Education software firm IRIS Software Group has acquired Every, a compliance and HR management solution provider for the education sector.聽
Founded in 2010, Every鈥檚 compliance modules are used by thousands of schools to provide an end-to-end system for ensuring adherence to statutory compliance requirements relating to policies, facilities and equipment, enabling them to reduce risk across the entire school estate.
In response to educators鈥� requests, Every developed an integrated HR solution which launched to market early this year.聽
The move marks the next stage in IRIS鈥� mission to rapidly expand its IRIS Education HR software offering.聽
HR is more complex in education due to specific pay scales, salary structures and pension filings. Every鈥檚 solution provides integrated, centralised, real-time digital records for HR and finance teams that saves significant time and resources on reporting and tracking and managing staff absence.
Simon Freeman, MD of IRIS Education, said: 鈥淲e 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 鈥� one that takes the pain out of important day to day activities, and ensures they can focus on what matters most, teaching.聽
鈥淲e鈥檙e very excited about continuing to support Every鈥檚 growth and market leading people and products to benefit both existing and new customers.鈥�
More than 12,000 UK schools and trusts use IRIS, with four million parents and guardians using IRIS apps to connect with their children鈥檚 school; 300 million messages are delivered between schools and parents each year; and more than 拢15 million worth of transactional payments processed each month.聽
Ian Bond, founder of Every, added: 鈥淚t鈥檚 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.聽
鈥淛oining the IRIS family allows us to build on what we鈥檝e 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.鈥