About the book

At Arbor, our philosophy is that an MIS should be built to be used and loved by all staff - from office staff, to teachers and senior leaders. We want schools to have one shared workspace, with all systems integrating seamlessly together. That way, your MIS can do the heavy lifting when it comes to the administrative side of school life. And school staff can have the time to focus on what matters most, rather than trying to wrangle with clunky technology. 

In this short book, we wanted to dig into some of the ways that having a shared workspace helps school staff reduce workload and work better as a team. To do this, we've interviewed pairs of staff at primary schools, who tell us about the specific ways that having all their systems under one roof, in Arbor, has transformed the way they work. 

You'll read how Arbor has helped one primary school get rid of multiple systems, how one office team has used it to measure and improve communication with parents, how it’s made reporting and the census a breeze at another, and how one senior leadership team can now do much more with their data. Each of these stories is intended to shine a light on why schools work better when they have access to a shared workspace with everything they need, all in one place. 

Inside you'll find interviews such as: