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Beyond hosting location and certification, a few further questions round out proper due diligence: how often is the system independently penetration-tested, what is the vendor's data breach notification process, and does the school retain the ability to export its full data set on request rather than being dependent on the vendor for access.
Data mapping comes first. List every type of record your current system holds, from pupil details and attendance to finance and communication history. For each one, agree where it will live in the new platform and what format it needs to be in. This is where problems surface early, because two systems rarely store the same information in exactly the same way. Run a test import on a sample before the full move, check the results field by field, and fix the mapping before you commit real data.
Fourth, ask about price increases over the life of the contract. Is any annual increase capped, and is it tied to a transparent measure such as inflation, or Compass Education UK left at the vendor's discretion? An uncapped renewal clause is one of the more common sources of budget surprise for school business managers a few years into a contract.
Data governance is the first. Publicly funded and diocesan schools are accountable for how records are held, shared and retained. Ask where data is hosted, which certifications the provider holds and how access is restricted by role. A system with clear, role-based permissions and a full audit trail makes it far easier to show that records are handled properly when a governor, auditor or authority asks.
A fixed system gives you a set list of features, take it or leave it. It can work if the bundle happens to match how your school runs. The trouble is that schools are not identical. A large multi-academy trust, a small independent and a faith primary all record different things and answer to different bodies. A one-size product asks each of them to bend to the software, and usually one of them ends up keeping a spreadsheet on the side to cover the gap.
Keep a simple checklist through the whole project: data mapped, test import verified, go-live date agreed, old system retained, staff trained, first reports produced and checked. Assign an owner to each item so nothing slips.
Data mapping comes first. List every type of record your current system holds, from pupil details and attendance to finance and communication history. For each one, agree where it will live in the new platform and what format it needs to be in. This is where problems surface early, because two systems rarely store the same information in exactly the same way. Run a test import on a sample before the full move, check the results field by field, and fix the mapping before you commit real data.
Fourth, ask about price increases over the life of the contract. Is any annual increase capped, and is it tied to a transparent measure such as inflation, or Compass Education UK left at the vendor's discretion? An uncapped renewal clause is one of the more common sources of budget surprise for school business managers a few years into a contract.
Data governance is the first. Publicly funded and diocesan schools are accountable for how records are held, shared and retained. Ask where data is hosted, which certifications the provider holds and how access is restricted by role. A system with clear, role-based permissions and a full audit trail makes it far easier to show that records are handled properly when a governor, auditor or authority asks.
A fixed system gives you a set list of features, take it or leave it. It can work if the bundle happens to match how your school runs. The trouble is that schools are not identical. A large multi-academy trust, a small independent and a faith primary all record different things and answer to different bodies. A one-size product asks each of them to bend to the software, and usually one of them ends up keeping a spreadsheet on the side to cover the gap.
Keep a simple checklist through the whole project: data mapped, test import verified, go-live date agreed, old system retained, staff trained, first reports produced and checked. Assign an owner to each item so nothing slips.
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