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WhichMIS at the Schools and Academies Show

The team from WhichMIS took a small stand at the recent Schools and Academies Show at the NEC, Birmingham to showcase our MIS procurement services and to offer free advice sessions to any schools/MATs that are considering a change of MIS.

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And so the arguments continue…

We have been made aware of a recent email from ESS, that has been sent to schools and MATs using the SCOMIS SIMS hosting services.

In this email, ESS state that SCOMIS are breaching their contract with ESS, as well as their own Contracts Procedure Rules, by recommending that the schools currently using the SCOMIS hosting services move away from ESS SIMS to an alternative MIS provider.

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CMA closes investigation into ESS SIMS

The CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) have decided to close their investigation into concerns that ESS (Education Software Solutions) may have broken the law by taking action to prevent schools from switching from their SIMS software to an alternative MIS (Management Information System) provider.

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Summer MIS releases

Now we’re in the summer holiday period, we thought it worth asking what release plans MIS providers have.

UK Management Information System (MIS) providers must continuously update their products to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technological landscape and the dynamic needs of their users.

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MIS Functionality: Homework

With a large number of schools and MATS considering the churn in the MIS sector, we’re finishing our series of articles based on popular requirements that some might consider are on the periphery of core functionality.

Today we look at Homework functionality.

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MIS functionality: HR provision

Continuing our series of articles based on popular requirements that some might consider are on the periphery of core functionality.

Today we’re looking at HR provision.

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The Shard in London

The Shard 2024

WhichMIS? was pleased to be invited to attend the annual Bromcom event, held at the Shard in London on 12th June.

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MIS market churn – Spring 2024 (part 2)

We are delighted to announce our new partnership with SCOMIS to promote their new dashboard that provides access to very handy Power BI charts and tables, making it easy to view and interrogate the latest UK MIS market information.

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TimeTabler joins The Key Group

It has been announced today that TimeTabler has joined the MIS Division at The Key Group. The Key Group is home to a number of leading, school-focused software brands including Arbor, The Key, and GovernorHub.

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MIS data migration

We asked the MIS providers how they handle data migration in light of recent announcements relating to the inappropriate use of backup files.

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Spring Term 2024 update

The spring term has been hectic for us at WhichMIS? and we thought as we rapidly approach the end of term it might be a good idea to offer a refresh on what we’ve been up to for the past few weeks.

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