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A new
mobile-only sign-in
option has been added to the Eduspot app, which means parents can now access Eduspot using just their mobile number, removing the need to provide both a mobile number and an email address.NB:
On their first sign in, a one time code is sent by SMS to verify their number. Once verified, they can create a password to use for future sign ins.What’s New?
- The mobile number field also supports international numbers and suggests a country calling code based on the parent’s location, which can be changed before continuing.
- Existing parents who use both an email address and mobile number can continue to sign in as they do today.
- Additional protections have also been introduced for one time codes used across SMS, email and password recovery.
Key Benefit(s)
- Improved access: Mobile-only login reduces access friction by allowing parents to use just their mobile number, even if they don’t have an email address or their email details are incorrect.
- Reduced sign in friction: Fewer details are required for parents to get started.
- Support for more parents: International mobile numbers and selectable country calling codes make mobile sign in more accessible.
- Strengthened account protection: Limits on verification code attempts, resends and expiry help protect the sign in and account recovery experience.
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Data Integration & Aggregation
XVault
Arbor
Additional Free School Meal (FSM) data now available for Arbor MIS on XVault
This update introduces additional Free School Meal data for Arbor MIS to support 2026 requirements, while also improving the accuracy and reliability of learner and attendance data.
What's New?
Additional Free School Meal data for 2026 requirements
- Added support for FSMCategory.
- Added support for FSMEligibilityVerificationDate.
- Values are returned within LearnerEntitlementExtendedElements.
What's been fixed?
- Guest enrolment information:Guest enrolment membership information is now returned correctly for learners who have left the school.
- LearnerPersonal InCare duplication:Duplicate learner records are no longer generated as a result of multiple InCare related records.
- Unknown attendance code processing improved:Previously unknown Arbor attendance codes are now processed correctly, helping to prevent collection issues.
Key Benefit(s)
- Support more accurate reporting
- Improved data quality
- Reduce duplicate learner records
- Increase attendance data reliability
- Improve data shared through integrations
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Data Integration & Aggregation
SIMS
Xporter now delivers expanded student data from SIMS MIS
This update improves the availability and consistency of key student data from SIMS, helping schools and partners access important information more easily through Xporter.
What's New?
SIMS Managed Move Reason support
- Managed Move Reason (CBDS N00843 / CS136) can now be extracted from SIMS and exposed through Xporter.
- This information is available within student records, making it easier to include managed move data in downstream processes and reporting.
SIMS Reason for Cancellation support
- Reason for Cancellation (CBDS N00836 / CS132) recorded in SIMS are now available through Xporter. This provides greater visibility of exclusion outcomes and supports more complete student records.
What's been fixed?
ReligionCode standardisation mapping corrected:
Religion data extracted from SIMS is now mapped correctly to the appropriate CBDS codeset (CS053), improving data quality and reducing inconsistencies.Key Benefit(s)
- Improved access to important student data
- Greater consistency and accuracy of religion data
- Better quality data for reporting, analysis and integrations
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Data Integration & Aggregation
Xporter Portal
Xporter
SIMS
Xporter now supports additional student and exclusion data.
Additional fields have been added to existing Xporter endpoints, giving more access to additional student and exclusion information where available.
What's New?
Enhanced student data:
The school.students
endpoint now includes the ManagedMoveReasonCode
field.- Supports CBDS N00843 / CS136
- This field is only returned when the includeAppealInfoendpoint parameter is enabled
NB: Currently available for SIMS data only
Enhanced exclusion data
: The school.studentexclusions
endpoint now includes the CancellationReasonCode
field.- Supports CBDS N00836 / CS132
- Currently available for SIMS data only
Key Benefit(s)
- Access more complete student movement information
- Gain greater visibility into exclusion record changes
- Support reporting requirements with additional data
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Engagement
Groupcall
Teachers2Parents
Scheduled messages can now be edited in Teachers2Parents and Groupcall
Scheduled messages can now be modified on Teachers2Parents and Groupcall, saving time and making it easier to keep communications accurate without having to recreate messages when changes are needed.
What's New?
- Edit scheduled messages before they are sent. This works for all message types: SMS, email, and messages sent through the Eduspot app.
- Open existing scheduled messages with message content, attachments, and settings already populated.
- Message content, attachments, recipients and the scheduled date and time can be modified.
- Message type icons in Scheduled Messages, making it easier to identify communications at a glance: Speech bubble for SMS, Envelope for email, Document for letters, Mobile phone for mobile app messages.
- Receive a warning if you attempt to close an edited message without saving your changes.
- Improved status visibility so you can see when changes are being processed and when scheduling has been completed.
Key Benefit(s)
- Reduce mistakes by reviewing and updating messages before delivery
- Save time by editing existing scheduled communications instead of creating them again
- Ensure messages remain accurate even when circumstances change
How it works
- Open a scheduled message. This can be done from the History menu in Groupcall or the Reports menu in Teachers2Parents.
- Select Edit on the message you want to update.
- Review and amend the message, attachments or schedule day/time as required.
- Save your changes and the message status will update to show that your request is being processed.
- The Scheduled Messages list will automatically refresh and display the latest status once processing is complete.
- You can also refresh manually at any time.
NB: If you close the message before saving, you will be warned about any unsaved changes.
