Navigating the Complex World of School Procurement

In the fast-paced world of education, school staff, particularly headteachers and those tasked with procurement responsibilities, face an ongoing challenge: how to secure the best value while juggling a myriad of responsibilities.

Procurement is a multifaceted process that extends beyond the pursuit of the lowest price. It’s about finding the right solution to meet a school’s specific needs, all while optimising resources. 

Read our guide for Headteachers and Procurement Leaders to learn how to unlock value in school procurement.

Help shape our ScoStore products

We need your input!

Scomis has recently launched ScoStore, our online purchasing solution for our customers and other schools, trusts and federations across the UK and we’re calling on your expertise to help shape our products.

We are continually developing the merchandising for ScoStore and we want to base this on customers real shopping lists. We have prepared a short survey for you to tell us about your establishments shopping habits.

By sharing details on the solutions you actually buy for your classrooms and front offices, you’ll directly inform the products and promotions available on ScoStore. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey on your current and future EdTech shopping lists.

The feedback we receive on your real shopping lists will enable us to adapt ScoStore into a purchasing site tailored to your needs.

Quick top tip 

Here's a Microsoft Edge tip for you. Did you know that you can open two web browsers side by side in the same screen? You can find the split screen next to the address bar and pressing it will split your screen into two browser windows.

There is also a menu if you go to the top right corner of each of the split menus. This will allow you to:

• Open the split page as a new tab
• Exit split screen mode
• Switch the left and right tabs
• Link Tabs-allows you to open any links from one split page to the other
• Unlink Tabs

Spring Term training schedule

Our Spring term training schedule is underway and available for you to book now. Our training courses are increasing in popularity, so we recommend you book sooner rather than later. Follow the links for each course below.

January 2024

16th January 2024 - Introduction to SIMS for new members of staff – Primary

17th January 2024 - Introduction to SIMS for new members of staff - Secondary

23rd January 2024 - Examinations Organiser: 2) Basedata Entry Submission

24th January 2024 - NOVA T6 for New Users – DAY 1

25th January 2024 - NOVA T6 for New Users – DAY 2

February 2024

5th February 2024 - Microsoft Excel – Formulas and Functions (A)

6th February 2024 - SEND in SIMS for New Users

7th February 2024 - Attendance in SIMS (Session 1)

8th February 2024 - Course Manager in SIMS

8th February 2024 - Course Manager and Post 16 Learning Aims

20th February 2024 - New User in SIMS (Session 1)

21st February 2024 - Attendance in SIMS (Session 2)

23rd February 2024 - NOVA T6 for New Users – DAY 3

26th February 2024 - Microsoft Excel – More Formulas and Functions (B)

27th February 2024 - New User in SIMS (Session 2)

March 2024

4th March 2024 - Microsoft Excel – Logical and Look-up Functions (C)

5th March 2024 - Examinations Organiser: 3) Seating, Reports and Timetables

6th March 2024 - Personnel for New Users in SIMS

7^th March 2024 - Standard Reporting in SIMS (Session 1)

11th March 2024 - Microsoft Excel – Data Sets and Tables

12th March 2024 - Domestic Exams in SIMS

12th March 2024 - Admissions in SIMS

14th March 2024 - Reporting from Personnel in SIMS

18th March 2024 - Microsoft Excel – Charts

19th March 2024 - NOVA T6 for New Users – DAY 4

21st March 2024 - Standard Reporting in SIMS (Session 2)

25th March 2024 - Microsoft Excel – Pivot Tables

April 2024

17th April 2024 - New User in SIMS (Session 1)

18th April 2024 - Attendance in SIMS (Session 1)

25th April 2024 - Attendance in SIMS (Session 2)

30th April 2024 - New User in SIMS (Session 2)