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SAM has been given a makeover.
Log in on the usual link:
http://sam.ealing.gov.uk/Website/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=appsummary.aspx
If you receive the following error page:
Paste the link into Google Chrome.
Log in with your usual details (unique to the school) and click
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Following logging in you will come to the following screen:
Choose your round from the drop
down and click
to be taken to the
round summary page.
Please note the functionality is still the same, it’s just presented in a more attractive
package.
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For own admission authority schools required to rank their own waiting list. The
functionality is the same as the previous
If applicable you must select a band before viewing or ranking your waiting list
The date ranges can be deleted from these
fields if you want to see all changes
Click the dial buttons to view unranked pupils
or ranked pupils.
This will be automatically ticked and is not
relevant for in-year admissions.
You can search through these categories to
highlight any claims which may affect the
ranking of the pupil.
Click
to apply your filters
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Click on Name, Criteria or Distance to bring
up the pupil details and it will show as
When a parent claims a sibling link, we will
input the details on the preference record,
please check in SIMS if the sibling is in
attendance and notify your allocating officer
who can reject the claim.
The in-year admissions team request proof of
address and carry out address checks upon
receipt of an application. You will see from
this section whether we have received
sufficient proof of address.
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Go to Actions at the top of the screen to export the data to an Excel or CSV file
You can also choose the fields you wish to export
The file will appear in the bottom left of your screen, click on the file to open it.
PLEASE NOTE: In ranked applicants you may see pupils who have requested and
offered/accepted a place at the school
To return to the previous screen click Round Summary
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To add on roll dates to SAM click On Roll Date dial button and
Click
to edit and click on
to open the calendar and you can
choose your date or manually input the date and click
to save your change.
You cannot remove the date once it has been save, if you try you will get the
following message:
Please contact the in-year team by phone or email to request a change.
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At the top of this page you can choose your default criteria from the drop down and
you can
which will apply the default criteria to all unranked applications.
You will receive the following message:
By clicking
applicants.
you will apply the default criteria to the unranked
By viewing your ranked list by searching the ranked dial button you will see the pupil
appear in your ranked waiting list in the criteria position:
To ensure the pupils have a list position click
the following message
and you will get
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Click
and remember to click
Click
order:
to apply the position list numbers
you may get the following message:
to save the changes and your waiting list should be in criteria
Alternatively by clicking on the criteria box you can select the relevant criteria from
the drop down
You can also manually write the list position in the box
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You can view your waiting list in this option and you can arrange the list according to
the headings
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This option is still the place to view your new offers and acceptances:
You can filter query preferences using the tick
boxes and
so you can identify
new offers and acceptances.
When in-year admissions sees a start date we
will endeavour to change the Place Accepted
status to Historical Acceptance to distinguish
more easily between new offers/acceptance
and those already admitted to school.