Schoolzine Insights
6 Things to Include on a Primary School App
More than ever before, effective communication between schools and parents plays a vital role in creating a supportive and engaged learning community. One powerful tool that primary schools can utilise is a parent engagement app.
The Digital Calendar
A digital calendar is a must-have component of a school’s communication strategy. Read our article to discover what features it should include.
Communicate End of Term News Like a Pro
The last half term of the year is always very busy for schools. In our latest article, we discuss ways how to best communicate all the events happening in your school.
5 Primary School Website Examples
Discover 5 exceptional, mobile friendly primary school website examples that showcase innovation, creativity, and functionality.
The Pay360 Purchase
Have you been affected by the Capita sale of Pay360 to The Access Group? Read our article for more detail on this topic and ways to minimise its impact.
Consistent MAT Branding
In this article, we explore ways that Multi Academy Trusts can streamline their member schools and ensure their branding remains consistent.
Two Click News
In this article, we outline the reasons why a newsletter on a separate URL in an email is superior to a newsletter in the main body of an email.
How to communicate school emergencies
Email, text, app or website? How to best communicate emergency school closures.
How to not share not-so-exciting news
Not everything a school shares is exciting and immediately interesting. In this article, we offer ways to communicate the not-so-exciting but vital school information.
Engaging With Low Income Families
Does a large proportion of your school population claim school meals, and have a high deprivation pupil premium? Understand how to engage with these parents in our article.
Engaging with parents in independent schools
Learn techniques that can be used to engage with the parents of children at independent schools
Ofsted
Ofsted have recently downgraded 80% of previous ‘outstanding’ schools. What part does parent engagement play in an Ofsted inspection? Read our article to discover more.
School Fundraising Tips & Ideas
In our article, understand how to improve fundraising in your school, plus enjoy some tips on how to communicate these to parents
Parents evening bookings
Parents' evenings are a rare opportunity to make individual contact with your school community to discuss students' progress.
How has academisation affected educational outcomes?
The move towards academisation and forming of multi-academy trusts has had a significant impact on schools, and senior leadership teams have had to respond and evolve
Is it finally time to sort out that new school website?
If you're considering a school website refresh, our article outlines some important considerations to ensure it looks great and also operates efficiently.
How to successfully keep in touch with parents over the summer holidays
The school holidays are a time for staff to take some time out, relax and regroup. For senior leadership teams, it’s also a time to plan for the year ahead.
Engaging with SEND parents in your school
What can schools do to improve relationships with the SEN parent community? Firstly, it’s important to understand how these parents think and behave.
An easy-to-use platform to celebrate school success
Take a deep breath and for a moment, rewind back to 20th March 2020. Everything changed for everyone. Schools were closed across the nation and thrown into an abyss of the unknown with 48 hours’ notice.
Importance of visual media in school comms
The way schools are communicating with parents is changing, and is unrecognisable compared to the methods they used just ten years ago.
How to engage with EAL parents
Parents with English as an additional language (EAL) can sometimes feel isolated and disconnected from their child's life at school.
Signs you need a new website
Is your school website fit for 2022 and beyond? If yours is more than five years old, check out our five indicators that yours might need updating.
The benefits of online parents evening booking systems
Online parents evening booking systems work by allowing parents to book appointments with their child's teacher online. This way, they can do it at a time that suits them.
Why a school app is a good idea vs texts
When texts were first introduced in schools over a decade ago, they were deemed as being the future of school communications. They were simple, effective, and far better value for money.
5 ways to create an engaging digital school newsletter
Sending regular newsletters are important for obvious reasons; they inform parents of significant dates, news and events, they promote the great things that are happening in school, and crucially, they should celebrate student successes.
How to create the perfect primary school website - Four considerations
The website for your primary school is both a marketing and a parent communication tool, so it needs to engage with your current parent community as well as potential new parents.
5 ways to improve parent engagement
Maintaining a good level of parent engagement in schools has become a real challenge in the past 18 months, with remote learning, new processes and high absence levels thrown into the mix.