sims performance suite supporting school improvement, meeting parental engagement

SIMS Performance SIMS Performance SuiteSuite

Supporting School Improvement,

Meeting Parental Engagement

ModulesModules

Periodic Assessment & TargetsPeriodic Assessment & TargetsSIMS allows recording of SIMS allows recording of

multiple Teacher multiple Teacher Assessments, showing Assessments, showing

historical results for historical results for information.information.

Targets can be set, informed Targets can be set, informed by prior attainment and by prior attainment and national expectations / national expectations /

targets.targets.

Module: Assessment Manager

Analysing AttainmentAnalysing Attainment

SIMS easily creates Analysis SIMS easily creates Analysis Grids -eg. comparing Grids -eg. comparing attainment across different attainment across different groupsgroups

SIMS easily creates Analysis SIMS easily creates Analysis Grids -eg. comparing Grids -eg. comparing attainment across different attainment across different groupsgroups

Module: Performance AnalysisModule: Performance Analysis

SIMS quickly creates SIMS quickly creates Tracking Grids - eg. Tracking Grids - eg. comparing class comparing class attainment across different attainment across different terms.terms.

Target cells (grey) allow Target cells (grey) allow instant analysis of number instant analysis of number on, above or below target.on, above or below target.

SIMS quickly creates SIMS quickly creates Tracking Grids - eg. Tracking Grids - eg. comparing class comparing class attainment across different attainment across different terms.terms.

Target cells (grey) allow Target cells (grey) allow instant analysis of number instant analysis of number on, above or below target.on, above or below target.




SIMS Analysis Grids give SIMS Analysis Grids give instant information from instant information from assessment data – eg. assessment data – eg. Average Points Scores for Average Points Scores for range of subjects across range of subjects across different groups.different groups.

SIMS Analysis Grids give SIMS Analysis Grids give instant information from instant information from assessment data – eg. assessment data – eg. Average Points Scores for Average Points Scores for range of subjects across range of subjects across different groups.different groups.


Analysing ProgressAnalysing Progress

Module: Assessment ManagerModule: Assessment Manager

SIMS provides Marksheet SIMS provides Marksheet Formula: eg. – awarding a Formula: eg. – awarding a grade of +, - or = if pupil is grade of +, - or = if pupil is making progress towards making progress towards target.target.

SIMS provides Marksheet SIMS provides Marksheet Formula: eg. – awarding a Formula: eg. – awarding a grade of +, - or = if pupil is grade of +, - or = if pupil is making progress towards making progress towards target.target.

Analysing ProgressAnalysing Progress


SIMS Tracking Grids can quickly SIMS Tracking Grids can quickly analyse progress – eg. end of Y2 analyse progress – eg. end of Y2 to end of Y4 – grey cells to end of Y4 – grey cells highlight expected progress highlight expected progress (national)(national)

SIMS Tracking Grids can quickly SIMS Tracking Grids can quickly analyse progress – eg. end of Y2 analyse progress – eg. end of Y2 to end of Y4 – grey cells to end of Y4 – grey cells highlight expected progress highlight expected progress (national)(national)

Predictive ModelsPredictive Models

Module: Assessment Manager

SIMS can use formula to SIMS can use formula to automatically generate an automatically generate an “expectation” of KS2 “expectation” of KS2 attainment based on attainment based on national progress from KS1.national progress from KS1.

SIMS can use formula to SIMS can use formula to automatically generate an automatically generate an “expectation” of KS2 “expectation” of KS2 attainment based on attainment based on national progress from KS1.national progress from KS1.

Further formula can be Further formula can be used to generate a used to generate a “prediction” for KS2 based “prediction” for KS2 based on current TA and year on current TA and year group.group.

Further formula can be Further formula can be used to generate a used to generate a “prediction” for KS2 based “prediction” for KS2 based on current TA and year on current TA and year group.group.

Predictive ModelsPredictive Models


SIMS creates powerful Trend SIMS creates powerful Trend Analyses – eg. KS3 Maths Test Analyses – eg. KS3 Maths Test prediction based on KS2 APS prediction based on KS2 APS using national progression lines.using national progression lines.

SIMS creates powerful Trend SIMS creates powerful Trend Analyses – eg. KS3 Maths Test Analyses – eg. KS3 Maths Test prediction based on KS2 APS prediction based on KS2 APS using national progression lines.using national progression lines.

SIMS also displays SIMS also displays predictions for individual predictions for individual students.students.

SIMS also displays SIMS also displays predictions for individual predictions for individual students.students.

Grouping DataGrouping Data

SIMS provides Group SIMS provides Group Filters to allow instant Filters to allow instant monitoring of vulnerable monitoring of vulnerable groups in Assessment groups in Assessment Manager or Performance Manager or Performance Analysis.Analysis.

Filters can be saved to Filters can be saved to ensure consistency across ensure consistency across school.school.

SIMS provides Group SIMS provides Group Filters to allow instant Filters to allow instant monitoring of vulnerable monitoring of vulnerable groups in Assessment groups in Assessment Manager or Performance Manager or Performance Analysis.Analysis.

Filters can be saved to Filters can be saved to ensure consistency across ensure consistency across school.school.

Module: Assessment Manager & Module: Assessment Manager & Performance AnalysisPerformance Analysis

Parental EngagementParental Engagement

SIMS Assessment SIMS Assessment Individual Reports quickly Individual Reports quickly generate a report for each generate a report for each pupil containing core pupil pupil containing core pupil and assessment data.and assessment data.

SIMS Assessment SIMS Assessment Individual Reports quickly Individual Reports quickly generate a report for each generate a report for each pupil containing core pupil pupil containing core pupil and assessment data.and assessment data.

Module: Assessment ManagerModule: Assessment Manager


SIMS Profiles allows use of SIMS Profiles allows use of comment banks and/or free comment banks and/or free text as well as comments text as well as comments generated by assessment generated by assessment results.results.

Class Teachers select Class Teachers select appropriate comments for appropriate comments for each pupil.each pupil.

SIMS Profiles allows use of SIMS Profiles allows use of comment banks and/or free comment banks and/or free text as well as comments text as well as comments generated by assessment generated by assessment results.results.

Class Teachers select Class Teachers select appropriate comments for appropriate comments for each pupil.each pupil.

Module: ProfilesModule: Profiles


SIMS Profiles reports SIMS Profiles reports generated using Word generated using Word templates providing fast templates providing fast generation of comprehensive generation of comprehensive reports for one or more reports for one or more subjects.subjects.

SIMS Profiles reports SIMS Profiles reports generated using Word generated using Word templates providing fast templates providing fast generation of comprehensive generation of comprehensive reports for one or more reports for one or more subjects.subjects.

Module: ProfilesModule: Profiles

Manage 14-19 Qualifications Manage 14-19 Qualifications

Module: Examinations OrganiserModule: Examinations Organiser

EIS are able to offer training and EIS are able to offer training and consultancy to schools interested consultancy to schools interested

in these SIMS modules – in these SIMS modules –

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