The Very Best of 2020
Let’s face it, 2020 has not been the year any of us planned or expected. We have all been speaking all year in phrases we would all love to ban from the lexicon –...
Author: Greenhouse
School website requirements November 2020
On November 12th, the DfE dropped a major update to their guidance on what maintained schools must publish online, which for nearly every school means what they must publish on their school website. We’ve...
Wondrous Websites in a Wayward World
Do you remember when you thought ‘Zoom’ was just a word the children would say when playing with spaceships? When remote learning was confined to Open University courses, and blended learning meant reciting times...
Using your school website to help parents choose your school
Parent Ping recently ran a survey in their app asking parents about the research they undertook before choosing a school/nursery for their child(ren). The results were as follows: Which shows pretty clearly that the...
Welcome to the 2020/2021 academic year – one like no other!
We realise this has been a really tricky start to the year for everyone already. We hope the “new normal” is mostly normal and not too new anymore although it looks like we have...
Financial Information – What schools must publish online
As you will be aware, since 2012 there has been a long list of things which a school must publish online by law. Every year the list seems to get longer and longer and...
Creative Transition for Pupils in 2020/21
This is no ordinary summer term. With schools being closed to most students since March, and only starting to open up further now, we are not talking about the usual SATs (not sure we...
Rays of sunshine in strange times
The last few months have not been easy for anyone. We recognise the amazing work schools have been doing to keep families learning at home and we have been proud to help them wherever...
