This zip file contains an updated version of SPS Safeguarding Reports Sept 23.RptDef relate to various reports for Attendance, Behaviour, Achievement, Homework and Staff Absence.

After importing into SIMS, the reports can be located:  

Reports / Run Report / +Focus

Click on one of the following folders: Students, Staff, Contact, Behaviour to view the various reports.

There are no updated versions for 24/25 and these reports are not being supported anymore. 

This is a suite of reports for both English Primary and Secondary Schools which allow for more detailed analysis of attendance and exclusions compared to national data.  They have been provided free of charge by Delta Academies Trust and we are extremely grateful to the trust for having done so. The reports have been updated for 23/24. 

Please email admissions@buckinghamshire.gov.uk to request your ATF. Please put the word ATF in the subject line.

Following on from our recent Webinar, please see below guidance and reports. 

This is a ZIP format and must must be extracted after download.  

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2025 Pay Import Files & Guidance 

There are two Import Files (including guidance notes) available for Schools who have converted to Salary Ranges ONLY. 

1. Select the correct Import File for your School (LF or RoE).
2. Download and Save the (zipped) file to a convenient location.
3. Unzip the file and Save the Guidance Notes and BOTH .xml files to the SAME location for a successful import into SIMS.

• one ending in .xml
• one ending in .xml.signature

SIMS 2025 Teachers Pay Related Guidance And Import File Notes

SIMS Teacher Pay Import File 2025 LF

SIMS Teacher Import File 2025 ROE

Please download the relevant zip folder and extract ALL 3 files contained within to the same location. 

For schools using London Fringe Regional Pay 

For schools using Rest of England Regional Pay

The files are: 

1. BP Guidance Notes
2. BP xml file
3. BP xml signature file

The xml & signature file MUST be in the same location for a successful import into SIMS.

These are zip folders. Please download the relevant folder and extract the three files contained within to a convenient location. Import the absence report into SIMS. The guidance notes will explain the process. 

Primary - Staff Absence Analysis

Secondary - Staff & Cover Absence Analysis

To assist Schools in personalising this letter, addressing to individual staff, the SIMS Team has created a mail merge report for you to import into SIMS and run. This report template can be customised to include your School logo / header. The report contains two filters:

1.     Bucks Pay staff only

2.     Staff with a leaving date which is null or is after today’s date. The leaving date is after filter is set at prompt at runtime so the date can be amended.

Collaborative working with the Attendance Team at Buckinghamshire Council has resulted in two SIMS reports which will populate fields required to be completed. Not all fields can be extracted from SIMS. Please look at the example reports  included in the zip file. Anything in red needs to be populated after the report has bee run. Anything in blue will be populated by SIMS. 

1. CAT Irregular Attendance Referral
2. CAT Term Time Holiday Referral

Please download the zip file and extract the file to save in a convenient location.

Import the CAT Referral Reports in SIMS (Reports / Import) 

Attendance Referral Reports

Other Useful Reports

Fileset 3104 - Secondary Schools ONLY (see below)

This fileset introduces a new version of the DfE validation, improving the accuracy of validation errors 4043 and 4044 for post-16 pupils:

• 4043 – Maths GCSE Grade Validation
  Triggered when a student has a grade of 'D'-'G' / '3'-'1', 'U' or 'NR' and no funding exemption.
  → Maths minimum hours must be present
• 4044 – English GCSE Grade Validation
  Triggered when a student has a grade of 'D'-'G' / '3'-'1', 'U' or 'NR' and no funding exemption.
  → English minimum hours must be present

 Fileset  3103 - Autumn Census 2025

When downloading, save the zipped folder to a convenient location. Please remember to unzip the folder (extract all files) and save the BOTH files to the SAME location. You must have the two  Files saved in the same location for successful import into SIMS:

After downloading import into SIMS.

1. In SIMS - Tools / Setups / Import Fileset.
2. Navigate to the location of the saved file by following the import wizard.

Any download which is in a ZIP format, must be extracted after download and before importing. Both Files contained in the Fileset zip folder MUST be saved in the same location. Please contact the SIMS Support team for assistance, if required.

Next Workforce Census is in November 2025. Please look out for further information. 

This is a zipped folder where both files must be extracted and saved in the same location for the Fileset to successfully import.

Reports are in zipped folders. Please download and save the folder; then extract the contents before importing into SIMS.

If you the report does not meet you specific school requirements, please contact the MIS Support Team