IRIS Software Group acquires education compliance and HR management software business

Slough-based IRIS Software Group, one of the UK’s largest providers of specialist education software, has acquired Every, a leading compliance and HR management solution provider for the education sector.

Founded in 2010, Leeds-based Every provides compliance and HR management software to schools and Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) in the UK.

The move marks the next stage in IRIS’ mission to rapidly expand its IRIS Education HR software offering, at a time when many schools and MATs need seamless, integrated solutions.

HR is more complex in education due to specific pay scales, salary structures and pension filings. Every’s solution provides integrated, centralised, real-time digital records for HR and finance teams that saves significant time and resources on reporting and tracking and managing staff absence.

More than 12,000 UK schools and trusts use IRIS, with four million parents and guardians using IRIS apps to connect with their children’s school; 300 million messages are delivered between schools and parents each year, and more than £15 million worth of transactional payments are processed each month. One in five UK employees is paid via IRIS payroll solutions and globally, IRIS processes six million payslips every month.

Simon Freeman, MD of IRIS Education said: “We are delighted to welcome Every to the IRIS family. This is another step towards creating the most comprehensive end-to-end software offering for schools and trusts – one that takes the pain out of important day to day activities, and ensures they can focus on what matters most, teaching. We’re very excited about continuing to support Every’s growth and market leading people and products to benefit both existing and new customers.”

Ian Bond, Founder of Every added: “It’s now more important than ever to make sure education professionals have the tools to make their jobs more manageable, empower them with better decision making, and identify more efficient ways of working. Joining the IRIS family allows us to build on what we’ve achieved to date and add greater value to our customers. We are excited about the future with IRIS and reinforcing our commitment to service excellence for our customers.”