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ON AVERAGE SEE A REDUCTION OF 40% IN
ABSENT DAYS*
Our clients have seen on average a 40%* reduction in absent days by applying
eff ective management. This in turn has reduced supply costs and improved education standards in the classroom.
‘We saved an estimated £47,546 in 18 months by reducing absence.’**
Victoria Roome, St John’s Primary School, Bradford Bradford Diocese Academies Trust
Managing staff absence
How staff absence software has helped our schools improve wellbeing and process - Bradford Diocese Academies Trust
How has SAM helped your school? As an Executive Business Manager, working across a number of schools, I can access information at any time that I wouldn’t have access to if it was paper- based. I can log on at any point and see a snapshot of each school’s progress and each absence, as well as the ongoing costs, and so can the Headteacher; it gives you an overall picture.
What effect has SAM had on administration time for tracking absence? It has simplifi ed the process. Everything is all in one place, online and easy to access so you can just log in and see occupational health referrals, fi t notes, letters. SAM also pre-populates letters, saving you time and providing a consistent approach. Due to decreasing budgets, the
administration team within some of the schools has reduced, so the inclusion of SAM has enabled the staff absence process to still be effective. SAM has in effect become ‘another member of the team’.
How has SAM provided better information for managers and the trustees? SAM’s reporting suite makes it easier to report to school governors and to the Trust Board. Easily accessible detailed reports are available at the touch of a button. There’s no extensive
administration. Reports highlight areas that may need further investigation as well as costs and trends that can then be acted on quickly.
During the time you have been using SAM, have you seen an improvement in teaching standards as a result of teaching consistency? Yes, we have just received a ‘Good’ from Ofsted and our staff absence management has contributed towards this.
What improvements have you seen in terms of staff morale now that absence is being tracked and wellbeing supported? SAM has enabled the school to keep on track with return-to-work meetings: helping us to pick up on welfare issues, make occupational referrals quicker and allow staff to access the wellbeing package the Trust offers. This has improved morale, and staff feel
empowered as they understand the process. They appreciate the more formal approach and they feel supported. We feel that SAM is more of a supportive measure for the school rather than a managerial measure and helps to support staff in their working life.
Would you recommend SAM to other schools and trusts? We are proud to have been one of the pilot schools that used SAM right from when it was fi rst launched and would highly recommended it. As an Executive Business Manager, I have implemented SAM in other schools and can now see the benefi ts of the software throughout the Trust. It has improved the absence process overall, providing reports and statistics at school and trust level. It has helped to improve staff wellbeing and, due to teaching consistency, has helped to improve our pupils’ learning experience too.
Matthew Hill, St Oswald’s Church of England Primary Academy, The Academy at St James, Bradford Diocese Academies Trust
ABOUT SAM SAM is bespoke online staff absence management software
for schools and MATS that tells you who has hit triggers, when tasks are due, centralises all documents and quickly provides reports. It was developed by a School Business Manager to address the time and monetary cost of managing staff absence. An annual licence to SAM costs from £495 excl. VAT per year. Use the online calculator to estimate how much your school could save. For more information, go to
staffabsencemanagement.co.uk. Save 10% off a SAM licence by quoting FundEd10 online or by phone 01924 907319.
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* Average reduction in absence days of 40% taken from autumn and spring term results across 10 schools that have effectively used SAM since Sept 2015. **
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