Independent Schools Knowledge Base
- 2025 Updates to Arbor Data Transfer
- Activating Google Translate
- Add a UDF
- Adding a Configurable Note to the Footer of a Bill Estimate
- Adding a Student’s Reference to Their Profile
- Address Mapping
- Admissions+ Enquiries & Leads Guide
- Admissions+ Navigation
- Admissions+ SIMS App Guidebook
- Advanced Filter Function for Events
- Application Journey Overview
- Approving Enquiries to Start an Application
- Arbor Integration
- At which statuses will applications sync to SIMS?
- Automations
- ”Bromcom: How to Create a Third-Party API User for Admissions+”
- Bromcom Integration Guidebook for Year 12
- Bromcom Integration
- Bromcom MIS Admissions+ Export Guide (1 min) + PDF Guide
- Bromcom Training Webinar Recording (1 hr)
- Campaigns
- Can All Applications Be Imported into SIMS Using the Admissions+ SIMS App?
- Checks to Make Ahead of Exporting Data to Your MIS
- Creating Calculated Properties to Rank Applicants by Entry/Admissions Criteria
- CTF/File Request Area
- Customise Your Student Profile Overview
- Daily Email Digest Settings
- Data Transfer - Arbor
- Data Transfer - Bromcom
- Data Transfer - iSAMS
- Data Transfer - SIMS
- Default Role Permissions (PDF)
- Distance Calculation Feature
- Do All Versions of the App Auto-Update?
- DOB Setting to Determine Expected Year Group
- Download the SIMS App
- Duplicate Contact Area
- Email Templates to Check Before Go-Live
- Event Waitlists Feature
- Events Area Overview
- Example Fees Data
- FAQs on SIMS / Admissions+ App Upgrade
- Fee Data
- ”Feeder Schools Area: Process and Key Steps”
- Filtering Applicants
- First Media Integration Guide
- Full Onboarding Training - Independent / International Schools
- Global Form Settings
- Go-Live Checks - Independent & International Schools
- How a Parent Accepts a Student’s Interview or Meeting Invitation
- How Can I See Registered Parents/Enquiries?
- How Parents or Students Can See Their Events
- How to Add a Dashboard Card in Admissions+
- How to Add a Popup Message on the Landing Page
- How to Add a QR Code or Other Images to an Email Template
- How to Add and Edit Questions
- How to Add Another Child to an Existing Parent
- How to Add Hyperlinks
- How to Add Logo and Background Photo
- How to Add Marketing Sources Question to Enquiry and Registration Forms
- How to Add a Prospectus and FAQs
- How to Add Staff/Teachers
- How to Add Students to an Application Group
- How to Add Students to an Interview/Meeting
- How to Add Tags to Filter Students
- How to Bulk Export Student Information as a PDF
- How to Change Parent’s Email Address
- How to Change a Student’s Internal/External Status
- How to Change Application Status
- How to Change or Edit a Student’s Email Address
- How to Change or Import Email Addresses in Bulk
- How to Change the Page Theme
- How to Change Your Default Email Settings
- How to Change Your Email Name Display
- How to Change Your Timeout Setting (1 Min)
- How to Check the Offer Status of Students
- How to Check Whether Your Applicants Have a Unique Identifier in A+
- How to choose if school names are created in SIMS
- How to Choose Which Columns to View in a Student List
- How to Colour Code Students
- How to Conduct a Student Interview
- How to Configure the Landing Page
- How to Control Who Can Access a Phase
- How to customise your event email
- How to Create a New Event Question Template
- How to Create a New Event Registration Form
- How to Create a New Year of Entry (7 mins)
- How to Create a Test Account
- How to Create a Test Application
- How to Create an Event and Make It Visible on the Landing Page, Student, and Parent Homepage
- How to Create an Event
- How to Create an Interview, Guidance Meeting, or Parents’ Evening
- How to Create and Edit Email Templates
- How to Create Email Templates for Events
- How to Create, View, and Add Columns to Your Event Guests Table
- How to Customise an Application Form
- How to Delete an Applicant or a Parent
- How to Delete or Clear Cookies from Google Chrome
- How to Edit Details in the Parent’s Profile
- How to Edit Details on Behalf of Students/Parents
- How to Edit the Parent Homepage
- How to Edit the Student Homepage (Post-16)
- How to Enable Applicaa on SIMS CONNECTED
- How to Enable/Disable Sending Emails to Students
- How to Export Attached Documents or Photos as a Zipped File
- How to export data from A+ as a CSV
- How to Export Parent Data from Table
- How to Export Student Information as a PDF
- How to Filter Event Registrants Based on Event Registration Form Responses
- How to Filter Parents
- How to use the New Filter Function in Admissions+
- How to Generate a QR Code for School Form URLs
- How to Grant Parents Permission to View and Edit an Application Form
- How to Impersonate an Account
- How to Import Student and Contact Data into Your MIS from Admissions+
- How to Import Students Into Your Platform From a CSV
- How to Install and Run the Admissions+ SIMS App (5 mins)
- How to Install the Admissions+ SIMS App
- How to Link a Student to a Parent
- How to Link an Email Template to an Event
- How to Link Your Form to Your School Website
- How to Make and Save Notes on a Student’s Profile
- How to Manage Duplicate Accounts
- How to Manage Parent Registration
- How to Manually Add People
