HR System

[ultraspy2000]

Hi everyone,

We’re currently exploring HR systems for our Multi-Academy Trust and would love to hear what other MATs and schools are using. Ideally, we’re looking for a system that can handle staff records, payroll integration, absence management, and recruitment efficiently.

If your Trust or school is using a system that works well, I’d appreciate any recommendations or insights into your experiences—what’s working well, any challenges, and if you’d recommend it.

Thanks in advance!

[Fazza]

We use SamPeople.co.uk no idea on the back end of things but for me as a user it's striaght forward to book annual leave, digitally sign that policies/documents and check out job description etc.

[ultraspy2000]

Thank you Fazza and we'll check it out. From your experience, does it work well with school schedules and timings with holidays, etc..?

 

Also, if anyone else has tried any other systems at their schools or Trusts, please let me know.

 

Thank you.

[kierans]

We use Access People.

 

I’ve not had much to do with it but our old HR manager seemed happy with it

[tgrindo]

+1 for Access People / CoreHR not much to do with it from an admin end but the admin team/HR/L&D all happy with it

[StephenPink]

Recently moved to iTrent - can't comment that much on how good it is though as haven't been that involved...

[pete]

We use Every. Don't use Every.

 

The compliance side is mostly inoffensive, but the HR side is grindy, slow and the permissions backend (compliance and HR) is not designed with a MAT in mind (very much "bunch of schools" with some mat-level logic plastered on, rather than top-level org with sub-orgs). Anyone working at the MAT level is going to get annoyed fast by the round-the-houses paths they have to take to access things in individual schools.

 

It got noticably worse after Iris took over.

[Fazza]

Thank you Fazza and we'll check it out. From your experience, does it work well with school schedules and timings with holidays, etc..?

 

Also, if anyone else has tried any other systems at their schools or Trusts, please let me know.

 

Thank you.

 

From my perspective, it's simple and quick to both see how much annual leave I have or book time off. HR seem to love it.

[ultraspy2000]

We use Every. Don't use Every.

 

This made me chuckle. Thank you for your honest feedback and we'll make sure to stay awa from their HR system.

 

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From my perspective, it's simple and quick to both see how much annual leave I have or book time off. HR seem to love it.

Thank you for that and I'll ask HR to check it out.Thank you for that and I'll ask HR to check it out.