Don't forget to enter your school's closures into SIMS

Use the Y code to report enforced closure i.e. due to severe weather circumstances; this will neutralise the absences affect on your school's attendance rating.

Method

• Log in to Sims.Net
• Focus> attendance> exceptional circumstances
• In the window, click on NEW
• Then choose the date (s), am and pm etc.
• Double click on the date from the drop down menu
• In group type choose who you want the code to apply to. eg. whole school year group, registration group, individual pupil etc.
• Search and apply

Please note, the Y code cannot be applied through the 'edit mark' function in attendance.

Contact

If you have any queries please contact:
Frank Jenkinson, school attendance team leader.
Email: fjenkinson@ealing.gov.uk