1Statistics from 304 schools when comparing academic years 2018/19 and 2019/20. Decrease calculated between years in SAM or if one-year customer with previous statistics held in school data systems. 2 Based on a primary school client recording sickness costs of £305,191 in 2018/19 and £144,219 in 2019/20. 3 Based on the top 10 schools with decreased sickness absence across the academic years 2018/19 and 2019/20


Can you possibly save absence costs, even during a pandemic?


“SAM is clearly designed with busy schools in mind and using it has already saved us time and money compared to our old system. I cannot


recommend this product highly enough.”


Simon Brereton, Headteacher, Holy Trinity C Of E Primary


“Probably one of the most impactful business management systems we use. Being able to instantly cost absence is extre mely powerful and has helped us reduce it #worthitsweightingold” Lesley Burton, Executive Business Manager, St John’s CE Primary Academy


“Trust-wide, the recording and tracking of sickness absences is now much more straightforward and provides the schools with a really useful platform to see all sickness information in one place, which subsequently allows them to take a more pro-active approach in supporting employees and challenging any attendance management concerns as soon as they arise.” Laura Armitage, HR Officer, Exceed Academies Trust


One school saved £160k last academic year and others are saving too – read how


No doubt due to the effect of the pandemic this year, schools have reported an average increase of 52 days in other paid absence. Now, this might not sound like much but that’s the equivalent of £8,399 per school1. With income reducing due to lack of fundraising opportunities, facility rental and events, £8000 could go a long way. However, our recent research shows that


savings could be even greater than this. Our top saver in the last academic year was a primary school who saved £160,982 in sickness costs alone2.


How our top ten schools saved 8737 days They did this by using SAM staff absence software effectively. When comparing staff sickness costs in 2018/19 and 2019/20 SAM clients overall saw a saving of over £3million1. Our top ten schools saved 8737 days in sickness absence in one academic year3. It’s not a magic trick, it’s just bespoke


education software that works. Tailored specifically for schools, academies and Multi-Academy Trusts, SAM uses bespoke triggers, Term-Time Plus and TOIL monitoring, task notification and integration with school data systems to save you endless administration time as well as costs. Working with term-time patterns, Inset days and part-time working, SAM produces interactive reports to share with leadership teams in seconds. You can then take the action necessary to support staff, reduce costs and address trends.


Managing absence during the pandemic Managing absence during the pandemic has


naturally become much harder. You have more staff absent through illness or isolation. You have had people working from home. You’ve probably seen an increase in the levels of anxiety amongst staff after dealing with everything they have had to take on board this year. So, why not make things easier and use a system that can be accessed from anywhere and has a specialist COVID-19 dashboard to help you keep track of who is off, how long for and what cover is needed, as well as paid and non-paid terms. You can see isolation notes, fit notes and contract information all in one place. The online Employee Portal allows absence requests to be submitted, tracked and approved from anywhere, as well as allowing Return to Work documents to be shared with the employee. For MATs, SAM has a MAT Dashboard that


compares school usage, absence cases and costs, showing instantly who is off and who is due back to work right across the Trust. It can also be purchased as part of a holistic HR system too, with our new SAMpeople HR software.


Despite the challenging circumstances of the last year, 66% of our schools saw a decrease of 32% in annual absence - or 252.5 days of absence1. So, if you need help reducing absence and tracking the effect of COVID-19, please get in touch. Save 10% off a SAM licence by quoting FundEd10 online or by phone 01924 907319.


www.staffabsencemangement.co.uk


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