Bisham Primary School of Marlow, Buckinghamshire had tried numerous management information systems from big suppliers, however they were not happy with any that they tried. Nothing seemed to fill the vision of how Bisham School wanted to work, until they found ScholarPack. "It does so much more than a simple MIS. Email, mail merge, registration, predictions, user assessments, messaging. This list is very long," said Nic Clark - System Admin.

ScholarPack provides the full package out of the box. There is no need for additional software which keeps the cost low for schools and organisations. Clubs, Behaviour, Assessment, Class Management, Admin Functions, Registration, Data Returns, Census - of which two have been completed already - are just small parts of ScholarPack. ScholarPack is a fully fledged comprehensive MIS solution.

Bisham were looking for a solution where they would not have to look after another server. ScholarPack provides this peace of mind. ScholarPack is a completely web based and hosted solution. All that is needed to access ScholarPack is a modern web-browser and an internet connection. "Web based and 256 bit security. This means no software to install, upgrade or maintain. Our data is secure," Nic said.

Training is usually a major problem when changing systems. Not with ScholarPack. It is designed to have a simple to use interface throughout the application, enabling work flow to follow intuitively, which is just as relevant to the office administrative staff, too, as ScholarPack aims to make their lives easier through the improved ease and speed of use.
"Simple and minimal training required. I support the ICT in the school and have spent less than 2 hours in total training the staff to use most of the features," Nic said.

Parental engagement within the aspect of school life is one area where Bisham were trying to excel. The ability to display reports and enable communication through the use of ScholarPack's built in Parents' Portal allow Bisham to achieve their aspirations. The use of bulk emailing and the Parents' Portal allowed Bisham to more effectively keep parents informed. Using the ScholarPack Parents' Portal allows lots more information to be displayed as it is fully integrated with the MIS, unlike alternative products and the add-ons that are needed to provide such functionality."For us ScholarPack has been the best solution," Nic said.
At ScholarPack we pride ourselves in being very approachable and flexible. We endeavour to help as quickly as possible to make schools and organisations have an easier time. Our support package is second to none.

Our upgrades are applied out of office hours to ensure no loss of service. Updates are free and when we distribute them, we will inform you, such as the new interface upgrade that was released and dropped into Bisham school recently. "The improvements you made have been fantastic," Vicki Waldron said.

Bisham School have benefited enormously through the use of ScholarPack for all aspects of school life, from teachers mark books online, creating schemes of work in ScholarPack to office tasks such as admissions and reporting. "We have been very pleased with ScholarPack so far and it far outstrips any other offering we have tried or used. With this in mind I hope that it won't be too long before schools start to realise this and make the switch." said Nic of Bisham Primary School.