[sims] MAT Support

[nathan]

I've been trying to get some information from Capita but it's proving to be a little difficult. Does any know if they will be improving (adding) support for Multi Academy Trusts within SIMS.Net?

[matt40k]

How do you mean improve? You'll always have multiple databases with SIMS and the duplication with the setup\maintenance. They have a bolt-on to give you some kind of BI style overview of your finances across multiple FMS databases. I believe the teacher app works across SIMS databases (or it was at least talked about). If you want to get real insight, you'll want a data warehouse or a cloud based MIS that deals with MAT correctly.

 

I personally believe if you have a larger honest user base you can make better choices, how many schools are thinking about 1:1 tablet schemes or just switching to 2 week timetable cycles? How much of that is just give it a go and see how it goes? Yet, no of this anything new. It's hard enough to get schools within a LA to share attendance data with the LA, it isn't about blame, its about how can you improve - is your attendance low in the winter month because of poor weather? Well what about running a bus service for those few weeks\months. Still you can't built a proposal if you don't give the data to the folks who manage the transport. Bah, I digress.

 

Have a word with Joshua @ Ark, they're light years ahead of most schools and their results reflect that. I think he's @bringmoredata on here\twitter, he might have something that he can sell\give\inspire you with.

[PhilNeal]

@nathan, I put the SIMS Multiview project on hold as there was such monumental change occurring in assessment. Our Professional Services people have a customisable solution.