Sheryl Everett

ICT Schools Team Manager

I have over 15 years’ experience working in the ‘SIMS Arena’, 8 years working in Infant & Primary Schools and 7 years as part of the SIMS Support Team. I moved away from Schools in 2008 for a few years and spent time working and living in Australia, Abu Dhabi & Dubai to come back in 2011, where I saw a vacancy for the SIMS Team, applied and successfully joined the SIMS Team. I have been promoted through the ranks from SIMS Support Officer, to Supervisor, Team Leader and now ICT Schools Team Manager responsible for SIMS, Schools Financial Systems & Schools Technical Support Teams. I understand the demands of School life – I don’t think you truly can unless you have worked in the environment; my teams also know what it’s like and that is why our ethos is to assist and guide in every way, no matter how trivial or complex. Whatever it is we can do to support your daily working life, we will. We are the first point of contact for many Schools and our motto is…. If we don’t know, we will know someone who does’.

Gill Kershaw

Senior SIMS Support Officer

Having been an HLTA at a local Primary school for 10 years, which included a two year secondment in the Finance Office, I plunged into to the world of Secondary Education in 2011 and became an Examinations Officer and SIMS Administrator.    My experience in the Primary sector had given me a basic outline of SIMS, but my knowledge grew, by no small part, from my learning and interaction with the SIMS Support Team. (I think I may have had my own direct line!)  

I joined the team in March 2014.  I love solving puzzles so this job is ‘right up my street’ and I can honestly say no two days are the same. From training to telephone support, every day I learn something new and I am able to share this knowledge with our customers in the hope that it makes their working life a little easier.

Carrie Paul

SIMS Support Officer

I started working within schools 10 years ago.  My roles have varied from Teaching Assistant to School Manager of a Primary School. 

 When I first started working on the SIMS system I thought I would never understand the system and was always worried I would lose vital information! However, whilst working as a School Manager over the last four years I have learnt so much and I am still amazed by how much information you can input to SIMS and how beneficial it is to schools.  It is a fantastic way of fully understanding your pupil data and I love how you can extract a multitude of reports in different areas to share with your school staff.  

 I joined the SIMS Team in December 2017 and love being part of a great Team. I am continually learning each day and extending my knowledge in order to give the best SIMS support service to our schools. I am pleased to be in a position of helping and supporting staff within schools as I know how daunting using SIMS can be!

Jo Officer

SIMS Support Officer (Casual)

Helen Scott

Senior SIMS Support Officer

I joined the SIMS & FMS Support Team in July 2013, having spent 7 years working in a Buckinghamshire Secondary School where I held multiple posts with responsibility for SEN and Data Management.

Since joining the team I have acquired a wealth of knowledge on the many other modules in SIMS which I had not used in school and, in turn, I have been able to share my experience in SEN, Assessment and Statutory Returns. 

Teresa Gomm

SIMS Support Officer

I joined the SIMS Support Team in December 2017 having spent 7 years working as an Administration Officer for a large SEN primary school based in Aylesbury.  Luckily, my school used the services of the SIMS Support Team for telephone support and I knew they could always help and advise me for any query I had.  I also regularly attended the SIMS Support Seminars for Census, Data Collection and End of Year as well as attending their training courses and workshops.

When I saw the advert for a SIMS Support Officer in October 2017, I decided to apply and was delighted to be offered the position.  SIMS is such a valuable software tool which is generally underused in Schools and I hope to be able to share my knowledge with other Schools to make their system run more efficiently and effectively.

Kathryn Reidy

ICT Schools Administrator

I joined the team in October 2018 having been Office Manager for an Infant school in Aylesbury for nearly 10 years.  Prior to this I worked for a wide range of companies in the private sector in London enabling me to acquire a variety of PA and administrative skills.

My experience within Primary schools has provided me with a basic knowledge of SIMS and FMS which I hope will be invaluable in my new role of ICT Schools Team Administrator. I look forward to being part of the team and to providing efficient and effective support to schools.

Christine Holden

SIMS Support Officer (Casual)