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Capita establishes partnership with CHQ Group to launch activities and sports management software to schools.
Bedford: Thursday, 11th February 2010
Capita Children's Services – the leading provider of Management Information systems to schools in the UK announced today its partnership with CHQ Group, a specialist software development company, to become the exclusive reseller of the company's sports and activities management application – CHQ Schools.
The innovative new software which is designed to reduce the administration associated with organising extra-curricular activities, fixtures and team selections also allows teachers to monitor attendances and assessments while allowing instant communication with all relevant staff, students and parents using email and SMS.
Commenting on the partnership, David Grashoff – Head of Partner Management for Capita Children's Services said "CHQ Schools is a unique application. It is by far the most advanced software of its kind in the marketplace today. The application seamlessly dovetails with Capita SIMS – our flagship system for schools – and we are delighted to be adding value to all our SIMS Independent customers by introducing them to CHQ."
Andrew McMorran, a director of CHQ Group observed "the time lost by teachers and staff in co-ordinating extra-curricular activities and sports is enormous. CHQ Schools aims to make this huge administrative task a lot less like hard work and to allow a great deal more play".
"Our partnership with Capita is a tremendous step forward in our development. We were impressed by Capita's vision and innovative approach to partnering and we are naturally thrilled to be working with the UK's foremost schools MIS provider" he added.
Initially, CHQ Schools will be introduced to the SIMS Independent school customers with a roll out to the maintained sector planned for later in the year.
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