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Engagement
Eduspot
Teachers2Parents
Introducing rewards and recognition e-cards: Celebrate student success and strengthen parental engagement
Schools can now send personalised digital recognition cards directly to parents, making positive communication more meaningful and memorable while strengthening parental engagement.
What's New?
Rewards and Recognition (eCards) are now available within the email composer of Teachers2Parents. With eCards, schools can celebrate achievements, recognise attendance, reward positive behaviour, and mark important milestones, helping to strengthen connections between home and school.
A range of eCard templates are available to support different events, and each card can be personalised using message tokens.
How it works
Click here to watch a demo
- Select an eCard template to attach to an email when composing a message.
- Personalisation tokens automatically populate student information, allowing cards to be sent to multiple students at once.
- The completed eCard is attached to the email and delivered directly to parents.
- For parents using the Eduspot app, the message is delivered via push notification and the eCard can be viewed directly within the app.
Key Benefits:
- Increase parental engagement through positive and meaningful communication
- Celebrate student achievements, effort, attendance, and milestones with ease
- Save time with ready to use templates and automatic student data population
- Reduce printing costs by sending digital recognition cards
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Engagement
Teachers2Parents
Easily filter through your contact list with the new multi-sort function in Teachers2Parents
Managing contact lists in Teachers2Parents is now easier. The new multi-sort function makes it possible to sort contacts more efficiently using multiple criteria at the same time, making it quicker to find and organise contacts.
What's New?
Using this function allows Groups and Contacts to be sorted using multiple sorting criteria simultaneously, rather than sorting one after the other.
The multi-sort function can be used in message draft when selecting recipients and in the contact management section of Teachers2Parents.
For example, you can sort contacts by Year and then by Forename, helping you organise and manage contact lists more effectively.
NB:
It can be turned off at any time using the toggle button and easily turned back on whenever needed.
See how it works
- Watch a demo using this link Key Benefits
- Find relevant contacts and groups more quickly
- Reduce time spent repeatedly changing sort options
- Improve efficiency when working with large contact list
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Engagement
Groupcall
Teachers2Parents
Teachers2Parents can now translate incoming parent messages.
Schools can now translate incoming messages into English directly from the message thread. This help staff better understand and respond to communications from families who speak English as an additional language.
PS: Outgoing messages cannot currently be translated. This feature is however available in Groupcall.
Key Benefit(s)
- Improve communication with families who speak English as an additional language
- Help staff quickly understand incoming messages without needing external translation tools
- Support stronger engagement between schools and parents
- Save time when reviewing and responding to messages
How it works
When a parent sends a message in another language, the incoming message can be translated into English within the message thread making it easier for school staff to understand the content and continue the conversation.
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Engagement
Groupcall
Teachers2Parents
Schools can now identify and prioritise urgent and safeguarding related messages with the new AI powered Sentiment Triage function in T2P and Groupcall.
Incoming messages on Groupcall and Teachers2Parents now have an AI powered Sentiment Triage function, helping schools identify parent communications that may require urgent attention or safeguarding review so staff can prioritise important messages more efficiently.
What's New?
- AI automatically reviews incoming parent messages and identifies those that may be Urgent or Safeguarding related.
- A dedicated safeguarding workflow allows staff to review, manage and escalate flagged messages.
- Explanation views provide context on why a message has been flagged.
- Actions such as forwarding and acknowledgements are automatically tracked.
- Staff can record safeguarding notes and contextual information against flagged messages.
- Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) are prioritised within safeguarding workflows.
- DSLs can override AI decisions or manually raise concerns when required.
- Full safeguarding history records reviews, forwards, acknowledgements, overrides and dismissals.
- Schools can create custom watch phrases that the system will automatically flag.
Watch the demos:
Key Benefits
- Identify potentially urgent concerns more quickly.
- Reduce the need for manual monitoring of incoming messages.
- Support consistent safeguarding processes across school teams.
- Improve accountability with a clear audit trail of actions taken.
- Help ensure concerns are routed to the appropriate staff promptly.
Important:
- The safeguarding flag is a signal, not a determination. AI helps identify messages that may require attention based on set watch phrases but does not make safeguarding decisions. All safeguarding decisions remain the responsibility of trained school staff.
- AI does not replace safeguarding processes, access student records, train on school data or retain message content after processing.
- The function must be enabled by an Admin before it can be used.
How it works
- AI reviews incoming parent messages and highlights those that may require urgent attention or indicate a safeguarding concern.
- Staff can review the explanation provided, add notes, forward concerns and record actions taken.
- DSLs can review, override or manually raise safeguarding concerns where appropriate.
- All activity is recorded to provide a complete safeguarding history.
Watch the demos:
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Analytics
Assembly
Attendance reports now provide a more complete view
This is an update to this log - https://venturedsolutions.canny.io/changelog/faster-and-more-accurate-attendance-reporting-for-trust-leaders
Attendance reports now include all students relevant to the selected reporting period by default, helping provide a more complete and consistent picture of attendance.
What's New?
- Attendance reports now default to including all students, rather than only those who are currently on roll.
- This means attendance figures will reflect all students relevant to the selected reporting period, including students who have since left where applicable.
- The On Roll filter remains available for trusts that wish to report on current students only.
Key Benefit(s)
- Gain a more complete view of attendance across the reporting period.
- Improve consistency when comparing attendance data over time.
- Ensure reporting reflects all relevant students, including leavers where applicable
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