School management

Explore expert advice on HR, recruitment and retention, timetabling and lesson planning, finance, teacher development, and keeping schools safe, alongside the latest best practice and compliance updates. Whether you're a headteacher, school business manager or senior leader, you'll find valuable insights and resources to help you make confident decisions, support your staff and create an environment where both teachers and students can thrive. 

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Report: The patchwork problem

School management report 2026: How a 'connected view' has become critical to school improvement  

Leading schools are turning the information they already hold into one connected view and are acting where it matters most. The 2026 report shows what that view makes possible across a whole school or school group. 

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Webinar: From data to impact

Turning school information into actionable insights 

12/10/2026 

  • 16:30 BST / 17.30 CEST - EMEA 

  • 16.30 AEST / 17.30 AEDT- APAC 

Schools have more data than ever before but turning that information into meaningful action remains a challenge. In this webinar, our Chief Product & Technology Office, Max Lienard explores how connected systems and responsible AI can help school leaders move beyond dashboards and reports to make faster, more informed decisions that improve outcomes.  

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How Tes can support school management

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    Tes360

    Tes360 connects data to drive insight and action while enabling schools and trusts to increase efficiency and productivity, save teaching time, and drive educational outcomes.

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    Timetable

    Timetable efficiently creates even the most complex timetable, helping you to prioritise teacher choices and welfare. Powerful automated features ensure the software does all the heavy lifting.

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  • Teachers and pupils all linked by synergised processes

    Synergetic

    Efficiently manage all aspects of your school's operations with our data rich School Management System. Optimise your entire school with a single source of truth enabled by one connected system.

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    Seqta

    The world's premium cloud based school learning management system that integrates student learning, wellbeing and attendance. Connected data provides real-time insights that empower you to make data-driven decisions.

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