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The City of Wolverhampton Council become the 55th Local Authority to choose SLA Online.

Milton Keynes Council become the 54th Local Authority to choose SLA Online and plan to use the system for School's trading and training as well as Adult Social Care and Children and Families training.

The NEW Customers Module has now been launched.

The Customers Module is a CRM built for Local Authorities, enabling communication, opportunities and complaints to be administered throughout the organisation, and to be fully embedded within the existing SLA Online system. It will also offer advanced analytics features in the future.

We look forward to working with Derbyshire, LB Havering and Warrington to take the project forward.

Wiltshire County Council become the 53rd Local Authority to choose SLA Online and the 21st Local Authority to choose the Governor Module.

They also become the 13th County Council to choose SLA Online.

LB Lewisham become the 52nd Local Authority to choose SLA Online and the 19th Local Authority to choose the Governor Module.

They also become the 11th London Borough to choose SLA Online.

LB Bexley become the 20th Local Authority to choose the Governor Module.

Bexley were the very first Local Authority to adopt SLA Online, and we very much welcome this opportunity to work further with them.

Nottinghamshire County Council have become the 51st Local Authority to choose SLA Online.

Nottinghamshire are the 12th County Council to adopt SLA Online.

SLA Online is now managing the School Traded Services functions in one in every three Authorities in the UK.

We're very pleased to announce that Doncaster Council have become the 50th Authority to choose SLA Online.

Wakefield Council have become the 18th Local Authority to choose the Governor Module.

The Governor Module will integrate seamlessly with the existing SLA Online system, providing a one stop shop for Governors and other stakeholders.

We're very pleased to announce that St Helens Council have become the 49th Authority to choose SLA Online.

April saw our biggest User Community event to day. Due to the sheer number of delegates attending the event in Autumn 2016, this event was spread over two days, extending the opportunity for Traded Services professionals to meet and network, in what has become the largest group of its kind.

Day one saw representation for 40 Local Authority Commercial and Traded Services Managers meeting to discuss the future of trading and how it impacts on the SLA Online system. Day two saw 80 delegates at an operational level using workshops to help us ensure the product meets market need.

Regional operational events will be held in September 2017 and January 2018, with a national group in November 2017. Dates and venues to be published soon.

Leicestershire County Council have become the 17th Local Authority to choose the Governor Module.

The Governor Module will integrate seamlessly with the existing SLA Online system, providing a one stop shop for Governors and other stakeholders.

Surrey County Council have become the 48th Local Authority to choose SLA Online.

Surrey are the 11th County Council to adopt SLA Online to help manage their trading, training and communication functions.

West Berkshire Council have chosen to adopt the NQT Module, becoming the 8th Local Authority to do so.

The NQT Module will seamlessly integrate with the trading functions already in operation, providing a simple one stop shop for schools.

We are very happy to extend our relationship with West Berkshire which is now in its fourth successful year.

We're very pleased to announce that Wakefield MBC become the 47th Authority to choose SLA Online.

Cardiff City Council become the 46th Authority to choose SLA Online, and the first Welsh Authority.

Cheshire West and Chester Council become the 45th Authority to choose SLA Online.

We welcome Cheshire West and Chester on board, and look forward to announcing further customers shortly.

The SLA Online User Community was held on the 8th November 2016 in Islington, London, and was the largest to date.

The event attracted 80 delegates from 42 Local Authorities, making it arguably the biggest networking of LA Traded Services professionals.

The next User Community will be held during spring 2017.

Knowsley Council become the 44th Authority to choose SLA Online.

We welcome Knowsley on board, and are pleased to strengthen our presence in the North West.

LB Tower Hamlets become the 7th Local Authority to choose the new NQT Module.

We look forward to extending our relationship with Tower Hamlets and welcoming them to the NQT Development Group.

Leeds City Council have extended their use of the SLA Online system by selecting the Governor Module to help manage their Governor Services function.

Leeds have been using the SLA Online system as their trading portal for the last 18 months. The addition of the Governor Module will help integrate the functions of governance into the existing system.

Leeds become the 16th Authority to choose the Governor Module.

Somerset County Council have extended their use of SLA Online by choosing the new NQT Module to help manage their NQT Service.

The NQT Service, plus all participants, will be able to use the online system to manage the process end to end. The module will also fully integrate with the trading system to allow a seamless process from purchase.

Somerset become the 6th Authority to choose the module.

Redcar & Cleveland Council have selected the Governor Module of SLA Online to help manage their Governors Service.

The Governor Module will allow the Authority to maintain accurate governance records, as well as record details of meetings and committees.

The module will also fully integrate with the trading, training / CPD and communication platforms of SLA Online.

Leicestershire County Council become the 43rd Authority to choose SLA Online.

We welcome Leicestershire County Council, being the third County Council to choose SLA Online in the past two months.

Somerset County Council become the 41st Authority to choose SLA Online.

Somerset become the 8th County Council to choose SLA Online.

West Sussex County Council become the 42nd Authority to choose SLA Online.

West Sussex become the 9th County Council to choose SLA Online.

North Tyneside Council have quickly extended their use of the SLA Online system by selecting the Governor Module to help manage their Governor Services function.

