Welcome to
SIMS Discover
Overview
Customer Services Managers
Pat Webb – 07703 396501
Sheila Cockin – 07801 136515
Amanda Boychuk – 07799 408001
Lisa Callinan – 07974 393670
Linda Beresford – 07976 436142
Sue Marshall – 07769 239516
Michelle Armstrong -0788 1515366
Zena Fitch - 07801 136647
Housekeeping
Professional Services
Mobile
Phones
Fire
Exit
Toilets
Agenda
 Discover Overview
 Technical Requirements
 Preparing Data for Discover
SIMS Discover Overview
 What is Discover
 What can I do in Discover
Through Sims. Net
Discover
Saving My Graphs
Discover Groups - Alerts
Pre-defined Assessment Graphs
Training
There are several hands-on training courses: Discover Overview (half day)
 Discover Assessment User - for Primary Schools (half day)
 Discover Assessment User – for Secondary Schools (half day)
 For more details call the Professional Services
team to discuss and book on 0844 8939000
How do I get Discover?
 Simplest option is to download from SOLUS 3
 Alternatively, Discover is available to download
from SupportNet
For installation notes visit www.capitaess.co.uk
Technical Requirements
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SIMS Spring 2011 Release
SQL Server 2008.
Microsoft .net Framework version 4.0.
Recommend operating systems 32-bit and 64-bit versions:
 Windows XP SP3 or later, Windows Vista, Windows 7
 Windows Server 2008 SP2 or later, Windows Server 2008 R2.
Preparing to Use Discover
 A CPU with a Core Duo 2 or a higher specification processor.
 A dedicated graphics card with appropriate drivers installed.
Permissions
Once installed there are two methods to launch Discover.
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Through Sims. Net; Log into SIMS as usual then access via menu route
Focus / Assessment / Discover
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Via Program Files;
use your SIMS log in details
Which ever method you use Discover will honour SIMS permissions, no separate
Discover permission are required
Data Preparation for Discover
Data needs to meaningful. To ensure your analysis is
meaningful your data needs to be: real time
 accurate
 complete
Data Preparation cont...
Behaviour / Achievement Module within SIMS.net
 Easy to personalise and configure for your school
 Easy and quick to log
 See the ‘whole’ child
 Ability to track and record rewards and sanctions
Why use Discover
 Ease of use; click, drag and drop
 No complicated menu routes
 Integrated data
 Ability to track target groups
 Alerts; be made aware when groups change
 Your pupil data in one place
 Real time contextual data already held in SIMS
 Penn Wood School said; Discover was an ideal tool for
sharing cohort characteristics with different audiences
eg governors
Data entered once - Used many times
Support
SEF
SEN
School
Performance
SIMS
Discover
Pupil Learning
Pupil tracking
External Agencies
Pupil
Performance
DFE
Interventions
Monitor groups
SIMS Discover helps you to unlock your data
Thank you for your time today.
If you have any questions or would like further information please
contact your Customer Services Manager.
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Customer Services Managers
Pat Webb – 07703 396501
Sheila Cockin – 07801 136515
Amanda Boychuk – 07799 408001
Lisa Callinan – 07974 393670
Linda Beresford – 07976 436142
Sue Marshall – 07769 239516
Michelle Armstrong -0788 1515366
Zena Fitch - 07801 136647