Haven Systems new Catering Information System eliminates the need for pupils to handle cash in primary schools

How does this work?

Each teacher runs our browser application which cross references each pupil with their default meal selection.  This is run each Monday and selection is made for the week on a per class basis by each class teacher (daily adjustments can be made as necessary as the week progresses).   The process takes just minutes from start to finish.

The kitchen receives a daily print out of meals required, this is an automated process and prints at a predefined time, typically 9.45am allowing time for the teachers to make amendments for absent pupils, or a change in meal selection and adequate time for the kitchen staff to prepare. 

Each pupil has an account within the system and each meal is debited from this account.  The account can be credited by cash, internet payments, or telephone payments. Typically Councils encourage account crediting via phone or internet, facilitating cash payments at a centralised county location, we would interface with your existing Council payments portals negating the need to increase costs further.  At this point cash handling at school level can be eliminated. 

Implementing Haven Systems cashless solution offers real benefits, just some of these are:

·         Eliminating cash handling at primary school level.

·         Removes any stigma attached to free school meals.

·         Allows accurate monitoring of pupils accounts.

·         Solutions available for secondary schools, allowing the pupil’s account to follow as they progress to secondary school

·         Removal of cash handling at school level offers substantial financial savings from year one.

About Haven Systems

Haven Systems Ltd is a dedicated software systems house, developing systems software for the hospitality and academic markets since 1991. Our ethos is to provide intuitive and reliable systems with feature rich reporting in the back office to provide as much management information as possible, allowing enhanced levels of productivity and service to our clients.

Our software is developed in house by our own programmers, our enviable reputation has developed on the back of our consultative approach to our clients needs, our ability to tailor our solutions to suit these needs, coupled with 24/7 technical support of the highest level promotes Haven Systems Ltd as an obvious choice when seeking new business systems.

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss how implementing our Cashless In Schools solution for Primary Schools could help any local government and can be contacted at any time by any of the methods below.