Benefits of a fit for purpose management information system (MIS)
Updated 20 March 2023
Applies to England
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Choosing the right management information system (MIS) has the potential to make a huge difference to the effective running of a school, and to the workload of the staff who need to use it.
A secure and effective MIS can:
- reduce costs and free up funds for teaching and learning
- help to prevent cyber-attacks and safeguard your school’s data by storing data in the cloud - (see the Government Cloud First policy)
- create more time for teaching through freeing up teacher time by reducing the time taken by work flows and data processing
- speed up the production of internal and external reports
- help you to collect and analyse data efficiently, so that you can intervene in the right way to improve outcomes
- improve communication, allowing for more flexible working and a better connected school at every level
The purpose of the comparison table is to help schools compare MIS providers when they are preparing to switch MIS.
It is not designed to provide all the information required by schools when making this decision, but to clarify key features of each MIS and speed up the time taken to narrow down the options to a provider shortlist.