SIMS Learning Gateway

Ben Jones – Product Manager

Agenda

ICO, Data Protection and SLG

• Spring Release Demonstration

• Summer Release

• Autumn Release

• InTouch

ICO Guidelines, Security and SLG

• SLG is live, data not extracted from SIMS

• HSLG, only usernames, passwords and online reports

• Data collection sheet

• “Can be disclosed” tick box

• Parent must be parental contact AND live at some address

• Configure the data you want to show

• Password Complexity......

Spring 2013 Release

SLG Spring

• Google Chrome support

• Data Collection Sheet – hide tabs, schools can choose what data parents can modify

• Mobile Browser access for Parents and Pupils

• User Interface change of Student Summary

Demonstration of Spring

New Assessment graphical view

Summer 2013 Release

ICO Data Protection – Password Complexity

Password Re-set

• Password re-set process....

• User forgets password, clicks on forgotten password link

• User is prompted to enter username

• User is asked for security Q and A defined in My Account Page in SLG

• User is emailed new 1 time access password and changes once logged in

• Single service day for us to set up for you

• Summer Release - HSLG

• Auto reminder of Security Question and Answer

• Removal of \Hosted

• New UI for Login

• Authentication review - ADFS Investigation – SP2013

Summer Release

ADPS Release

• Consolidation routine within ADPS Console

• Disabled Account Handling

• Error handling/bypass error account requests

• SQL 2012 Support

• Customised script to extract additional details

• Password re-set HSLG

• New UI for Login

• Removal of \Hosted

• Auto reminder of Security Question and Answer

Autumn 2013 Release

Ofsted

Quality of Teaching:

“Teaching strategies, including setting appropriate homework, together with support and intervention,

match individual needs.”

Homework

Homework

SLG Autumn 2013

• Homework • Record handed in/not handed in/handed in late• Allow teachers to apply a mark to the homework• Marks to be available in Assessment Manager• Mobile browser view for Parents and Pupils• Link documents

• Reports:• Pupils that have handed in homework• Comparison between marks and ‘handed in’ trends

• SharePoint 2013 support

Thank You – Questions?

Ben Jones

SIMS InTouch

Pamela Yeung – Product Manager

Agenda

• Spring 2013 Release

• Summer/Autumn 2013

Spring 2013

Spring 2013 Release – New Features

Integration with Dinner Money

• Bulk sending Dinner Money Letters

Integration with Cover

• Sending Cover Alerts to Teachers

Integration with Discover

• Send messages to members of Discover Groups

Spring 2013 Release – Customer Requests

Student General Message

• Send personalized bulk messages – including User Defined Fields

• Save against the student’s communication log

Match messages to unexplained Absences

• Where a parent proactively sends a school a message regarding absence

Savings with SIMS InTouch (per year)

Primary Schools

£2,629

26,550 sheets of paper

184 hours

Secondary Schools

£10,913

35, 846 sheets of paper

445 hours

Let’s have a look

Summer/Autumn 2013

Summer/Autumn 2013 Release

Installation of SIMS InTouch

Thank You – Questions?

Pamela Yeung