1. SIMS Personnel - Staff Performance and Pay Dave Cattlin

2. School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions 2013 03 September 2013 3 rd September 2013

3. Main Changes Teachers Main Scale The main and upper pay scales replaced by two pay ranges with maximum and minimum pay points Leading Practitioner Removal of Advanced Skills Teacher and Excellent Teacher for School Workforce 2014 Performance related pay for teachers  Removal of annual progression  Pay progression from September 2014 determined by performance appraisal 03 September 2013

4. Teachers Main Scales Will not appear in SIMS until the Spring 2014 release No longer possible to produce and share definition files

5. Not a small matter…. SIMS Personnel Service Term Contracts area of the staff record Personnel reports.net dictionary Bulk Update screen / replacement for increments Service Term Export / Import Command Pulsar to FMS FMS Salary Projections & reports Individual Payments Block Payments Salary Calculator & Reports Import Payroll File Commitments through FMS Budget Planning - Salary Plan Budget Planning - Reports Other areas: School workforce census B2B Personnel Third parties

6. SIMS Spring 2014 Release More information will be shared as soon as available If you do already record pay information in SIMS there are options to record these arrangements in advance of the Spring release of SIMS If you are affected, please log a call to discuss further

7. Performance Related Pay

8. Decisions about teachers’ pay progression will be linked to performance, with the first of these awards to be made in September 2014

9. Performance Related Pay

10. Assessment of performance may be based on evidence from a range of sources, for example, self-assessment, peer review, tracking pupil progress, lesson observations, the views of pupils and parents Schools must have an appraisal policy for teachers

11. SIMS solution An extra cost area within SIMS Personnel Already installed to your system and activated by license

12. The SIMS Solution

13. Enhancements to Personnel Professional Details tab Was only for formal off site training but can now: Record any ad hoc and self directed CPD Store evidence attached to the DMS Be accessed by the staff member to maintain own CPD records Staff can maintain their own records of CPD

14. Enhancements to Personnel New Appraisals tab Manages collaboration on the whole appraisal process Elements available to appraiser and appraise as appropriate Management of Lesson Observation records OFSTED grading adopted but can be changed Can add evidence to DMS Typed Scanned Image and Video Record progression outcomes The system can manage the whole staff appraisal process

15. System Configuration

16. Permissions Appraisal Periods Whole School Objectives Professional Standards Line Management Structure Lookups

17. Permissions (System Manager) SP Manager SP Line Manager SP Appraiser SP Staff In addition to these new permission groups, the Personnel Officer, School Administrator and System Manager can configure the setups, the line management structure and define lookups.

18. Permissions SP Manager SP Line Manager SP Appraiser SP Staff System Manager Personnel Officer School Administrator Professional Details View xxx CPD Edit xxx Objectives Edit Viewxxx Objectives Evidence Edit xxx Observations Edit Viewxxx Reviews Edit Viewxxx Line Management Details View xxx Staff Performance Setup Editxxx Line Management Structure Editxxx Lookups Editxxx Leavers Records Viewxxxxxx Reports (Design) Run xxxx Staff Observations Report Run xxxx Line Management Report Runxxx

19. Appraisal Periods Appraisal periods are the timeframe for when appraisal related activities take place during the academic year

20. Whole School Objectives Whole school objectives (usually taken from the school development plan) can be added, allowing individual staff objectives to be linked with the school objectives. This allows reporting on the progress of the school against these objectives.

21. Professional Standards Professional standards are the criteria against which various groups of staff can be assessed Multiple sets of standards can be created and associated with members of staff Teacher Standards (already present) NQT standards support staff standards school defined generic competencies

22. Line Management Structure

23. Lookups Configuration of components to match the school’s appraisal policy Standard Type Teachers or Support Staff CPD Activity Type Inset, Mentoring, Off Site Training CPD Result Usefulness or Appropriateness of the CPD

24. Lookups Configuration of components to match the school’s appraisal policy Ability Group A description of the group being taught during lesson observation Observation Type Observation, work analysis, discussion

25. Lookups Configuration of components to match the school’s appraisal policy Achievement Status Was the Appraised Objective Achieved? Performance Grade Appraisal Outcome Grade Review Type Periodicity of Review

26. Option for all staff to access the system - CPD SIMS can be used by all staff to record and report on all forms of CPD, helping to ensure that all CPD is captured both formal and informal CPD, which can be linked as evidence towards an objective

27. Option for all staff to access the system - Appraisal SIMS can be used by all staff to record comments on appraisal processes encouraging engagement and a consistent approach

28. Let’s take a look

29. Reporting A suite of reports provided to support management and monitoring functions All fields available within the reporting dictionary

30. Core benefits Increases efficiency by automating the administration of performance management Offers a range of flexible tools that can be utilised by all schools Drives staff development across the school Motivates staff through their active involvement in their own personal development Evidence based decisions during appraisals

31. Staff Performance licence price One off charge of: