SIMS continues its transformation with major autumn releases
13 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
Category: News Updates
Dumfries and Galloway College choose UNIT-e as its MIS
17 September 2026
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
ParentPay Group: ESS results show scale of group-level investment as SIMS transition continues
14 September 2026
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
Loudwater Press Release
14 September 2026
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
Compass: Where is the product roadmap heading?
10 September 2026
Continuing our series of MIS product roadmaps, in this edition we focus on Compass. Compass – rapid product development, but less public visibility of what
Bromcom: Where is the product roadmap heading?
7 September 2026
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
Arbor co-founder James Weatherill appointed CEO of The Key Group
1 September 2026
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
SIMS Next Gen: where is the product roadmap heading?
28 August 2026
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
Where is your MIS heading? Comparing the product roadmaps of SIMS, Arbor, Bromcom and Compass
26 August 2026
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
DfE’s Management Information Systems for Schools & Data Spine Activity
24 August 2026
The Department for Education has now published the Pre-Procurement Questionnaire (PPQ) for the new Management Information Systems for the English Schools & Data Spine framework,
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