Saving time and resources

Take back valuable lost time to think, to plan, to teach – and the confidence that your school’s funding and resources are being put to the best possible use.

The most common complaint of modern teaching is around the distractions imposed by legislation, processes, inspections and initiatives leaving too few hours to focus on the ‘real job’ of real-world outcomes. Recruiting, retaining and motivating good teams are crucial activities – but so is giving them the support they need.

Fully deployed, SIMS wins your teams more time by reducing demands on people and resources and making it easier to plan, target resources and streamline processes.

Save time

SIMS offers smarter ways of working delivered via the very best technology available. SIMS gives you time to move from unproductive, repetitive tasks to those which deliver added value for your school.

For example, did you know:

• Pupil data only needs to be entered once and used many times with SIMS Core Suite for primary schools, secondary schools and academies
• Scheduling timetables maximises efficient use of teachers with SIMS Curriculum Management Suite for secondary schools and academies
• You can significantly speed up the administration time required to compile and generate pupils' termly reports with SIMS Assessment & Reporting Suite for primary schools, secondary schools and academies
• Financial and administrative processes are greatly simplified with SIMS Financial Management System (FMS) for primary schools, secondary schools and academies
• Staff can work flexibly from home or anywhere with an internet connection with SIMS Learning Gateway for primary schools, secondary schools and academies
• Streamline the process of dinner money administration with SIMS Dinner Money for primary schools

Save resources

SIMS allows you to get the most from your school's resources whilst giving you more time to devote to leading teaching and learning.

• Manage all aspects of your school’s finances with SIMS Financial Management System for primary schools, secondary schools and academies
• Communicate school information with parents and pupils immediately with SIMS InTouch for primary schools, secondary schools and academies
• Save 50% on supplier payment costs using Capita’s BACS service with SIMS Financial Management System for primary schools, secondary schools and academies