Parental engagement for the smartphone generation

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1 Parental engagement for the smartphone generation part of the PS Financials Fully Integrated Total Education Solution

2 PS Financials Fully Integrated Total Education Solution PS Engage Parental Engagement PS Purchasing Purchasing Order Processing PS Assets Management & Compliance PS Financials PS Financials Financial Management Fully Integrated Total Education Solution PS Budgeting Advanced Budget Managing PS Analytics Business Intelligence PS People HR & Payroll PS Engage is the latest evolution of our long-established communication and parental engagement system for schools, Academies and Multi-Academy Trusts, and integrates seamlessly with other systems in the PS Financials portfolio. With more than 10 years extensive experience in the education sector, and over 1000 UK schools using our system, we have developed PS Engage to encompass the very best of cloud and smartphone technology - delivering the most efficient and cost-effective method for whole-school communication. A next-generation system, PS Engage makes all interaction and communication with parents easier, cheaper, quicker and fundamentally, more effective. The system incorporates a unique school branded mobile app, free in-app messaging, text messaging, and the ability to distribute documents and digital forms via the app, text message and , in over 40 different languages. Hundreds of schools are already benefiting from significantly reduced messaging, reprographics and postal costs. 02

3 MyEd parent mobile app Flexible messaging options Digital documents Advanced Absence management Parental Engagement SIMS-linked documents Translation Form manager Social media management PS Engage: builds on our 10+ years experience in the home-school communications sector delivers cost-efficient and effective communication developed for the smartphone generation includes a school-branded mobile parent app offers a wide range of flexible features and functionality integrates with all school Management Information Systems allows schools to realise significant savings through free in-app messaging and digital document distribution 03

4 Integration integrates with all major school Management Information Systems accredited partnerships with SIMS, Bromcom, CMIS, Progresso and RM Integris allows automatic real-time data share and daily updates seamless transfer of data relating to parent contact, behaviour, achievement and timetabling automatic real-time report creation from registration data write back to MIS progress reports and exam timetables extracted from MIS and attached to communications integrates with all other PS Financials Solutions Reporting allows reporting at differing levels (department, school, MAT) provides robust reporting for audit, absence, general messaging and safeguarding purposes integrates with other PS systems for cost, and message type, analysis REDUCING COSTS REDUCING ADMINISTRATION Cloud-based responsive and secure user interface accessible from any internet-enabled device very little load on school IT staff and infrastructure Mobile parent app school-branded MyEd mobile app for parents a hub for all school-based information and communication single sign-on solution for payment and homework systems use of the free built-in messaging channel Messaging use of FREE in-app messaging channel, as well as s, SMS, and landline flexibility - choice of messaging routes for communication type, audience groups and message content audit trails for all message channels timed-release messaging function 04

5 REDUCING COSTS REDUCING ADMINISTRATION Form manager create and manage bespoke forms/permission slips/surveys allows digital sending, completion and return by parents fully auditable for safeguarding management and analysis tools, for easy reporting and export Digital documents create secure mini websites/microsites to host documents and letters to parents e.g. learning support packs, progress updates and school events/trip information links to microsites are easily accessed via links in parent communications SIMS linked documents progress reports and exam timetables extracted from MIS and attached to communications (text, in-app and ) Translation inbound and outbound messages translated to 40+ different languages communicate with parents/groups with English as an additional language useful safeguarding measure integrated mobile app for face-to-face translation Multiple inboxes up to 20 individual messaging accounts, allowing dedicated communication channels for departments or functional teams efficient response management Absence /punctuality management automatic real-time reports from registration data, including absences and late marks AM and PM registration session reports amended marks can be written back to MIS Social media manager manage Twitter, Facebook and YouTube from a single point keyword monitoring tools timed release sending 05

6 Benefits to schools PS Engage aims to reduce the cost, time and administrative burden relating to communicating with parents Efficient and effective communication with parents and the wider school community can also bring about an increase in parental engagement/involvement levels, leading to improved support for students learning. Potential savings areas using the free in-app messaging channel (versus standard SMS or post) reduced costs for reprographics (data collection, newsletters, forms, letters paper, printing, collation) reduced costs for postage (collation, envelopes, postage) administration time (creation of documents, making telephone calls, managing and chasing form returns) Reprographics cost savings Typical reprographics spend = 40k per annum (paper, ink, print, photocopy, envelopes and postage at large secondary school) Around 30% of reprographics spend is on home-school communications = 12k per annum A potential annual saving of around 12k per annum on reprographics costs alone 06

7 Supporting you by continuously-developing PS Engage to meet the needs of a wide variety of school and MATs taking a collaborative approach helping you to make significant cost and time savings creating your MyEd school-branded mobile parent app completing preparation and setup efficiently offering free materials to help and encourage parents with their mobile app download providing a dedicated Helpdesk and support team, with 60+ years of collective experience giving ongoing training and advice minimising workload on school IT staff Next Steps Take the opportunity to book a consultation meeting We will: discuss your specific requirements create a bespoke proposal and implementation plan Contact us today on

8 Accreditations & Partners Contact us PS Engage Suite 4 Albion House Savile Street Sheffield S4 7UD Telephone enquiries@resultssquared.com Website