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Benefits of Having a School App in the Winter Months

Now that the weather is getting colder and with more snow predicted over the coming weeks it’s clear that winter is well under way and with it comes a range of different challenges, particularly for schools. Not only do the adverse weather conditions cause...

How to Improve Engagement with Parents

It’s now easier than ever for schools to use new technology to improve engagement with parents and create a greater sense of community that benefits everyone. Building effective communication strategies between staff, pupils and parents is one of the cornerstones that...

Why an App is better than a Website

It’s official, we live in a mobile world. We access information at the touch of a button on our smartphones and tablets on a daily basis. Some of us spend hours every day gleaning information from these handheld devices, many installing favourite apps so that we can...

How the Apple Watch can help in Education

We are used to using technology in the classroom nowadays. After all, we’ve come a long way since the days of the chalk board and exercise books. Many schools are even starting to operate a BYOD policy where pupils have their own tablets, laptops or smartphones to...

Cost and the Carbon Footprint of Keeping in Touch with Parents through Traditional Means

For most schools, the logistics of staying in contact with parents has long been problematic and costly. Printing out information and making sure everyone has got a copy means that many organisations are using a significant amount of their operating budget simply...

What Schools Need to do to be Graded Outstanding

When Ofsted come around it’s the dream of every school to get an outstanding rating that will set them apart as a provider of education. As with most professions and organisations, those that offer the best to their consumers share a number of traits that gives them...