Meet SAM...

Staff absence management software developed for education

SAM has been developed by education HR specialists who work with hundreds of schools, colleges, and trusts, understanding the daily struggles of managing staff absence within education. Reduce absence costs by an average of 40% with SAM.*

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    The Benefits of Staff Absence Management

    Saves admin time

    No more need to track absences using complicated spreadsheets and formulas. SAM automates the laborious task of trying to work out triggers.

    Reduces costs by getting staff back to work quicker

    Our schools reduce absence on average by 40%* saving thousands in supply cover, sick pay and associated costs.

    Centralises documentation

    Everything you need in one place, including notes, messages and letters. Save time by sending emails and personalised letters from within the SAM software.

    Informative reports for leaders

    Provides information for decision-making at the click of a button. Quickly spot trends and identify reasons by department, manager and term, helping you to make informed decisions.

    Improves standards

    Consistent process, supporting staff and enabling leaders to manage staff absence effectively. Less disruption improves morale and teaching consistency for pupils.

    Request and track leave easier

    Online employee portal to request leave of absence and upload documentation, with a team planner for leaders to see who is off when allocating leave and cover.

    Integrates with existing school MIS systems

    The SAM software imports data from school MIS systems either manually or with the SIMS automatic import and write back, flagging where data can be improved.

    Remote access and secure

    SAM is web-based staff absence software for schools, fully GDPR compliant with access level control. SAM securely stores documents and emails within the system for safe and secure access.

    Fair consistent absence process

    One tracked fair absence process, utilising best-practice school-specific templates and helping to prevent claims of discrimination. Quick access to full printed case history for meetings and tribunals.

    FAQs

    What is SAM?

    SAM is the staff absence management module within SAMpeople, developed specifically for employee management in education. It provides a seamless and efficient solution to managing staff absence in schools, colleges and even across Multi-Academy Trusts. Office managers can quickly see who is off today, what cover is required and if any return to works are due. Cover requests can be sent instantly to the relevant staff, ensuring there is a seamless process, to the benefit of staff and students. An employee portal allows staff members to input absences and complete Return to Works, whilst also providing secure document storage. SAM also provides reports and a MAT dashboard enabling leaders to see data quickly and make key decisions.

    How can SAM help me?

    SAM has been helping schools, colleges and Trusts reduce absence costs by an average of 40%. SAM can reduce the need for physical documents to be printed and stored and helps you to stay compliant with data protection requirements. SAM makes logging and monitoring absence and cover requests easy and provides a fair and cohesive process for absence management, with one line of communication through the portal. SAM can help improve employee retention and absenteeism, reducing supply cover costs and other associated absence costs. Employees are managed effectively, and admin workload are reduced, allowing managers to pull reports in seconds. There are so many benefits of having SAM on your team!

    What is involved in a demo?

    When you request a demo, a member of our team will be in touch with you, usually the same day, via phone or email to confirm your interest, answer any questions you might have and arrange a suitable time for the demo. On the day of your demo, you will be invited to an online call to speak to our team, who will show you the software in action online. The demo is interactive and is just you and a member of our team, so ask as many questions as possible and be rest assured the demo will be tailored to show how you can use the system to meet your school, college, or Trust’s requirements. Once the demo is completed, we can provide you with a quote and a key person to contact should you want to take it any further or request a second demo.

    Why book a demo?

    The demo is a no-obligation free online demo, so there is nothing to lose in seeing our software in action. There is so much to tell you about our software, which often cannot be done in one call! Our team can show you in the demo how the software can be customised and detailed to your school, college, or Trust’s needs, as well as answering any questions you may have. The demo usually lasts an hour, in order to get the most out of the session and leave you feeling satisfied that you have seen all the great features of our software.

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