School ICT News Bulletin No. 181 - 06/05/2011 Published by Children’s Services Network Managers Event The next Network Managers event will take place at Barnham Broom on 16^th June, commencing at 12.30 with lunch. The agenda is currently being finalised and will be circulated shortly. Author: Jenny Tallent SIMS training – places still available There are still places available on Census training, Key stage Assessments and Preparing for the New Academic year (rollover). Census training 10^th May South green Park Mattishall Assessments Key stage explained at South green Park Mattishall 7^th June 9.30am - 12.30pm 7th June 1.30pm - 4.30pm 8^th June 9.30am - 12.30pm 8^th June 1.30pm - 4.30pm Preparing for the new academic year (rollover) 6^th July Norwich PDC (1 space) Preparing for the new academic year (rollover) 13^th July South Green Park Mattishall Training is delivered by Capita on laptops with training data (which protects your data from being corrupted and ensures a quality training experience) and the cost is £100 per delegate per course which includes course materials and refreshments. Further SIMS training is useful, particularly Key Stage assessments and Preparing for the new academic year as these topics are not covered in depth in the basic 4 days ‘getting you started with SIMS’ training. Full details of all training courses can be found on the ICT Solutions Training Services section of our website. Author: Rachel Hudson Free Places at the E2BN Regional Conference for E2BN schools. Great News!! Free Places at the E2BN Regional Conference for E2BN schools. In light of schools now having received their financial settlement for 2011/12, and recognising the financial constraints that exist, E2BN have decided that every school in E2BN will have the first two delegates places free of charge for the regional conference. These will be on a first come first served basis, so book now to avoid disappointment. Go to http://conference.e2bn.org/ for details of the event. Author: Sheila Denny SIMS Project Update The latest SIMS project update is now available: ‘SIMS Project Update ( doc 64kb)’. This document includes updates on: Training Training on Dummy data Difficulties with logging in/Pre-technical requirements How many times should I need to log in? SLG and Full Client access Adding additional Users Passwords and Single Sign on Primary Licences for ‘Full Client’ Data Conversion – Attendance Data Attendance Data – Missing last week of Summer Term Medical Practices and Doctors Staff Contracts Medical Codes Waiting Lists Photographs and Accredited School Photographers School Photographers – Batch Import in photo importer ICT Staff on School Database Reports SIMS Support for Primary Schools, Special Schools and PRUs SIMS Support for Secondary Schools SIMS Workshops Future Training Courses Author: Carole Barwell Password policy change for Norfolk IDs ICT Solutions have revised the Norfolk ID password policy for school staff in readiness for Single Sign-on services. As your Norfolk ID and password will allow access to multiple online services, we need to ensure a strong password is used to meet e-safety and security requirements. When you next change the password associated with your Norfolk ID, you will need to include a combination of upper case, lower case characters and at least 1 number. You can change your password anytime at https://password.nsix.org.uk and we would advise you to change your password regularly. In future, any new staff accounts we create will already be set with a password meeting the stronger policy. For staff, passwords must be at least 8 characters in length, and additionally meet the following rules. Must have at least one character from each of the character sets A-Z, a-z and 0-9. When passwords are changed, you may not use any of the last four passwords you have previously set Passwords must not contain sequential alpha numeric sequences with a run of three or greater (e.g. ABC or 123) Passwords must not contain identical alpha numeric sequences with a run of three or greater (e.g. AAA) Passwords must not contain any phrase derived from the word password or similar. Passwords must not contain your username. Passwords must not contain your first name. Passwords must not contain your surname. Author: Mark Carway Teachernet Website and Access to S2S The Teachernet website has been decommissioned. Access to S2S can be gained via the following link: https://securedatatransfer.teachernet.gov.uk/sdtlive/asp/Login.asp Guidance and links can be found on the new DfE website which replaces Teachernet: http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/schooladmin/ims/datatransfers/s2s/a0064650/school-to-school-s2s Author: Terry Elden

School ICT News Bulletin No. 181 - 06/05/2011

Published by Children’s Services

Network Managers Event

The next Network Managers event will take place at Barnham Broom on 16^th June, commencing at 12.30 with lunch. The agenda is currently being finalised and will be circulated shortly.

