MIS integration
Your MIS, connected through Wonde — included for every school
ASEND360 keeps your pupils, staff and contextual data in step with your MIS automatically, so nothing is typed twice. And because writeback is included, you can record session attendance and staff absence in ASEND360 and send them straight back to your MIS.
Included for every school, at no extra cost
MIS integration through Wonde is part of every ASEND360 subscription, Core and Plus alike. We cover the connection cost, including writeback, so there is no connector fee to budget for.
What comes in from your MIS
The sync keeps ASEND360 up to date with the information your MIS already holds, such as:
- pupils, their year groups, classes and teaching groups;
- contextual information, such as SEN status, Pupil Premium and free school meals;
- staff;
- contacts for parents and carers, and pupil photos where your MIS holds them.
Changes made in your MIS flow through to ASEND360 automatically, so a new pupil, a change of class or an updated SEN status appears without anyone re-entering it. Your MIS stays the official record for these details.
What goes back to your MIS
Most systems that connect through Wonde only read from your MIS. ASEND360 can also write back, which means you can choose to record two things in ASEND360 and have them appear in your MIS:
- Session attendance — marked in ASEND360, including for individual lessons and sessions, and sent back to your MIS.
- Staff absence — recorded in ASEND360, including through staff leave requests, and sent back to your MIS.
That means fewer systems for staff to log into and one place for the information leaders need, while your MIS stays complete for statutory returns. Writeback is optional: if you’d rather keep recording these in your MIS, the read-only sync works on its own.
Setting up the connection
- Tell us you’d like to connect — we set this up with you as part of onboarding.
- Approve ASEND360 in Wonde. Thousands of schools already use Wonde; if yours does, this is a single approval in your Wonde portal. If not, Wonde will contact the person who manages your MIS to set up the link.
- Choose what to share. Your school controls the permissions in the Wonde portal, and can review or withdraw them at any time.
- Your data starts flowing into ASEND360, and from then on it stays up to date without any further work.
While the connection is being set up, or if you prefer not to use Wonde, you can import a CTF, upload a spreadsheet or add pupils one at a time.
Secure by design
Wonde provides the secure connection between your MIS and ASEND360, and your school decides exactly what is shared. Inside ASEND360, each school’s data is kept separate, access is controlled by role and changes are logged. Read more on our data protection and security pages.
Questions schools ask
Is there a charge for the MIS connection?
No. The Wonde connection, including writeback for session attendance and staff absence, is included in every ASEND360 subscription. There is no separate connector fee.
Does ASEND360 replace our MIS?
No. Your MIS stays the official record for pupil and staff details. ASEND360 reads from it so you don’t re-type anything, and writes session attendance and staff absence back to it, so you can record those in one place.
Do we have to use writeback?
No. Writeback is optional. You can use the read-only sync and keep recording attendance and absence in your MIS if you prefer.
What if our school already uses Wonde?
Then connecting is usually a single approval in your Wonde portal. If you don’t use Wonde yet, Wonde will contact your MIS administrator to set it up.
What if we change MIS?
Wonde manages the connection to your MIS, so in most cases the link carries on once your new MIS is connected to Wonde. Let us know and we’ll check everything is flowing.
Can we still import a CTF or spreadsheet?
Yes. CTF import, spreadsheet upload and adding pupils one at a time are all still available, for example while your connection is being set up.
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