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
Homework
• 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
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 Release
Change 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
SLG Homework
Information and documentation
http://faq.scomis.org/kb11532/
2014 - 2015 Teacher App
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Vision for 2014-2015
• SIMS Teacher, an app to simplify everyday classroom tasks such as
taking attendance, checking timetables, and reviewing pupil records.
• Launched as part of SIMS Learning Gateway
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About the SIMS Teacher App
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Easy to use interactive tablet app
Quick completion of non-teaching tasks
At-a-glance pupil/student view
Allows teachers to focus on teaching
Real-time access and updating with SIMS
Works in school and off-site – secure access
Launched as part of SIMS Learning Gateway
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SIMS Teacher App
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Pilot May 2014
 Attendance
 Timetable
(sessions and lessons)
 Student details
 View Cover
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SIMS Teacher App
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Launch Autumn 2014
 Attendance
 Timetable
(sessions and lessons)
 Student details
 View Cover
– Achievement
– Behaviour
– Dinner Money
(Link to register)
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SIMS Teacher App
Future functionality for consideration
 Assessment EYFS
 Observations and photo evidence
 Assessment for the new Curriculum
– Alerts and messaging
– Seating plans
– Homework
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SIMS Teacher app in the classroom
The ideal tool for teachers
to manage
their class and
student information
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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