- How to Manually Merge Profiles
- How to Manually or Automatically Follow Up with Incomplete Applications
- How to Move an Applicant to a Different Application Form
- How to Perform VLOOKUPs in Excel
- How to Prepare Your CSV File to Import Students & Parents (If You Use an MIS We Don’t Integrate With)
- How to Publish and Unpublish an Event
- How to Quickly Check Application Status
- How to Quickly View Student References
- How to Quickly View Student References
- How to Raise a Support Ticket
- How to Record a Student’s Interview Responses
- How to Remove Students from an Interview/Meeting
- How to Reopen an Application Form to the Applicant After Submission
- How to Reset a Password for a Parent or Student
- How to Reset a SIMS ID or Status
- How to Send Emails to Parents
- How to Send Interview/Meeting Invitations
- How to send Offers
- How to Send Test Emails
- How to Send the Parent Confirmation Instruction Email
- How to Set an Event with Multiple Days and Times
- How to Set Up an Application Group
- How to Set Up and Use Payment and Fees in Your Admissions+ System
- How to Set Up Payments (7 mins)
- How to Set Up the Policies and Agreement Step
- How to Set Up the SIMS App via SCOMIS (Hosted SIMS)
- How to Skip Registration Payment
- How to Specify a Minimum Number of Parent/Carer Contacts
- How to Stop New Applications and Control Whether Applications Can Be Edited
- How to Submit a Feature Request or Product Feedback
- How to test SIMS Sync before launch
- How to Update Email Design – Header & Footer
- How to Update Existing Applications Using a CSV Import
- How to Update the School’s Menu Colour
- How to Upload a File in Admissions+ to Share Information with Applicaa in Line with GDPR Policy
- How to Upload Policy/Consent Documents in the Application Form
- How to Use Digital Signatures
- How to Use the Dashboard Features
- How to Use the SMS Feature (PDF)
- How to View, Edit, and Manage Student Interviews
- How to View Sent Emails, Their Content, and Status
- How to allow parents to skip deposit payments in the Offer phase
- Importing Additional Data for Existing Applicants
- Importing Internal Students from Bromcom to Admissions+
- Importing Parents via CSV
- Importing Tutor Group Allocations from the Sorting Hat into SIMS
- Importing Your Internal Students from Your MIS into Admissions+
- Inbox
- Independent & International Schools Group Training - Admissions+
- Independent School Journey
- Events Analysis
- Feeder Schools Analysis
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Map View
- Overview
- Pipeline View
- Reports Area
- Summary Page
- iSAMS API Set-up
- iSAMS Export Guide for Independent Schools
- iSAMS Integration for Independent Schools
- iSAMS Integration Guide for Independent Schools
- Known SIMS People
- Linking Email Templates to Expected Year Groups (In-Year Admissions)
- Managing Concessions in Admissions+
- Meet Emma - your AI Assistant in Applicaa
- Meetings, Offers and Timetabling training guide
- Messages Summary Area
- ”MIS Migration Guide: Are You Considering Switching Your Management Information System (MIS)?”
- New Communications Guide
- Offer Contract Phase - Bill Payer Settings
- Offer Contract Phase Setup
- Offer phase - Offer letters
- Overview of Student Application Statuses
- Parent/Carer Requirements (Additional Settings)
- Parent Guide to Completing the A+ Form
- Parent Profile Overview
- ”Parent''''s Guide: Creating an Enquiry in Admissions+”
- Parent’s Guide to Admissions+
- Staff access permissions
- Phase View & Step View
- Properties
- QR Codes for Event Attendance
- Reopening the “Contract Signature” Step of the Offer Contract
- ”Reports: Chart Filters”
- ”Reports: Charts”
- ”Reports: Dashboard”
- Reports in Admissions+ (How to Guide)
- Restricting Enquiries
- Reviewing Your Admissions+ Platform - Independent & International Schools
- Setting a Date of Birth Range for Your Applicants
- Settings & Compliance
- SIMS App Installation and System Requirements
- ”SIMS Sync: Adding a New Contact (Independent Schools Only)”
- SIMS Sync detailed information
- SIMS Sync Setup (Independent & International Schools Only)
- SIMS Sync vital checks
- Single Sign-On (SSO) for Staff (Google & Microsoft Accounts only)
- Stand Alone Phases
- Step Status Report
- Student Profile Photo/Avatar
- Syncing Event Information to SIMS
- Templates (Enhanced)
- How to Create, Update & Monitor Tasks
- Toggleable/Conditional Questions
- Two-Factor Authentication
- Typical Form Phases for Independent Schools
- Communication Logs Area
- Updating Key Contacts, Super Admins, and Removing Departing Staff
- Updating the “From” Email Address and “Reply-To” Email Address
- Updating/Uploading Your School’s Privacy Policy
- Updating Withdrawal Reasons in SIMS and Configuring Offer Letter Options
- ”Uploaded Files: How to Link Documents to the Parent/Student Homepage (Without Access to a Submitted Application Form)”
- Vital Data Transfer Checks Before Launching Your Form
- What Do the Email Statuses Mean?
- What Does Recent Activities Do?
- What Is Step View?
- What to Check if Students/Parents Are Unable to Start or Proceed with an Application
- Where to Access Bursary+ Training Resources
- Which Fields Go to Which Places in SIMS? (PDF)
- Which URLs to Whitelist When Setting Up the A+ SIMS App