Education

See how the SORCE Intranet, Extranet and Portal have helped promote communication and collaboration between staff. Learn how college intranets have helped securely track students records while enhancing staff collaboration with powerful business ready applications.

In a busy school, college or university, delivering effective communication between staff has always been imperative. From the pigeon holes of yesteryear to advanced intranet and extranet applications of today, effective communication helps you deliver a better learning environment for your students.

As a centralised hub of information, the college intranet aids communication through applications such as Document Management, Department (or organisation wide) calendars and the Contacts Directory to store up-to-date lesson plans, policies, procedures, key dates, activities and contact information for staff to access at a time that’s convenient to them.

Beyond communication the college intranet can automate some of the time consuming administrative process that staff are required to manage. HR processes such as self certification for sickness and recording accidents are a few examples of the things that can be logged and managed through the intranet. The intranet helps staff eliminate the need to fill in paper based forms or put notes in pigeon holes as communication is all electronically managed from one central location.

The college intranet can go one step further still. Winning an award from the Communication in Business (CiB) organisation, Croydon College used their SORCE Intranet product to manage the relationship they have with their students. Their Student Tracking and Records System (STARS) enables every teacher to track the progress of each of their students, from their attendance record to the risks that may stop them from completing their education. The STARS application has become an integral part of their organisation.

Security is maintained with the inbuilt access control framework, this ensures staff only see the information that is relevant to them. This method helps deliver a highly personalised experience to all members of staff that use the system. Linking with other systems within your institution the college intranet can display Key Performance Indicators to senior members of staff, everything from student attendance to the pass rate on exams, if it is recorded electronically it can be displayed.

To see how the award winning SORCE Intranet and extranet products can enhance the communication and processes within your school, college or university, book a demonstration or visit one of our free test drive events in various locations across the UK.