What migrates to Arbor - SIMS.bak

Last Updated: 17/11/2025

This document should be used to understand what data we are able to migrate when performing a SIMS .bak (backup method) migration to Arbor. This list provides a general overview of each data area and is not exclusive or exhaustive in detailing each field, limitation or feature we migrate, and is intended to be used as an overview.

How many years of data do we migrate?

Schools migrating from SIMS to Arbor via a .bak (database backup) file will have all staff and student records from every available historic academic year in their SIMS database migrated to Arbor.

Student

The below list shows all of the data we migrate for Students in the SIMS .bak (backup method) migrator.

• Academic Unit Class Enrolment Other
• Academic Unit Enrolment
• Agency Student Link
• Statutory Assessment Mark
• Attendance Roll Call Record
• Attendance Roll Call Time
• Census Student Funding
• Census Student Funding Details
• Child Protection Status Assignment
• Consent
• Court Order
• Dietary Requirement
• Document Manager
• Early Year Pupil Premium Recipient
• Education Plan
• Email Address
• English Proficiency
• Enrolment Mode Assignment
• Ethnicity
• Ethnicity Source
• Exclusion
• Exclusion Reason
• Free Meal Eligibility
• Guardian
• In Care Status Assignment
• Language Ability
• Lesson Attendance Record
• Medical Condition
• Medical Event
• Medical Notes Document Manager
• Membership In Care Status Assignment
• Permanent Exclusion Review
• Person
• Person Ability
• Person Country Of Birth
• Person Former Name
• Person Nationality
• Person Transportation Method
• Postal Address
• Postal Address Occupancy
• Profile Picture
• Programme Enrolment
• Programme Instance
• Refugee Asylum Seeker
• Religion
• School Bus Person Transportation Method
• School Led Tutoring
• Sen Event
• Sen Event Participant
• Sen Need
• Sen Review
• Sen Review Participant
• Sen Statement
• Sen Status Assignment
• Sen Status History
• Student
• Student Absence Note
• Student Alternative Provision Placement
• Student Attainment
• Student Educational History
• Student Educational Institution Enrolment
• Student Enrolment
• Student Funding
• Student Guardian Relationship
• Student Membership
• Student Other School Attendance Record
• Teaching Group Membership
• Traveller Status Assignment
• User Defined Record
• Young Carer

Staff

The below list shows all of the data we migrate for Staff in the SIMS .bak (backup method) migrator.

• Allowance
• Allowance Amount
• Business Role Assignment
• Document Manager
• Email Address
• Ethnicity
• Medical Condition
• Motor Vehicle
• Pay Scale
• Person
• Person Check
• Person Country Of Birth
• Person Former Name
• Person Nationality
• Person Professional Qualification
• Position
• Postal Address
• Postal Address Occupancy
• Profile Picture
• Religion
• Repeating Event Timetable Slot Staff
• Sen Event Participant
• Sen Review Participant
• Staff
• Staff Absence
• Staff Contact
• Staff Contract
• Staff Contract Post Allowance
• Staff Contract Post Salary
• Staff Impairment
• Staff Language Ability
• Staff Next Of Kin
• Staff Training Course
• Staff Working Period
• Superannuation Scheme
• Superannuation Scheme Value
• Teaching Group Membership
• User Defined Record

School

The below list shows all of the data we migrate for School and school structure in the SIMS .bak (backup method) migrator.

• Academic Calendar Date
• Academic Holiday
• Academic Unit Class
• Academic Unit Class Other
• Academic Unit Class Timetable Slot
• Academic Unit Class Timetable Slot Location
• Academic Unit Class Timetable Slot Schedule
• Academic Unit Class Timetable Slot Staff
• Academic Unit Course
• Academic Unit Lead
• Academic Unit Lead Other
• Academic Unit Parent Course
• Academic Year
• Academic Year Terms
• Agency
• Agency Agent
• Agency Email Address
• Agency Telephone Number
• Company
• Consent Type
• Educational Instititution Email Address
• Educational Instititution Telephone Number
• Educational Institution
• Faculty
• Group
• Group Tutor
• Pay Scale
• Pay Scale Spinal Point Value
• Programme
• Repeating Event Timetable Slot
• Repeating Event Timetable Slot Location
• Repeating Event Timetable Slot Schedule
• Repeating School Event
• Room
• School Event
• Site
• Sub Group
• Teaching Group
• Training Course
• User Defined Field

Behaviour

The below list shows all of the data we migrate for Behaviour in the SIMS .bak (backup method) migrator.

• Behaviour
• Behaviour Follow Up
• Behaviour Location
• Behavioural Incident
• Behavioural Incident Staff Involvement
• Behavioural Incident Student Involvement
• Detention
• Detention Session
• Detention Type
• Positive Behaviour

Exams

The below list shows all of the data we migrate for Exams in the SIMS .bak (backup method) migrator.

• Candidate
• Candidate Access Arrangement
• Candidate Entry
• Edi Export Job
• Exam Manager
• Invigilation Session
• Private Candidate Student
• Qualification Award
• Qualification Forecast Result
• Qualification Grade Set Kitchen Sink
• Qualification Offering
• Qualification Result
• Qualification Subscription
• Room
• Room Layout
• Room Layout Seat
• Vocational Exam Candidate
• Vocational Exam Grade
• Vocational Exam Result
• Vocational Exam Series

Applicants

The below list shows all of the data we migrate for Applicants in the SIMS .bak (backup method) migrator.

• Application
• Application Additional Info
• Application Care Authority
• Application Child Protection Register
• Application Consent
• Application Dietary Need
• Application Educational History
• Application Email Address
• Application Medical Condition
• Application Medical Event
• Application Nationality
• Application Postal Address Occupancy
• Application Sen Need
• Application Student Guardian Relationship
• Application Telephone Number
• Application Traveller Status Assignment
• Document Manager
• Intake Season