Rugby High School

Rugby High School * is one of the UK's 164 grammar schools. It caters for 11 to 18 year olds, and also has Specialist Science College status.

CUSTOMER NEED

The school had identified two main issues with the management of incoming calls. One was that call volumes tend to peak at certain times of the day, with more calls between 9am and 10am as parents call to report absences. The other was that teaching staff are constantly moving around the premises, and therefore harder to track down.

A new system was required which could address these needs; one which had the ability to manage multiple incoming calls simultaneously, and which could provide sophisticated message handling capability.

NORTEL SOLUTION

Having taken time to understand the school's needs in depth, Nortel delivered a complete communications system which included a Nortel Business Communications Manager 400 , and a Nortel CallPilot 32-port messaging system. This solution was supported by a Nortel Business Series Terminal T7316E for the school's reception, Nortel Business Series Terminal T7208s for admin and management staff and Nortel Business Series Terminal T7000s throughout the school. This provided the ability to handle up to 32 simultaneous incoming calls, and also allowed for the simultaneous access of multiple voicemail boxes during breaks.

RESULTS & BENEFITS

Increased peace of mind for parents , thanks to efficient handling of messages and calls during peak periods
Improved call and message management for teaching staff , as each has a DDI and can also access their own voicemail box when they are between lessons
More efficient communications via school-wide digital handsets which provide message waiting lights, programmable soft function keys and hands-free functionality which can be used to provide school-wide paging capability

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