Ideas

It would be very handy to be able to present a pupils SOCS calendar as the default instead of their iSAMS timetable. The SOCS calendar is a richer data set. Just an option on the button to either load the iSAMS TT or launch the relevant SOCS page ...

In HR Manager > School tab, we entered the TA settings as follows: Teaching staff = No Teaching Assistant = Yes In doing so, we realized it has a major impact on Cover Manager i.e. they no longer on the free list to do cover! Even when we grant...

When a parent fills in a leave request then the reason should then automatically transfer over to the out of school. It is a pain having to then try and find the leave request to find out the reason in the completed requests. Completed requests sh...

It would be great to have a way of seeing who is currently logged into the system. I regularly have to open closed period to post journals etc but don't want anything else posting while the periods are open. I currently have to guess who might be ...

Morning I often find that staff within departments will cover a colleague because it is an exam class, but they then need cover for their own lesson. This has come up a few times but I am unable to do the cover on iSAMS as that person is not showi...

The current parent portal uses colour coding in the calendar to distinguish between different types of entries, such as sports fixtures, exams, term dates, events, and meetings. However, the new portal calendar does not include this colour‑coding ...

The following areas require the user to tell the system who they are each time they make a submission. While on the odd occasion they might be submitting something for someone else, so the ability to change the selection should remain, the lack of...

It would be helpful to have the option to add flags on the Gifted & Talented (G&T) register, similar to how flags can be added on the SEN register. This would allow schools to easily identify, track, and filter Gifted &Talented student...

It would be so useful to have the ability to make class changes in advance of the event so that it doesn't have to be done on the day. I know other IMS systems allow this and the change automatically applies on the date selected. Class lists can t...

During the Roll Over, schools are able to populate a future form but not a future year group. The latter would be most helpful, especially at multi-campus sites where the year groups do not necessarily follow sequentially. Plus, there are some sce...