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Successful ASM Club at Repton

23rd June 2008

The well attended 2nd meeting of the Academic System Managers' Club was held at Repton School on 18th June. Delegates had travelled from a variety of schools across the country for a useful series of presentations by WCBS staff.

After a company update from Peter Heginbotham, Ian Adams from the Consultancy team led the group through the enhancements to the Academic modules in the latest release, version 2.2 of PASS, including new features in the School Reports module.

This was followed by an introduction to the new attendance recording options.

The Progress Tracking module was introduced and its purpose explained to the delegates, many of whom will be planning to implement this from September.

Richard Walling then gave a presentation on the processes involved in Managing the Academic Year End, and how to avoid the pitfalls that can be associated with this procedure. He supplied his ever popular "20 Top Tips" as a handout.

Finally, Lynne Riddell and Peter Heginbotham gave an introduction to webALUMNUS, with Lynne showing how to use the system from both a manager's and a member's viewpoints.

Repton School offered excellent hospitality with coffee and a delicious buffet lunch in delightful surroundings. Our thanks are due to their staff, and in particular to Director of Information, Paul Goodhead. This all added to the positive feedback about the effectiveness of the day, and the anticipation of the next meeting to be held in the Autumn – the date of which will be announced shortly.




Engrossed delegates watching slide show presentation by Ian Adams