
SIMS continues its transformation with major autumn releases
Schools have asked us about the roll out of SIMS NextGen so we asked ParentPay Group and this is what they said……… 12 October 2026

Schools have asked us about the roll out of SIMS NextGen so we asked ParentPay Group and this is what they said……… 12 October 2026

Product Roadmap Update iSAMS by IRIS continues to develop its school management information system, with a growing emphasis on platform modernisation, user experience, analytics and

Veracross product roadmap: AI, automation and a growing UK focus Veracross has provided a further update on its product roadmap, highlighting developments across its core

ParentPay Group’s latest news release announces the decision by Dumfries and Galloway College to select the UNIT-e platform from ParentPay Group as its MIS in

An apology On Friday 11 September 2026 we published an article headlined “ESS reports lower revenue as investment in SIMS Next Gen continues”. That article

A new name is entering the UK school MIS market. Blundens has announced the launch of Loudwater, a new school management platform that aims to

Continuing our series of MIS product roadmaps, in this edition we focus on Compass. Compass – rapid product development, but less public visibility of what

When schools and Multi-Academy Trusts select an MIS, they are not simply buying the product that exists today. They are also, to some extent, buying

The Key Group has announced a significant leadership change, with Arbor co-founder and CEO James Weatherill appointed as Group CEO, succeeding Chris Kenyon, who moves

The transition from traditional SIMS to SIMS Next Gen is entering an important phase, with ParentPay Group indicating that its programme to recreate SIMS functionality
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