The module will fully integrate with the trading, training / CPD and Communication platforms of SLA Online.

London Borough of Newham become the 39th Authority to choose SLA Online.

Newham become the 10th London Borough to choose the SLA Online system.

North Lincolnshire Council become the 40th Authority to choose SLA Online.

North Lincolnshire help us achieve another milestone with 40 Local Authorities now having chosen SLA Online as their trading platform in the last 5 years.

The SLA Online User Community was held on the 19th April 2016 in Islington, London.

The event attracted 60 delegates from 36 Local Authorities with the event becoming arguably one of the biggest networking opportunities for LA Traded Services professionals.

The next User Community will be held during autumn 2016.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new SLA Online NQT Module.

The module will manage the end to end process of managing NQTs. It will also seamlessly link with the SLA Online trading platform, allowing Authorities to sell and manage the service through one system.

We would like to thank Brighton & Hove City Council, Dorset County Council, Medway Council, Octavo Partnership and Southend on Sea Borough Council for partnering with us on the project.

North Tyneside Council become the 38th Authority to choose SLA Online.

North Tyneside become the second North East Authority to select SLA Online, and we look forward to extending the use of the system in the region.

Entrust have chosen SLA Online to help managed the Traded Services function in Staffordshire and beyond.

Entrust become the 37th customer of SLA Online.

Derbyshire County Council have become the 36th Authority in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services function.

Derbyshire are the 6th County Council to adopt the SLA Online system.

The London Borough of Waltham Forest have become the 35th Authority in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services function.

Waltham Forest are the 9th London Borough to adopt the SLA Online system.

The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham have become the 34th Authority in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services function.

Barking & Dagenham are the 8th London Borough to adopt the SLA Online system.

Following on from our recent conference where our clients spoke and requested new features and updates to the communication module, the work is well underway and already developments have been published, including simplified messaging, better targetting of news to school users and Group/forum updates.

The next stage is the addition of Pages/Resources which will support multimedia content like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and more.

Leeds City Council have become the 33rd Authority in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services function.

The recent SLA Online User Community meeting saw a total of 40 delegates from 28 Authorities meet to discuss the future of the SLA Online product.As ever we appreciate the commitment shown by members of the community to help move the product forward. This year saw a particularly lively debate on the future of the communication module.

We hope the event in Winter 2015 will see an even greater number of delegates from more Authorities attending. More information will follow soon.

Leeds City Council have become the 33rd Authority in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services function.

Haringey Council have become the 32nd Authority in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services function.

Haringey become the seventh London Borough to purchase SLA Online.

Portsmouth City Council have become the 31st Authority in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services function.

Portsmouth become the second South Coast Unitary Authority to purchase SLA Online in the last six months, joining Brighton & Hove City Council, and strengthening the network of SLA Online users in the South of England.

SLA Online is now managing the School Traded Services functions in one in every five Authorities in the UK.

The London Borough of Croydon have become the 30th Authority in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services function.

Croydon is the 6th London Borough to operate the SLA Online system. The system will be operated by the new School Support Services Mutual, Octavo Partnership.

SLA Online is now managing the Traded Services functions in one in every five Authorities in the UK.

The Governor Module for the SLA Online system was officially launched on the 25th November.

The event was marked by a networking event and presentation in London, that will hopefully give the product a successful start.

We would like to place on record our thanks to Dorset County Council, LB Lambeth, LB Havering and North Somerset Council for their support during the last year in helping build the product.

The recent SLA Online User Community meeting saw a total of 45 delegates from 27 Authorities meet to discuss the future of the SLA Online product.

We appreciate the commitment shown by members of the community to help move the product forward. Their input is invaluable to the success of SLA Online over the last few years.

We hope the event in Spring 2015 will see an even greater number of delegates from more Authorities attending. More information will follow soon.

Sefton Council have become the 28th Authority in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services function.

Sefton become the 7th North West Authority to sign up to SLA Online, strengthening the network in the local area.

Luton Borough Council have become the 28th Authority in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services function.

Luton join a long list of Unitary Authorities using SLA Online, and also strengthening the community in the South East of England.

We were very pleased to announce that Norfolk County Council have chosen the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services functions.

Norfolk become the 27th Authority to choose SLA Online and the 5th County Council in the UK.

We were pleased to organise the first Regional Traded Services Networks in the UK at the start of August.

The events, hosted by Dorset County Council and Warrington Borough Council, were attended by over 30 Traded Services Professionals from 20 Authorities in the UK.

Similar events are planned for Winter 2015.

We are very pleased to extend our long relationship with Brighton & Hove City Council.

The Authority has become the 26th in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to manage their Traded Services functions.

During the last six month, SLA Online users have had the ability to use an online tool to make product enhancement requests, which in turn can be assessed and prioritised by other users.

We are pleased to announce that the initiative has been highly successful with over 160 requests, logged by our customers, have been successfully completed.

This approach ensures that SLA Online constantly meets market need and puts our customers at the forefront of its development.

The SLA Online National Conference was held in Islington on the 20th May, attended by 40 Traded Services Professionals from across the UK.

