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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...

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...

How Technology Is Changing Education for the Better

Technology has not only changed the way we teach in our schools and colleges but how we look at learning on a wider social scale. We can download an app to learn almost anything nowadays from languages through to quantum physics and we have access online to more...

The Benefits of a School App for Parents

Keeping track of what’s happening at school and the next big events on the horizon can be a challenge for parents. If you also have to juggle your own work schedule and busy home life, as most of us do nowadays, anything that makes the day go a little bit easier is a...

How To Prepare For OFSTED

Receiving the call from Ofsted can quickly result in a number of unpleasant symptoms for Head Teachers, teaching and support staff. In this short guide we are going to show you how you can make preparations to ensure that your school or college is as ready as possible...