Preparing for Autumn Term 2024

Here at Education Digital Services, we understand how hectic the Autumn Term can be! That is why we have created the 'Preparing for Autumn term' checklist, our annual services can provide support and solutions to the ever growing to do lists that come with the start of a new term. 

Checklist:

• Learn about Unique Identities and Multi-Factor Authentication – Watch videos 1-3
• Housekeeping for Office 365 – remove access from leavers and add new staff and pupils
• Increase ParentPay usage to save time and reduce cash handling for dinners, trips and uniforms
• Check if teachers need new interactive classroom resources - try our Discovery Education subscription
• Need extra ICT support in Autumn? Try our Technician Visits Service
• Ensure your backup is big enough with our Remote Data Backup
• Windows 10 support ends October 2025 – budget for Windows 11 and any replacement desktops/laptops
• Learn about our new Digital Telephony 8x8 Service and check for other PSTN lines

SIMS:

• Book early to reserve your place on our SIMS Training Courses
• Learn more about SIMS Next Gen
• Sign up for the SIMS Autumn School Census and the SIMS School Workforce webinars
• Download information on new Attendance Codes and familiarise with the changes for Autumn 2024
• Read A Year in the Life of SIMS - Primary or A Year in the Life of SIMS - Secondary and take action
• Help for new starters - Getting Started with SIMS & FMS Consultancy
• SIMS Assisted School Census Setup Consultancy
• SIMS Assisted School Workforce Census Setup Consultancy
• SIMS and Power BI Setup Consultancy – introduce new attendance data dashboards