iSAMS Introduces US Curriculum Support for International Schools, Addressing Growing Global Demand
London, UK – 21 January – iSAMS by IRIS (iSAMS), a leading provider of school management software, today announced the introduction of US curriculum management to its award-winning platform. This enhancement responds to the growing trend of international schools seeking flexibility to offer multi-curriculum options, meeting the diverse needs of students and parents in a rapidly changing educational landscape.
Globally, 1 in 3 international schools now offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum in some capacity, and the adoption of the United States (US) curriculum is on the rise. Building on its extensive experience in supporting schools running both the IB and the UK curriculum, iSAMS is uniquely positioned to help schools adapt to these evolving academic needs.
“The global drive to improve education has transformed how schools deliver learning, with many adopting bi-lingual and multi-curricular teaching and learning models to better meet the expectations of students worldwide,” said Simon Freeman, Managing Director for Education at IRIS. “The addition of the US curriculum management capabilities better equips schools to navigate this shift, ensuring they can seamlessly offer robust, flexible education pathways that align with the needs of their students.”
iSAMS is targeting global expansion into high-growth regions such as Asia and the Middle East, where the demand for the US curriculum is rising. The platform’s scalability and versatility and wide range of partner integrations make it an ideal choice for schools seeking to deliver a world-class education to diverse student populations.
The software offers built-in support for seven languages, including Spanish, Chinese, and German, with support for more languages in development, including scripts read right to left. Additionally, its parent and student portals integrate with advanced translation tools to allow communication in any language, ensuring quality parent-teacher engagement remains accessible to all families, regardless of location or language.
Support for the US curriculum is enabled by iSAMS’ new ability to complete complex Grade Point Average calculations – a standardised method of evaluating academic performance for individual students, and provides easy comparison of achievement across student groups, courses, and institutions – commonly used in the US, parts of Asia, and parts of South America.
About iSAMS by IRIS
Acquired by IRIS in 2020, iSAMS delivers a fully compliant, cloud-based and secure management information system (MIS) specifically designed to meet the unique needs of independent and international schools globally. Complete with advanced third-party integration capabilities and a modular design, it seamlessly integrates with every facet of school life, enhancing operational efficiency with a single source of truth. In July 2024, iSAMS was named ‘Best Edtech Product – School Management Solutions’ at the Global EdTech Awards, and was shortlisted in the ‘Leadership and Management Solutions’ category at the 2025 Bett Awards. Currently, iSAMS serves 1,600 schools across 90 countries, and manages data for more than 1.4 million students, offering robust protection of student information through encryption and its embedded privacy by design principles.
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About IRIS Software Group
IRIS Software Group is a global provider of mission critical software and one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies. IRIS provides software solutions and services for finance, HR and payroll teams, educational organisations, and accountancy firms that take the pain out of processes and let professionals focus on the work they love.
Over 12,000 UK schools and academies, including a third of all English multi-academy trusts (MATs), use IRIS education solutions. IRIS processes 15 million online payments monthly, manages activities for over 500,000 pupils, and connects more than 4 million UK families through parent apps, delivering over 300 million messages annually between schools and families. To learn more about IRIS Education’s award-winning edtech solutions, click here.