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FMS is modern, cloud-based school finance, built to make everyday tasks faster and easier, while keeping the features you already know and rely on.

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  • Secure an earlier slot to migrate to the new FMS.
  • Move to a modern, cloud-native system with minimal disruption.
  • Keep your existing data, workflows, and processes intact.
  • Benefit from faster workflows, clearer reporting, and automatic updates.
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"The flexibility and efficiency that SIMS Next Gen has brought to our school have been transformational. From streamlining admin tasks to enabling remote working, it’s saving us time and helping staff focus on what truly matters - teaching and supporting our students."

Geoff Worth

Pate’s Grammar School

"With ParentPay, we have easily gained the benefits we thought we could at the outset. We have saved countless hours of time by no longer dealing with cash. Parents can access balances 24/7 and get text and email alerts; helping ensure school debt has gone from thousands to less than a hundred pounds most weeks."

Annette House

Edinburgh Primary school

"We found Schoolcomms to be an extremely user-friendly system that incorporated so much more than just a way to communicate with parents and carers."

Callington Community College

"With Cypad, the children choose what they fancy on the whiteboard. Now, we don’t have any children who can’t have their first choice of meal."

Bursar

Chadsmead Primary Academy

"ParentPay Group's BlueRunner product has helped the catering team manage orders efficiently, offering quick access to reporting. Students and staff now have a wide choice of meals on a single, easy to use platform."

Catering Manager

New Hall

“Finance New Generation is very user friendly, with clear layouts and very simple ways to drill down into reports. I am excited to see this develop as I believe it will make tasks quicker and easier as more reports become accessible.”

Julie Hockney

Finance and Personnel Manager

Upshire Primary Foundation School

"The GDPRiS system provides a centralised platform for logging all necessary information and managing staff access efficiently. Its training module is ideal for delivering annual compliance training to all employees, and the DPO service is an invaluable resource, supported by a team that is both knowledgeable and helpful."

Julia Culham

The University of Kent Academies Trust

"Reading Cloud allows me to share star reviews, the latest returns, and promote new arrivals, while also giving me a view of what’s trending. It has all the basics for managing the library catalogue, plus brilliant student features that really enhance engagement."

James Ellis

Allerton Grange School

"Thank you for the great work you’ve done on enhancing UNIT-e over the years, and for your very pragmatic and enthusiastic support, which has been greatly appreciated by myself and the College."

David Allison

Forth Valley College

"CEDAR has so much potential—it’s a powerful tool. We’re embedding more features gradually and looking forward to tracking the impact it has on student and parent engagement going forward."

Ash Islam

Leyton Sixth Form College

"With Library Management Cloud, we’ve seen how intuitive a library management system can be. Library staff and volunteers now have an easy-to-use system that cuts time spent on desk-based tasks, freeing them up to provide a better customer service."

Head of Library Services

London Borough of Barnet

"Training & consultancy service: trainer went above and beyond in delivering the training, consistently going the extra mile to explore solutions to every query raised. Their depth of knowledge was exceptional, and they demonstrated a clear ability to explain complex concepts with clarity and confidence."

Julie Manning

Plymstock School

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