How ERP software for schools changed the narrative for the education

Managing a school and conducting every function seamlessly across the board and departments became tedious after March 2020. In addition, the pandemic has created an upheaval across sectors, especially in the education sector, where student learning got jeopardised, and school management became taxing.

Schools worldwide resorted to online learning to keep education continuous for children. Though this approach to learning avoided students missing their academic year, it was not sufficient— not for quality learning, not for the school management. School administrative duties remained harrowing, consuming a substantial amount of teachers' time.

Looking at this disruption and the loss the sector was going through, it became necessary to resort to a way where quality remote learning could be achieved with unified school management.

ERP Software for schools is the solution the fraternity is looking for

When a school adopts ERP and deploys it, its entire management becomes automated.

With the help of ERP modules, which is often referred to as a comprehensive school management solution, schools can achieve smooth functioning even when they remain shut indefinitely. Some of those functions are:

·   ERP enables a school attendance management system that automates the entire attendance process, and teachers do not have to slog their time in manual attendance.

·   ERP gives regular updates to the school owners via an app that updates them about the school functioning across all departments.

With the help of ERP, parents receive timely updates about how their child is performing, and if there are any gaps, they can be addressed instantly.

·       Every detail can be securely stored and accessed with a click from the student admission to their exit.

·   ERP also helps schools conduct tests, assignments, and exams, which became a hassle post their closures.

·   ERP also digitises and automates the fee management process.

·   With the help of an ERP, school owners can shift to hybrid/online/offline mode whenever required without any disruption.

The ERP-enabled school empowers every school stakeholder with a dedicated app. With the help of this app, everyone can conduct their duties seamlessly.

For example:

Parents can

• Stay connected to the teachers
• Access in-time monitoring of their child
• Get regular updates on their child attendance, reports, etc.
• Pay the fees without having to worry about standing in the queue.
• Get updates about school events and holidays

Teachers can

• Take student attendance with a click
• Automate Student assessment 
• Create an effective timetable for every class
• Update parents about their child’s performance daily
• Trace learning gaps of every student if there are any
• Organise school activities efficiently
• Manage class information and analytical reports

Students can

• Engage with their teachers better
• Get easy access to attendance, timetable, marks, and grades
• Get access to flexible learning and can go back to recoded sessions whenever required

Owners can

• Get single School Management Software
• Get regular updates on teachers, students performance
• Switch between online/offline/hybrid mode whenever required
• Get better ROI
• Save cost in various software
• Automate all operations

The world is moving towards technology, so must the education sector

Though learning in schools has adopted an innovative way during the pandemic using various software, it’s time that schools become efficient in terms of management too. It’s only when a school functions smoothly can students achieve desired results. Parents get attracted to schools with a modern approach and tech-enabled ones in today's time and age. Everyone saw how the traditional education model collapsed with the pandemic putting millions of students’ futures in danger. Schools, where technology resides at their core will always have better-performing students.