

Import of Discover Graphs – bug fix

• An issue has been identified when importing Grades Tracking Progress graphs into Discover, whereby after importing and running a data transfer no data is displayed on the imported graphs even though the data exists.

• This issue has been resolved as part of the Discover 2015 Spring Release.

Supporting with assessment tracking

Assessment with Levels• Enhanced KS1 and KS2 progress tracking Templates,

Updates using the existing functionality of Marksheets, Tracking Grids and Aspect Analysis

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AMPARK Auto Import after upgrade

Ensure your SIMS Assessment is kept up-to-date• Prompt appears upon first access to assessment menu

route after upgrade

AMPARK Auto Import after upgrade

• AMPARK ResourcesStatutory return wizard, templates and reports

• Tracking Templates and GridsPre-defined templates, tracking grids and analysis grids provided by Capita SIMS

• Programme of Study Tracking ResourcesAspects and resultsets used within the PoS screen

Summer 2014 – New Curriculum

Assessment without Levels

SIMS New Curriculum Progress Grid

SIMS New Curriculum Assessment• Brand New SIMS Programmes of Study solution to track

attainment and monitor pupil progress

Demonstration

Assessment changes

What does ‘good’ look like…• Assessment should be driven from the curriculum• Use data to identify strengths and weakness to drive

whole school improvement• Closely linked to improving the quality of teaching• Support pupils to reach their full potential• Meaningful tracking should inform decisions • Differentiate between pupils of different abilities

SIMS Assessment can fulfill all of these requirements

Supporting schools through change

• Children are assessed against the National Curriculum Programmes of Study

• Receiving schools will instantly be able to understand what a child knows and what they still have to learn

Whichever way your school chooses to approach assessment tracking, we are developing SIMS to ensure it evolves with you...

Programme of Study updates

Summer / Autumn 2015• Analysis Reports (both formative and summative)

• Class view

• Topic overview

• Customisation of statements

• KS3 Programmes of Study

• Additional functionality to cater for permissions and personalised view

Instant reports and powerful analysis

Powerful analysis at your fingertips

• Individual Reports generate pupil reports to highlight achievement and progress to parents and pupils

Compare pupil attainment and progress towards end of year expectations and those set by the school for this term.

Clearly linked to the National Curriculum Programmes of Study

SIMS and the New Curriculum

Example Reports

• Run a report – formative tracking in detail

Group overview – Subject / Strand

• Run a report – tracking progress towards expectations

Ability to review• Cohort• Boys • Girls • EAL • SEN • G&TEtc.

Example Reports

Powerful analysis at your fingertips

SIMS School Report• Instant overview of your school based

on the latest data held in SIMS

• Provides school leadership and governors an insight into areas of strength and weakness

• Includes assessment

School Details Numbers on roll Key Pastoral Factors Session Attendance Achievements

Behaviour Conduct Exclusions Assessment

Export into PDF / Excel

SIMS School Report

SIMS School Report – Autumn 2014Session Attendance

Our response:

The SIMS School Report

A new report that provides an instant overview of your school based on the latest data held in SIMS, giving school leadership and governors insight into areas of strength and weakness to inform their decisions.

Link your school tracking to Capita Reports

Take advantage of the SIMS Mapping tool to link your school tracking to Capita Reports for 1-click analysis

Link your school tracking to Capita Reports

Take advantage of the SIMS Mapping tool to link your own school tracking to Capita reports for 1-click analysis

Link your school tracking to Capita Reports

Take advantage of the SIMS Mapping tool to link your school tracking to Capita Reports for 1-click analysis

Primary KPIs KS2• Progress from Summer• Progress from KS1• Attainment against target• Pupil Levels• 2 Levels of progress• 3 Levels of progress

Secondary KPIs• 5A*-C• 5A*-C English & Maths• 5A*-G• Attainment 8• Progress 8

School Report - Update

Supporting analysis at KS4• Adding option to export the data driving analysis

StudentWeights

Attainment8

KS2AveragePoints

KS2FineLevel

Expected8

Progress8

IsSelectedTerm

Amorim, Melissa 10 77.7 21 3.333333 24 53.7 1Llanet, Aaliyah 10 77.7 33 5.333333 64 13.7 1Ayola, Montana 10 77.7 33 5.333333 64 13.7 1Arcos, Donell 10 77.7 21 3.333333 24 53.7 1Ardrey, Luca 10 77.7 30 4.833333 51 26.7 1Bachor, Ashly 10 77.7 30 4.833333 51 26.7 1Bushee, Benedicte 10 72.9 NULL NULL NULL NULL 0Ackison, Ghufran 10 72.5 33 5.333333 64 8.5 0Arkins, Santino 10 72.2 27 4.333333 40 32.2 0Majeed, Hailey 10 64.4 NULL NULL NULL NULL 0Andreas, Margarete 10 64.1 30 4.833333 51 13.1 0Babiarz, Julianne 10 64.1 27 4.333333 40 24.1 0Autrey, Maxwell 10 62.7 21 3.333333 24 38.7 0Appleton, Maurizio 10 62 24 3.833333 31 31 0Amadi, Nicolas 10 60.1 21 3.333333 24 36.1 0Akiereisen, Gord 10 59.7 33 5.333333 64 -4.3 0

School Report updates

Inclusion of SEN Fields in the School Report• Reports | School Report• The Key Pastoral Factors area now displays the total

number and a percentage breakdown of pupil/students who are recorded as Gifted and Talented, having a SEN Need or SEN Status.

• By count, percentage of results or Average Points Score

Powerful analysis at your fingertips

• SIMS Performance Suite – aspect or resultset analysis

Powerful analysis at your fingertips

• SIMS Performance Suite – group analysis

By count, percentage of results or Average Points

Score

• By count, percentage of results or Average Points Score

Powerful analysis at your fingertips

• SIMS Discover dynamic reporting and analysis

Summary

Assessment is being updated constantly• Assessment in SIMS is evolving

• Moving to support formative and summative assessments

• Supporting the curriculum however you choose to teach

• More one-click analysis reports

• Narrative style reporting linked to achievement

Partner update

Collaboration to support customisation of smaller ‘ladder’ steps.

Collaboration: Learning Ladders

Schools can choose any curriculum scheme to help support the teaching and learning of NC Programmes of Study

• Facilitates ability for schools to customise curriculum into smaller ‘ladder’ steps.

• Supports personalised learning • Engages both pupils & parents• Summary data to link back into SIMS

• Supports freedoms to develop personalised curriculum.

www.learningladders.info

Link SIMS National Curriculum Programmes of study to curriculum supporting material

Supports teaching and learning

https://schoolexplained.co.uk/curriculum-map/learning-goal/year-1-use-capital-letters-and-full-stops

https://schoolexplained.co.uk/curriculum-map/learning-goal/year-1-use-capital-letters-and-full-stops

www.learningladders.info

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Open to working with other curriculum schemes and providers

Supporting teaching and learning

Your questions and feedback?

Rachael Marshmanrachael.marshman@capita.co.uk