Activities management

[rpain]

Hi all,

 

We've just got our head round isams and are delighted we made the move over the summer. I'm now looking to move our activity organisation beyond paper, spreadsheets, cheques etc. We have seen CHQ but I'm also reviewing Schoolsbuddy - does anyone have any experience of either? At the moment I'm seeing a cost difference and a different level of 'polish' but other than that they do both seem very similar. I saw Schoolsbuddy mentioned in this forum a couple of years ago but nothing since. Whatever system we use, I'd also like it to cover parents evenings and have close integration with isams.

 

Thanks,

Richard

[benIT]

Did you learn anything Richard? Have you made a choice?

[rpain]

Hi - yes in the end we chose SchoolsBuddy and so far so good. It just looks very clean and, despite the very valid arguments of mobile web interfaces over native apps for phones/tablets (mainly easier to update), I still feel an app is more capable and easier for users to grasp the idea of.

 

I've just entered all the activities and I'm looking to send the login instructions to parents just after half term. We're just starting out with the activities side of things but I don't see there being to many problems with the other facilities the system has to offer.

 

Richard