Choosing the right administrative software for your new school
When it comes to starting a new school, there’s an awful lot to consider and many details to get right. Schools just starting out in the world need to put down a solid foundation on which to build in...
View ArticleTools to Support GCSE, AS, A-level and IB Student Assessment in the UK
End of year exams for GCSE, AS, A-level and IB students in the UK are set to be replaced by predicted grades for the 2021 academic year. As a result, reports and historical grades, test results and...
View ArticleFutureproofing your school data with cloud hosting
Choosing how and where you store your school’s data is an important consideration. In today’s world, every aspect of school life – from student records, timetabling and accounting to wellbeing concerns...
View ArticleTools to Support Teacher Workload and Wellbeing
It’s no secret that teachers in today’s world work extremely hard, often wearing many hats and performing several different roles at the same time. The coronavirus pandemic has added further layers of...
View Article5 Top Tips for Successfully Migrating Your MIS
When we talk to schools about migrating from their current Management Information System (MIS) provider, many have concerns about the process. Data migration in particular is viewed as a gargantuan...
View ArticleData Protection and Digital Learning
When the new GDPR laws were enforced across the EU 2018, we all set to work to ensure we could meet the new regulations. With schools around the world still teaching and learning online, it’s caused...
View ArticleNew Term Checklist for Independent Schools’ MIS Administrators
The start of a new term can be one of the most stressful times of year for your school’s staff members and Administrators, particularly in light of the pandemic which has necessitated further school...
View ArticleThe Future of School Finance: Collaborative Accounting in the Cloud
A recent report from PwC and the ACCA suggests that a ‘key lesson from the pandemic will be how truly transformative a lot of organisations have been digitally’, that Covid-19 has ‘exposed for some...
View ArticleUsing Your School MIS to Monitor, Track, Trace and Inform on Covid-19 Cases
Whilst most students and teachers have now returned to classrooms following school closures earlier in the year, the road ahead is proving difficult to navigate as the second wave of coronavirus...
View ArticleYour Comprehensive MIS Administrator Checklist for 2020
As the new school year arrives in exceptional circumstances, there are a great many more things to consider than in years gone by. We understand that making lists and cross-checking them against last...
View ArticleTracking Student Medical Requirements
Tracking student medical requirements over time is an essential part of ensuring your students have the best school experience possible. Plus, as child safeguarding and well-being requirements have...
View Article5 Recommendations for Procurement in Schools
With hoards of stationary, masses of educational literature and a wealth of hardware and software to source ahead of each academic year, procurement can be an ongoing challenge for many schools. This...
View ArticleSign-In Solution to Enable Schools to Re-Open Safely
InVentry are the market leaders for visitor and pupil management within the education sector; trusted by over 7,000 schools. Our system provides an easy to use sign in system that allows schools to...
View ArticleLockdown Life and Student Wellbeing
As the global pandemic forced schools to close their doors, the balance of technology vs face-to-face learning has seen a remarkable shift over recent months. So much so that many schools have become...
View ArticleHow to Improve Classroom Registration
Do you remember the days of the Class Monitor? A single student who was chosen each term, charged with the duty of collecting and returning the class register safely to Reception at the beginning of...
View ArticleMIS Checklist for Schools Reopening
Following government advice surrounding school’s reopening, we’ve prepared the below Management Information System (MIS) checklist for our schools to use and adapt as they wish. This contains some of...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for Schools Re-Opening
Approximately 1.3 billion students around the world have been affected by the school closures enforced in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has impacted every member of the Education...
View ArticleHow To Boost School Admissions Online
During recent unprecedented circumstances, it’s harder than ever to interact with prospective parents and students and encourage them to submit applications to your school. This is particularly...
View ArticleTimetabling for Social Distancing in Schools
What is the best way to get schools open again? Schools do not know whether they will be open in three weeks or in three months, with social distancing for the foreseeable future. But how do students...
View ArticleParents Can Now Pay School Invoices Online
Through our ongoing partnership with leading payments providers, Flywire, in January 2020 we were delighted to announce that we’ve developed a feature enabling parents to pay invoices directly online...
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