Education Technologies: Technical Support and Cyber Security

Training Courses

From technical and cyber support to safeguarding and professional development, we help schools to transform the way they use technology.

Education Technologies: Technical Support and Cyber Security

Using the SIMS Attendance Module

Reporting in SIMS - Standard / Intermediate

Introduction to SIMS

Nova-T6 3 Day Construction Course

Introduction to the Online Free School Meals Portal

SIMS Options Online Course

Webinar - SIMS Post 16 Autumn School Census

SIMS Examinations Organiser

SIMS Personnel and the School Workforce Census (virtual)

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Using the SIMS Attendance Module

Attendance data is collected in all three School Census returns and used by the DfE to judge a schools' performance. It is essential that Attendance Managers have a full understanding of the importance of the data and the statistical meaning of absences.

Date: 01/10/2025 Course Code: LTT-OM-1025-T004 Time: 09:30–16:00 Venue: Virtual delivery Cost: £278

Date: 11/11/2025 Course Code: LTT-OM-1125-T004 Time: 09:30–16:00 Venue: Virtual delivery Cost: £278

Reporting in SIMS - Standard

This webinar will give you the skills to design SIMS reports to find out the wealth of information that is stored within SIMS for your school.

Date: 08/10/2025
Course code: LTT-OM-1025-T002
Time: 09:30 - 16:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £278

Date: 20/11/2025
Course code: LTT-OM-1125-T002
Time: 09:30 - 16:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £278

Reporting in SIMS - Intermediate

Have you already completed the Reporting in SIMS - Standard course? Would you like to extend your knowledge of reporting? This course will examine designing reports and explore possible solutions or alternatives from a software perspective.

Date: 10/12/2025
Course code: LTT-OM-1225-T002
Time: 09:30 - 16:00
Venue: Virtual delivery

Cost: £180 - £278

Booking your place: To book your place or find out more information, please visit SLA online and search for your course using the course code. Alternatively, please call us on 0333 300 1900 (option 3) or email us at enquiries@entrust-ed.co.uk

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Nova-T6 3 Day Construction Course

This three-day course provides a step-by-step explanation of how to use Nova-T6 in the production of the school timetable, from populating the system with core data (rooms, staff and subjects) to submitting the complete scheduled timetable to SIMS.

Date: 03/12/2025 | 04/12/2025 | 05/12/2025
Course code: LTT-OM-1225-T003
Time: 09:30 - 16:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £544 - £844

Introduction to SIMS

SIMS is the database which holds all pupil/student data and is crucial to the day-to-day administration of a school. If you are new to role it is extremely important that you are trained on how to manage and edit this data as this information forms an integral part of the schools administration management and statutory return data.

Date: 18/09/2025 Course code: LTT-0925-T001Time: 09:30 - 16:00 Venue: Entrust Riverway Centre Cost: £280

Date: 05/11/2025 Course code: LTT-OM-1125-T001 Time: 09:30 - 16:00 Venue: Virtual delivery Cost: £278

Introduction to the Online Free School Meals Portal

This workshop aims to provide an overview of our Online Free School Meals (OFSM) Eligibility checking software. This workshop is suitable for schools with the Online Free School Meals eligibility checking service or those interested in purchasing the software.

Date: 11/12/2025 Course code: LTT-OM-1225-T001
Time: 13:30 - 15:30

Venue: Virtual delivery Cost: Free to attend

SIMS Options Online Course

This course covers all aspects required to implement the SIMS Options Online module successfully in your school.

Date: 12/11/2025
Course code: LTT-OM-1125-T005
Time: 09:30 - 16:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £180 - £278

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SIMS Personnel User

The webinar covers the maintenance and management of all staff data. Delegates will be shown how to process new appointments, leavers, promotions and other data adjustments. Delegates will also be shown how to record absences, record training courses taking place and those staff attending. Reports can be used as part of a Staff Performance review meeting. We will generate the system Personnel reports within SIMS.
Date: 27/11/2025
Course code: LTT-OM-1125-T003
Time: 09:30 - 12:30
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £200

Introduction to Arbor

This webinar will focus on; Interface familiarity, Pupil Profiles and enrolment, Attendance Overview, Pupil Routines, Importing / Exporting Common Transfer Files (CTFs), Bulk Updating, Communication Overview and Reporting Overview

Date: 16/10/2025
Course code: LTT-OM-1025-T001
Time: 09:30 - 12:30
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £200

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Webinar - SIMS Post 16 Autumn School Census

As in previous years, Secondary schools with sixth forms will be returning Post-16 Learning Aims data in this return. We have scheduled this webinar to offer help and advice on entering and ensuring the accuracy of Post-16 data.The session will be focussed on the data to be collected, and the School Census routine itself. It is essential that every school returns accurate Post-16 data in the Autumn School Census as the quality of data has a big

Date: 17/09/2025
Course Code: LLT-OM-0925-T004
Time: 10:00–12:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £76

SIMS Examinations Organiser

Gain confidence in setting up and managing Examinations Organiser, including defining seasons, importing basedata, managing candidates and special arrangements, handling entries and amendments, seating plans, and resolving clashes. The course also covers links between courses and awards, data entry options, and reporting across the exam process.

Date: 24/09/2025 Course Code: LTT-OM-0925-T003 Time: 09:30–16:00 Venue: Virtual delivery Cost: £446 - £560

SIMS Personnel and the School Workforce Census

Gain hands-on experience in adding and editing staff records, using the training area, and recording absences for the School Workforce Census. Learn to manage service terms, pay scales, and posts, resolve census errors, understand module links, and report on personnel data effectively.

Date: 22/10/2025
Course Code: LTT-OM-1025-T003
Time: 09:30–16:00
Venue: Virtual delivery
Cost: £165 - £255