What can MIS providers offer to support remote learning and hybrid education models?
19 December 2024
What can MIS providers offer to support remote learning and hybrid education models?
Presenting a balanced view of the UK’s MIS landscape
featuring news, reviews and expert commentary.
MIS Market Churn – Autumn 2024. Schools continue to change their providers
5 December 2024
MIS market churn continues as hundreds of schools change their provider!
£485 million Fujitsu contract with the Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) will not continue
19 November 2024
EANI have taken the decision to not proceed with the Fujitsu contract which had been awarded in December last year.
WhichMIS at the Schools and Academies Show
25 November 2024
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.
Research shows correlation between teacher satisfaction and pupil outcomes
18 November 2024
According to two new research studies sponsored by IRIS Software Group, student academic progress is measurably higher in schools where staff report greater job satisfaction.
Enhancing data security within your MIS and protecting against cyber threats
5 November 2024
How does your MIS platform enhance data security and protect against the latest cyber threats, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other relevant regulations?
And so the arguments continue…
25 October 2024
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.
MIS migration services and timescales
18 October 2024
MIS providers tell WhichMIS about their migration services and timescales.
SCOMIS will no longer provide support for SIMS MIS
11 October 2024
According to a post on Edugeek, SCOMIS, one of the largest MIS support teams in the UK, have confirmed to their 850+ schools that they will no longer be supporting the SIMS MIS
Juniper Education launches new MIS
7 October 2024
Juniper Education is launching a new Management Information System (MIS) which it states is ‘a fresh alternative designed to address the specific needs of UK schools’.
Bromcom announce new Head of Strategic Relations
10 October 2024
Bromcom announce new Head of Strategic Partnerships
Major academy trust settles three-year MIS legal battle
24 September 2024
Bromcom filed a High Court claim against Lift Schools after missing out on a £2m deal to supply its MIS
MIS referral fees hit the news (again)
1 October 2024
In their latest edition, SchoolsWeek published another article on the thorny subject of MIS companies paying referral fees to local authority teams that recommend their
MIS providers and system interoperability
16 September 2024
We asked all MIS providers what they’re doing to continually Improve system interoperability. We also asked if they have a user group of schools & MATs to provide feedback.
CMA closes investigation into ESS SIMS
16 September 2024
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.
Summer MIS releases
5 August 2024
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.
How school leaders can leverage tech to boost morale and retention
2 August 2024
Recruitment and retention are significant issues for all schools and Trusts. Our friend, Simon Freeman from IRIS Software Group has recently written an article discussing
Welsh win for Bromcom: Is Wales open for (MIS) business?
22 July 2024
In a press release today, Bromcom announced that they have been chosen to provide the management information system (MIS) and Finance software for Wrexham County Borough Council’s 71 schools.
Arbor acquires SAMpeople and FusionHR
29 July 2024
Arbor announced today their acquisition of SAMpeople and FusionHR to the Arbor family.
MIS Functionality: Homework
16 July 2024
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.
Open Competition to solve the problem of migrating all school data when changing MIS
16 July 2024
Earlier this month, Bromcom announced that they were offering a £1,000 prize to anyone solving the issue of how schools migrating away from the ESS SIMS MIS to another provider could ensure that they can migrate all the school data easily and comprehensively.
MIS functionality: HR provision
15 July 2024
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.
IRIS Partners with PAGS to Support Special Educational Needs and Neurodiversity in Schools
10 July 2024
Alliance between IRIS and PAGS set to streamline SEND management in schools and offer more comprehensive support to neurodiverse learners.
Increase in school absence caused by “pupil mental health and relaxed parental attitudes”
10 July 2024
Research commissioned by Bromcom indicates mental health issues, term-time holidays and a lack of impactful Government guidance have caused a rise in school absences
What’s the difference between school and nursery MIS platforms?
24 June 2024
With the UK General Election less than two weeks away, and the 2024 Labour manifesto promising to create 3,000 new school-based nurseries, we started to wonder whether the UK’s existing school MIS platforms are suitable.
The Nursery Management Show
3 July 2024
Looking at the four nursery management systems on display at this recent event in Birmingham.
The Shard 2024
18 June 2024
WhichMIS? was pleased to be invited to attend the annual Bromcom event, held at the Shard in London on 12th June.
WhichMIS is getting noticed!
19 June 2024
We have been really pleased to see the growth in visitors to the site.
MIS market churn – Spring 2024 (part 1)
10 June 2024
The data from the Spring 2024 census has now been published and we can see the latest MIS movements across English state schools.
MIS market churn – Spring 2024 (part 2)
13 June 2024
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.
MIS functionality: Parental Engagement
5 June 2024
Parental engagement tools in UK schools are designed to foster better communication and collaboration between parents and educators, enhancing the overall educational experience and outcomes for students.
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.
TimeTabler joins The Key Group
15 May 2024
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.
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.
MIS functionality: Attendance
19 April 2024
In this post we focus on the attendance functionality within your MIS and how this helps you to comply with the reporting requirements.
MIS functionality: Finance
29 March 2024
We asked the MIS providers to tell us what they provide for school finance and here are the responses we have received.
MIS data migration
29 March 2024
We asked the MIS providers how they handle data migration in light of recent announcements relating to the inappropriate use of backup files.
IRIS Ed:gen releases Welsh language version
13 March 2024
IRIS Software Group have become the first MIS provider to announce that they have released a full Welsh language version of their MIS product..
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.
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