Author: Jenny Tallent

SIMS training – places still available

There are still places available on Census training, Key stage Assessments and Preparing for the New Academic year (rollover).

Census training 10^th May South green Park Mattishall
Assessments Key stage explained at South green Park Mattishall

7^th June 9.30am - 12.30pm

7th June 1.30pm - 4.30pm

8^th June 9.30am - 12.30pm

8^th June 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Training is delivered by Capita on laptops with training data (which protects your data from being corrupted and ensures a quality training experience) and the cost is £100 per delegate per course which includes course materials and refreshments. Further SIMS training is useful, particularly Key Stage assessments and Preparing for the new academic year as these topics are not covered in depth in the basic 4 days ‘getting you started with SIMS’ training.

Full details of all training courses can be found on the ICT Solutions Training Services section of our website.

Author: Rachel Hudson

Free Places at the E2BN Regional Conference for E2BN schools.

Great News!!

Free Places at the E2BN Regional Conference for E2BN schools.

In light of schools now having received their financial settlement for 2011/12, and recognising the financial constraints that exist, E2BN have decided that every school in E2BN will have the first two delegates places free of charge for the regional conference.

These will be on a first come first served basis, so book now to avoid disappointment.

Go to http://conference.e2bn.org/ for details of the event.

Author: Sheila Denny

SIMS Project Update

The latest SIMS project update is now available: ‘SIMS Project Update ( doc 64kb)’. This document includes updates on:

Training

Training on Dummy data

Difficulties with logging in/Pre-technical requirements

How many times should I need to log in?

SLG and Full Client access

Adding additional Users

Passwords and Single Sign on

Primary Licences for ‘Full Client’

Data Conversion – Attendance Data

Attendance Data – Missing last week of Summer Term

Medical Practices and Doctors

Staff Contracts

Medical Codes

Waiting Lists

Photographs and Accredited School Photographers

School Photographers – Batch Import in photo importer

ICT Staff on School Database

Reports

SIMS Support for Primary Schools, Special Schools and PRUs

SIMS Support for Secondary Schools

SIMS Workshops

Future Training Courses

Author: Carole Barwell

Password policy change for Norfolk IDs

ICT Solutions have revised the Norfolk ID password policy for school staff in readiness for Single Sign-on services. As your Norfolk ID and password will allow access to multiple online services, we need to ensure a strong password is used to meet e-safety and security requirements.

When you next change the password associated with your Norfolk ID, you will need to include a combination of upper case, lower case characters and at least 1 number. You can change your password anytime at https://password.nsix.org.uk and we would advise you to change your password regularly.

In future, any new staff accounts we create will already be set with a password meeting the stronger policy.

For staff, passwords must be at least 8 characters in length, and additionally meet the following rules.

Must have at least one character from each of the character sets A-Z, a-z and 0-9.
When passwords are changed, you may not use any of the last four passwords you have previously set
Passwords must not contain sequential alpha numeric sequences with a run of three or greater (e.g. ABC or 123)
Passwords must not contain identical alpha numeric sequences with a run of three or greater (e.g. AAA)
Passwords must not contain any phrase derived from the word password or similar.
Passwords must not contain your username.
Passwords must not contain your first name.
Passwords must not contain your surname.

Author: Mark Carway

Teachernet Website and Access to S2S

The Teachernet website has been decommissioned.

Access to S2S can be gained via the following link:

https://securedatatransfer.teachernet.gov.uk/sdtlive/asp/Login.asp

Guidance and links can be found on the new DfE website which replaces Teachernet:

http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/schooladmin/ims/datatransfers/s2s/a0064650/school-to-school-s2s

Author: Terry Elden

School ICT News Bulletin No. 181 - 06/05/2011

Network Managers Event

SIMS training – places still available

Free Places at the E2BN Regional Conference for E2BN schools.

SIMS Project Update

Password policy change for Norfolk IDs

Teachernet Website and Access to S2S

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