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| + | Finally, weigh support and continuity. Ask about the support model, response times and where the support team is based, and ask to speak with schools in the same sector. The UK and Irish market has several established providers, so compare on governance, reporting fit and total cost rather than the demo alone. Set your sector requirements down first, score each provider against them, and the right system for a government or Catholic school becomes far clearer than a general feature comparison would suggest. | ||
| + | Data security is the second area to test. Schools in the UK and Ireland hold sensitive records, so check where [[https:// | ||
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| + | Certification is the third area worth confirming directly rather than assuming. Ask for current, dated evidence of information security certification such as ISO 27001, and, where the system handles payment data through billing or canteen accounts, confirmation of PCI-DSS compliance at the relevant level. Compass Education, like every other vendor on a shortlist, should be asked to produce this evidence directly rather than a school assuming it from marketing material or an incumbent relationship. | ||
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| + | Parent experience sits over both. Independent school families are, in effect, paying customers, and they judge the school partly on how easy it is to pay, book and stay informed. One app that covers notices, consent, billing and catering feels professional. Three logins for three tasks does not. Look for a single parent-facing account that carries all of it. | ||
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| + | Data mapping comes first. List every type of record your current system holds, from pupil details and attendance to finance and communication history. For each one, agree where it will live in the new platform and what format it needs to be in. This is where problems surface early, because two systems rarely store the same information in exactly the same way. Run a test import on a sample before the full move, check the results field by field, and fix the mapping before you commit real data. | ||
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| + | Spreadsheets are where many multi-academy trusts start, and for a single form entry they can just about cope. Run several schools from them and the cracks show quickly. Versions multiply, formulas break, and no one is quite sure which file is current. For a trust accountable to governors, the Department for Education and parents, that is a real risk rather than a minor annoyance. | ||
school_mis_vs_spreadsheets/what_multi-academy_trusts_actually_need.txt · Zuletzt geändert: 2026/08/29 00:55 von jewellwylde