Tribal and SAS Collaboration

RNS Number : 3635E

Tribal Group PLC

30 May 2012

 



30 May 2012

Tribal Group plc

Tribal and SAS agree to collaborate on evidence based Education

 improvement programmes in the US

Tribal and SAS, both leading organisations in education improvement and education analytics, are pleased to confirm that they have entered into collaborative discussions on the development of new software tools to support evidence-based education improvement programmes in Tennessee. Both Tribal and SAS have existing contracts in the region which will benefit from this collaboration, with both companies excited by the wider potential of such products.

Commenting on the collaboration, Keith Evans, Chief Executive of Tribal, said "We are very excited to be working with SAS as one of the world leaders in information analytics. Our skills in the area of evidence-based school improvement are complementary and we feel that, in combination, Tribal and SAS can make a significant contribution to the development of predictive tools for education improvement".

"SAS provides both value-added analysis as well as student projections and a variety of diagnostic reporting. The system provides a valuable resource for professional development conversations with school administrators as well as important information to improve student outcomes ," said Paula Henderson, Vice President, SAS State and Local Government Practice. "But teachers and administrators need to understand how to use the information effectively. Our collaboration with Tribal will be critical in training teachers and administrators to use value-added analyses to improve teaching and student performance."

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Editors' note:

Tribal Group plc (Tribal) is a leading provider of technology products and services to the education, learning and training markets in the UK and internationally.

Our people are sector experts and we work in partnership with a wide range of organizations, including schools, colleges, universities, local authorities and government departments, as well as employers in the private sector. Tribal has over 1,300 staff, and operates in the UK, Australasia, US and Middle East. Tribal's shares are quoted on the London Stock Exchange (TRB). Links: Tribal Group plc website: www.tribalgroup.com

This Statement has been prepared for and is addressed only to our shareholders as a whole and should not be relied on by any other party or for any other purpose. Tribal, its directors, employees, agents or advisers do not accept or assume responsibility to any other person to whom this Statement is shown or into whose hands it may come and any such responsibility or liability is expressly disclaimed. This Statement may contain forward-looking statements and the financial information is unaudited. Any forward-looking statement has been made by the directors in good faith based on the information available to them up to the time of approval of this Statement and should be treated with caution due to the inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business risk factors, underlying such forward-looking information. To the extent that this Statement contains any statement dealing with any time after the date of its preparation, such statement is merely predictive and speculative as it relates to events and circumstances which are yet to occur and therefore the facts stated and views expressed may change. Tribal undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

About SAS

SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 50,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know®.

 

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