Survey reveals that MIS could offer more to schools

EdExec, in collaboration with IRIS, set out to explore if MIS is future-fit for schools. The results offer some powerful insight into the current state of management information systems in schools and important next steps to make systems future fit

This research is based on a survey where the respondents were almost exclusively made up of school leaders and school business managers. The survey posed a series of questions intended to uncover the challenges currently faced by schools and MATs – the problems experienced with MIS today – and what future-fit MIS software would look like and deliver. The major themes which emerged revolved around the demands of time and funding, as is to be expected in modern education settings; however, other interesting threads in relation to reporting, and the demands of data reporting and analysis, were also clear to see.

With money and time scarce in education, technology needs to deliver on multiple levels. When searching for the best product, school leaders will be looking for something that integrates packages that provide for all operational needs.

This research shows that a future-fit MIS will need to assist schools in registering students and mapping attendance, as well as assisting schools in ensuring that safeguarding is front and centre in all that they do. In short, this research demonstrates that future-fit MIS software needs to seamlessly address the key pressures facing different groups of colleagues in schools and MATs.

Released today, what could you learn from our research into the future-fitness of MIS in schools?

Download the report today.