Blog categorized as Food for thought

School Trust Priorities for 2022/23

07.11.22 04:15 PM By Portia - Comment(s)
School Trust Priorities for 2022/23


In May the government announced its ambition to academise all schools by 2030. Since then, literature based on how to create or sustain an academy has been circulating within the industry. Steve Rollet, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Confederation of Schools Trusts (CST), wrote a piece on 'Unders...

The Holiday, Activities and Food Programme - A Summer 2022 Update 

18.08.22 11:36 AM By Portia - Comment(s)
The Holiday, Activities and Food Programme - A Summer 2022 Update 


The Holiday, Activities, and Food programme was introduced to local authorities in 2018. In 2021 the government increased funding to £200 million per year over the next three financial years to allow for children from reception – year 11, across England, who receive benefit-related free school meals...

A CASHLESS FUTURE IN SCHOOLS AND AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS

12.10.21 10:18 PM By Tracy - Comment(s)
A CASHLESS FUTURE IN SCHOOLS AND AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS
Implementing cashless payment solutions in schools and out-of-school clubs is becoming the norm as a result of the pandemic. Although there are many other benefits that cashless payment systems offer. Read more ...

TAX-FREE CHILDCARE - DO YOUR PARENTS KNOW ABOUT IT?  

14.09.21 11:02 AM By Tracy - Comment(s)
TAX-FREE CHILDCARE - DO YOUR PARENTS KNOW ABOUT IT?  

Did you know that 1.3 million parents are eligible for Tax-Free Childcare but only 20% of parents have signed up?


As many schools start the new term and parents go back to work, do all your parents realise that the Tax-Free Childcare scheme can subsidise their childcare costs and save them money? In ...

IDEAS TO PROMOTE YOUR OUT-OF-SCHOOL CLUB 

23.08.21 09:16 AM By Tracy - Comment(s)
IDEAS TO PROMOTE YOUR OUT-OF-SCHOOL CLUB 


During the last year, many parents have experienced the flexibility of working from home and have been able to balance the childcare between themselves, but now many parents have to go back to the office in the coming months, they are looking for a cost-effective, reliable and convenient childcare s...

'HOW TO' TUTORIALS ON THE MAGICBOOKING PARENT SITE

28.05.21 08:42 AM By Tracy - Comment(s)

We have created a number of powerful 'how to' videos which demonstrate how to carry out various actions on the magicbooking parent site.  


The full list of 'How to' tutorials can be accessed on our YouTube channel playlist - "The parent site: How to videos" 


We cover a ra...

OUT-OF-SCHOOL CLUBS - COULD YOU BE MISSING OUT ON FUNDING?

15.05.21 08:42 AM By Tracy - Comment(s)



Funding is always a hot topic for out-of-school clubs, and is often in very short supply, especially as the shock waves of the pandemic are still having an effect. Nevertheless, the news is promising for out-of-school clubs, a recent survey carried out by Direct Line Life Insurance reported tha...

COMMON PAIN POINTS FOR A BUSY OUT-OF-SCHOOL CLUBS

08.05.21 12:57 PM By Tracy - Comment(s)
COMMON PAIN POINTS FOR A BUSY OUT-OF-SCHOOL CLUBS
Do any of these pain points resonate with you as an owner or administrator of a busy after-school or out-of-school club?

CUSTOMER REFRESHER TRAINING - IMPROVING OUR SERVICE 

03.05.21 08:42 AM By Tracy - Comment(s)


Our customers are an instrumental part of our continual success, and we are always looking at ways to improve our service to them. One strand of customer service is to develop a training programme so each customer knows how to use the system effectively.   


We have created a short survey to...

UPDATING SCHOOL PUPILS' DATA - OUR SURVEY RESULTS REVEALED

23.04.21 11:38 AM By Tracy - Comment(s)
UPDATING SCHOOL PUPILS' DATA - OUR SURVEY RESULTS REVEALED
Having accurate and up-to-date pupils' data is something OFSTED monitor. We carried out a school survey at the end of last year about how schools update, access and organise their pupils' data. Read on to see what our findings revealed.
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