The Key Group acquires TimeTabler, extending its market-leading offering to schools and MATs
The Key Group, owner of leading MIS platforms Arbor, ScholarPack, and Integris, welcomes TimeTabler into its family of products
TimeTabler is the market leading timetabling, options and cover management tool used by over 2,300 schools
The Key Group can now offer deeply integrated MIS and Timetabling software to secondary schools and MATs who need to use the systems together
The Key Group will continue to offer TimeTabler to all schools, regardless of which MIS they use
15th May 2024: The Key Group, owner of leading Management Information System (MIS) brands Arbor, ScholarPack, and Integris, has completed its acquisition of October Resolutions Ltd - owner of TimeTabler.
TimeTabler is used by 2,300 schools globally, of which 1,700 are UK customers. Its market-leading suite of products includes:
TimeTabler: For planning and scheduling a school timetable
Options: For analysing students’ subject choices at GCSE, A-Level and other free choice parts of the curriculum
StaffCover: For arranging cover when staff are absent
A school timetable is an essential part of a secondary school’s annual, termly and day-to-day operations, yet creating it is usually a time-consuming and complex task.
TimeTabler takes the busywork out of timetable planning by guiding staff through the process, fixing issues automatically, and making timetable recommendations for schools to consider.
With TimeTabler coming in-house, The Key Group can now offer leading timetabling software deeply integrated into its family of MIS brands - giving schools and trusts an easy way to join up their timetabling and MIS workflows. The Key Group intends to invest in TimeTabler R&D, tripling engineering resource and focusing on the centrality of timetabling to flexible working within schools.
Chris Kenyon, CEO, The Key Group said: “The timetable lies at the heart of the operation of a school - whether a school wants to ensure it delivers a broad and balanced curriculum, support more flexible working or ensure that learning blocks match the pedagogy of a subject - Timetabler makes is easier for great schools to make a difference. With over 40 years experience in Timetabling we are delighted to welcome the TimeTabler Team to The Key Group.”
Chris Johnson, MD, TimeTabler said: “We are delighted to be joining The Key Group, and are confident it’s a great home for TimeTabler, Options and our other software. Our aims remain the same as for the past 40 years; to give all school timetablers the best tools and support in the business – while linking to all the main management information systems in the UK and around the world."
With Arbor, ScholarPack, Integris, Arbor Finance, The Key, GovernorHub and TimeTabler in the group, The Key Group now supports over 20,000 schools and trusts to manage their workflows, data, and key operational processes - fundamentally helping to change the way schools work for the better.
TimeTabler will join the MIS Division at The Key Group, who will continue to offer TimeTabler to all schools and trusts, regardless of which MIS they use.
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About TimeTabler
TimeTabler is a leading timetabling, options and cover management tool used by 2,300 schools.
Thoughtfully designed by experts with years of experience in schools, TimeTabler takes the busywork and hassle out of creating your school timetable. Our ethos is that school time is best spent making strategic decisions which will lead to a quality timetable, and not having to manually create your own scheduling solutions. Our software is built to help you be as hands-on or hands-off as you would like to be when creating your timetable.
TimeTabler guides staff through the timetabling process, can fix issues automatically, and makes scheduling recommendations for schools to consider. We’re proud to support schools in more than 90 countries with our straightforward, easy-to-use tools.
Learn more at: https://www.TimeTabler.com/
