Preliminary Market Engagement for Education Software Suite

• Free School Meals (FSM) – supporting applications, eligibility, verification, notifications, records and reporting.

• SAM – supports the LA’s Schools, (School Admissions Module), allows school to access their admissions round allocation and FSM entitlement for their children in Realtime.

• SEND – supporting the end-to-end management of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities processes, including referrals, assessments, EHC needs assessments and plans, parent and professional portals, reviews, consultations, placements, provision, funding, correspondence, transport and statutory reporting (SEN2).

• PSS – supporting Pupil Support Services requirements, including referrals, case management, interventions, actions, outcomes, professional involvement and reporting. Work of Education Welfare Team, penalty notices, Exclusions, AP, EOTAS, Elective home education, Entertainment Licences and chaperones

• Children's Centres (Hubs) – capturing activity data across Family Hubs within the Borough and reporting.

• EIS – Case Management – providing flexible case management functionality to support workflows, referrals, tasks, alerts, contacts, chronology, document management, correspondence, assessments, outcomes, audit trails and reporting.

The Council is particularly interested in solutions that provide a single, modern and secure platform, enabling appropriate information to be shared across services and providing a consistent approach to the management of children, young people, families, providers, cases and associated information.