MIS functionality: Platform Security
23 May 2024
When UK schools contemplate transitioning to or replacing an online Management Information System (MIS), they should be vigilant about several critical data security concerns.
Tag: ESS
MIS procurement services for schools and Multi Academy Trusts (MATs)
15 May 2024
Procurement of a new Management Information System (MIS) is a significant undertaking for any school or Multi Academy Trust (MAT) and professional advice at every step of this journey is paramount.
Investigation Launched into Alleged Anti-Competitive Behaviour by ESS SIMS
14 May 2024
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is delving into potential misconduct by Education Software Solutions Ltd (ESS), amid suspicions that the company may have abused its dominant position.
MIS functionality: Timetabling
2 May 2024
What do the various MIS providers offer to help schools with timetabling – we asked and they answered.
MIS functionality: Reporting and analytics
11 April 2024
Last week we posted an article on finance systems within an MIS. In this post we look at reporting and analytics functionality, and specifically about the use of AI.
Spring Term 2024 update
13 March 2024
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.
MIS Provider Interviews at BETT 2024: #3 of 4 – Phil Roberts from ParentPay Group (ESS SIMS)
21 February 2024
Phil Roberts took on overall commercial responsibility for ParentPay Group, which owns ESS SIMS, back in April 2023. We asked Phil about the journey the Group has been on as a whole since he joined the business, the progress being made with SIMS Next Gen and the key challenges they face as an organisation. Watch the video >>
Bromcom provide ‘backup’ in their argument with ESS SIMS around MIS data migration.
19 February 2024
Whilst ESS argue that there are easy and approved methods for migrating school data when changing from SIMS to another provider, schools, MATs, Support Teams and other MIS providers all argue that these methods are not the best way to handle the data migration and that the use of a SIMS backup file for this purpose has been ‘industry standard’ for many years.
ESS SIMS responds to concerns over data migration
15 February 2024
We have posted two articles recently around concerns raised over ESS SIMS’ warning to schools and to other MIS providers around using the SIMS backup files for data migration purposes. In this post we let you hear what ESS SIMS have to say about this subject.
Pressure on all fronts!
12 February 2024
Bromcom had already taken the lead in this battle and had fired the first shots offering a full indemnity to schools and by applying to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to halt what they describe as ‘this anti-competitive behaviour by ESS Ltd.’
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