Iris Software Group has swooped for Leeds-based Every - a leading compliance and HR management solution provider for the education sector.
It comes within a month of the buy-out of Dataplan, a payroll specialist with a strong school portfolio, located in Grimsby.
Iris is a leading software provider to the sector.
Every, founded in 2010 as Sandgate Systems and rebranded in 2015, supports more than 3,500 schools, with an end-to-end system for ensuring adherence to statutory requirements relating to policies, facilities and equipment, enabling them to reduce risk across the entire school estate.
In response to educators’ requests, Every developed an integrated HR solution which launched to market early this year.
Simon Freeman, managing director of IRIS Education, said: “We are delighted to welcome Every to the Iris family. This is another step towards creating the most comprehensive end-to-end software offering for schools and trusts – one that takes the pain out of important day to day activities, and ensures they can focus on what matters most, teaching. We’re very excited about continuing to support Every’s growth and market leading people and products to benefit both existing and new customers.”
Langley-headquartered IRIS has a client base of more than 12,000 海角视频 schools and trusts, with four million parents and guardians using its apps to connect with their children’s school.
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A total of 300 million messages are delivered between schools and parents each year, and more than £15 million worth of transactional payments are processed each month.
Ian Bond, who founded Every alongside Adam Watson - having met while working at a Leeds software company - said: “It’s now more important than ever to make sure education professionals have the tools to make their jobs more manageable, empower them with better decision making, and identify more efficient ways of working.
“Joining the Iris family allows us to build on what we’ve achieved to date and add greater value to our customers. We are excited about the future with Iris and reinforcing our commitment to service excellence for our customers.”
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