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Summer Census - 17th May 2012 - Support and Guidance
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- Published on Monday, 30 April 2012 09:18
Schools will have received a notification from Schools ICT that the Spring release of SIMS is available to download and prior to undertaking any CENSUS preparation schools will need to be running the latest version of SIMS
Schools wishing to start preparing and validating their data may find the attached documentation useful there is a preparation guide and a set of completion notes.
Read more: Summer Census - 17th May 2012 - Support and Guidance
Microsoft Product Life Cycles
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- Published on Thursday, 26 April 2012 10:26
During the next two years - 2012 and 2013, Schools ICT recommends that schools look to replace or upgrade all computers running Windows XP as the operating system and upgrade Microsoft Office 2003. This is due to the fact that Microsoft will stop supporting these products from April 2014 and will no longer be providing regular security updates which may put your systems at significant risk. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Schools ICT helpdesk on 0844 875 7428.
Microsoft provides technical and security updates on their products but as per all things this is not forever. It is strongly recommended that all schools upgrade or replace computers that fall outside the Microsoft Extended Support End Date; there is an increased chance of a virus or malware infection as Microsoft stops producing security patches.
Early Year Headcount - Summer 12
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- Published on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 15:09
In preparation for the Summer term Early Years headcount in Superfox, Schools ICT have produced a support document to assist providers to complete their return.
Please contact our support desk should you require any further support.
SIMS - Classroom Registers
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- Published on Monday, 30 April 2012 10:24
Did you know?..........
Your MIS system SIMS is able to produce registers that can be printed for the purpose of
recording pupils attendance. The authority is looking to achieve up to a £6000 saving by
not ordering paper registers. To support schools to run reports in SIMS to create registers we have produced the following simple guidance note.
AM How Do I Print a Manual Register.pdf
Skydrive - Changes to SkyDrive - opt in now to upgrade your storage
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 13:47
Skydrive is a free personal storage system linked to a users Live@Edu email account (It is also linked to personal Hotmail accounts). It is not recommended for use by teachers for storing pupil record information and should be seen as a USB stick in the cloud.
Microsoft updates for SkyDrive - Changes to storage limits and new features:
Read more: Skydrive - Changes to SkyDrive - opt in now to upgrade your storage
SICT Training - Summer Term Training Schedule
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- Published on Friday, 30 March 2012 08:14
The Schools ICT Training Schedule for Summer Term 2012 is now available. To view all the courses please click on 'Calendar' in the 'Training and Events' section of the website. We have reduced our prices for the Summer Term to £49:00 per person for half day courses and £99:00 per person for full day courses.
To book on a course please complete the training application form below:-
Training Application Form.doc38.5 KB14/02/2012, 12:54
The SIMS User Group Meetings can now be booked using our online booking tool. Please find the session you want and complete the form to book a place. You will need to log onto the website to book a place. You do not need to complete a booking form if you use the online booking tool. The SIMS User Group Meetings are offered free of charge but we have limited spaces to 2 per school so that we can accommodate everyone who would like to attend.
Please do not hesitate to contact us on 0844 875 7428 if you need any further information.