The event gave SLA Online users the opportunity to influence the strategic direction of the product, in addition to being an excellent networking opportunity for those involved.

The next National Conference will be held on the 18th November 2014.

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council have become the 25th Authority in the UK to choose the SLA Online system to help manage their Traded Services function

SLA Online is now being used by six Authorities in the North West, five of which have signed up to the product in the last 12 months.

Trafford Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Trafford Council become the 24th Authority to adopt the SLA Online system.

Newcastle City Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Newcastle City Council become the 23rd Authority to adopt the SLA Online system.

North Yorkshire County Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

North Yorkshire County Council become the 23rd Authority to adopt the SLA Online system.

Reading Borough Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Reading Borough Council become the 22nd Authority to adopt the SLA Online system.

Warrington Borough Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Warrington Borough Council become the 21st Authority to adopt the SLA Online system.

West Berkshire Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

West Berkshire Council become the 20th Authority to adopt the SLA Online system.

Gloucestershire County Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Gloucestershire County Council become the nineteenth Authority to adopt the SLA Online system.

Cheshire East Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Cheshire East become the eighteenth Authority to adopt the SLA Online system.

North Somerset Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

North Somerset become the seventeenth Authority to adopt the SLA Online system.

Bath & North East Somerset Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

BathNES become the fifteenth Authority to adopt the SLA Online system.

Dorset County Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Dorset become the sixteenth Authority to adopt the SLA Online system.

Frontline Data held the second SLA Online Traded Services User Community and Conference at the Estorick Collection in Islington on the 23 April.

The User Community was attended by 14 Authorities who discussed a range of topics and helped to plan the development of the product for the next 6-9 months.

The Conference began at lunchtime where a further 10 Authorities joined the group. Presentations were provided by Frontline Data, Medway Council and North West Consulting.

Wokingham Borough Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Wokingham become the fourteenth Authority to use the system.

SLA Online has been adopted by over ten Local Authorities in the past 12 months.

Blackburn with Darwen BC have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Blackburn become the twelfth Authority to use the system, and the first in the North West of England.

Thurrock Council have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Thurrock become the thirteenth Authority to use the system.

SLA Online has been adopted by ten Local Authorities in the past 12 months.

Bristol City Council have chosen to trial the SLA Online system until June 2013.

Bristol become the eleventh Authority to sign up to SLA Online.

London Borough of Brent have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Brent become the tenth Authority to use the system, and the sixth London Borough to sign up.

A quick implementation will enable the system to be ready for the new trading year 2013/14.

Frontline Data welcomed over 20 Local Authorities to the first SLA Online Conference on the 20th November 2012, at the Canonbury Academy in London.

The SLA Online User Community met in the morning to discuss the short term development requirements for the system. They were joined by further Local Authorities for the networking lunch and afternoon session.

The afternoon session was supported by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and included a well received presentation on the new Southend Learning Network product.

www.southendlearningnetwork.co.uk

The next Conference will be held on the 23rd April 2013.

London Borough of Havering have chosen the SLA Online system to assist with the delivery and management of their Traded Services functions.

Havering become the ninth Authority to use the system, and the fifth London Borough to sign up.

The SLA Online system is due to be released to schools early in 2013, ready for the new trading year 2013/14.

Cumbria County Council have become the eighth Local Authority to purchase the SLA Online system.

Cumbria are the first County Council to use the SLA Online system. By geographic area, the Authority is the third largest in England.

The SLA Online system is due to be released to schools early in 2013, ready for the new trading year 2013/14.

SLA Online, the online system revolutionising Traded Services to Schools, has been re-launched with a new interface and lots of new features.

Driven by our SLA Online User Community, we have spent the last four months restructuring the product into what we believe is the ideal platform to help Authorities successfully grow and expand their Traded Services offering.

To book your demonstration of the new SLA Online system and to see how it could help you, please email us at sales@frontlinedata.co.uk or call us on 020 7354 0919

We are pleased to announce our first Teaching Schools' Alliance has chosen to adopt the new SLA Online system. The LTSA has chosen the new product to assist with the promotion and delivery of Training and consultancy Services to Schools.

Medway Council have become the seventh Local Authority to purchase the SLA Online system.

Medway is a Unitary Authority formed in 1998, covering an area that contains approximately 100 schools.

The SLA Online system is due to be released to schools early in 2013, ready for the new trading year 2013/14.

We are pleased to announce a fourth Local Authority has chosen to adopt the new SLA Online system. Bracknell Forest Borough Council has chosen the new product to assist with the promotion and delivery of Traded Services to Schools.

We are pleased to announce a third Local Authority has chosen to adopt the new SLA Online system. The London Borough of Sutton has chosen the new product to assist with the promotion and delivery of Traded Services to Schools.

Our new enhanced training module is now available within SLA Online. The system now supports fixed date and tailored courses as well as; printable attendee lists, Outlook appointments, email notifications and delegate certificates.

Frontline Data is pleased to extend it's long term relationship with the London Borough of Bexley, who will partner to assist the development of SLA Online.

Frontline Data is pleased to announce the launch of a new product, SLA Online. The SLA Online system has been produced to meet the increasing demand for Traded Services to Schools.