SIMS/MIS for schools
Case reference FOI2022/00811
Published 23 June 2022
Request
This FOI request is based around SIMS/MIS for schools.
Q1. How many schools are local authority maintained schools in the local authority area?
Q2. What is the split between primary and secondary?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
Q3. How many of these schools are using the SIMS (Supplier Information Management System) service, please split?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
Q4. Does the authority have a dedicated support team for SIMS schools? If so, how many FTE are in the team?
Q5. Who is the person in the authority responsible for the SIMS support in schools?
Q6. If this service is not provided directly by the local authority, does another organisation provide this to the local authority?
Q7. If the authority does use a 3rd party supplier, please can you provide the following;
a. Supplier name
b. Contract start date
c. Contract end date
d. Total Contract Value
e. Does this cover licences and support to schools or just licences?
Q8. Is the funding for MIS (licences / support / both) devolved to schools or does local authority contract directly with the MIS supplier and mandates this to maintained schools?
Q9. Do you support any other MIS systems, if so, which MIS systems do you support?
Response
This FOI request is based around SIMS/MIS for schools.
Q1. How many schools are local authority maintained schools in the local authority area?
64
Q2. What is the split between primary and secondary?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
Primary - 58
Secondary - 6 (including 1 pupil referral unit)
Q3. How many of these schools are using the SIMS (Supplier Information Management System) service, please split?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
Primary - 38
Secondary - 6
Q4. Does the authority have a dedicated support team for SIMS schools? If so, how many FTE are in the team?
Yes; 3 FTE + 1 PT.
Q5. Who is the person in the authority responsible for the SIMS support in schools?
Ellie Ramsey - Education and Schools Systems Manager
Q6. If this service is not provided directly by the local authority, does another organisation provide this to the local authority?
N/A
Q7. If the authority does use a 3rd party supplier, please can you provide the following;
a. Supplier name
b. Contract start date
c. Contract end date
d. Total Contract Value
e. Does this cover licences and support to schools or just licences?
N/A
Q8. Is the funding for MIS (licences / support / both) devolved to schools or does local authority contract directly with the MIS supplier and mandates this to maintained schools?
SIMS - Local Authority Maintained Schools = contract with Local Authority
Other MIS or SIMS Direct License Schools = Devolved
Q9. Do you support any other MIS systems, if so, which MIS systems do you support?
Arbor, Bromcom, SIMS, ScholarPack
Documents
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