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Our Schools Blog brings you the latest insights and developments from the education industry. As well as expert analysis and advice, you’ll also find product demos and developments from our team. From the latest recruitment trends to staff training and retention, here you’ll find a range of useful information to help make your job easier.

How to integrate flexible room booking systems at your school

Balancing room bookings alongside regular timetabling is time-consuming and often leaves room for errors. But how can you integrate more flexible room booking into your current school management systems?

04 Feb 26

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Artificial intelligence and safeguarding: children and AI

Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly prevalent part of online life. For Safer Internet Day 2026, we’re exploring the impact artificial intelligence has on children and what this means for safeguarding in schools.

03 Feb 26

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Resource management in schools: how to maximise resources without increasing admin workload

The admin of managing school resources can take up a lot of time for already busy staff. Explore how you can make the most of your resources without adding to staff workload.

29 Jan 26

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How to avoid double bookings in curriculum planning season

Managing room bookings alongside timetabled lessons can be a challenge – and double bookings are often hard to avoid. This blog explores curriculum planning and how streamlining booking processes can help you ensure no double bookings.

21 Jan 26

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Making arts, sports and other school clubs accessible to every student

School club attendance is associated with a range of positive outcomes for young people, but some groups are less likely to access the clubs on offer. In this blog, we explore how you can ensure your school clubs are accessible to all students.

14 Jan 26

Meet Tes at Bett 2026

Bett is one of the most important moments in the education calendar, bringing together teachers, school leaders, trusts and education professionals from across the sector. This year, Tes is proud to be attending Bett with two dedicated stands in Hall South, expert teams ready to talk, and a clear focus on the challenges schools are solving today.

Whether you work in the classroom, lead a school or trust, or support school operations, we would love to meet you.

08 Jan 26

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How to streamline club sign-ups at your school for fair access

It can be hard to manage club sign-ups at school. In this blog, we explore how you can more easily manage sign-ups to your club while ensuring fair access for students.

07 Jan 26

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5 ways to increase student participation in extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities have a range of benefits for young people, but encouraging attendance can be challenging. In this blog, we explore how you can increase student participation in school clubs without adding to staff workload.

17 Dec 25

The hidden cost of manual school club management (and how to do it better)

Managing school clubs can be difficult – between sign-ups, taking payments, logging attendance and record-keeping, they carry a large administrative burden for busy members of school staff. In this blog, we explore how you can better manage school clubs to do more in less time.

10 Dec 25

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How teacher retention at your school affects students

As a school leader, staff retention activities are key for you to keep your best teachers. But how does teacher retention at your school impact students?

01 Dec 25

How teacher wellbeing affects your students’ outcomes

As a school leader, it’s important you support your staff to be mentally healthy at work. In this blog, we explore the link between teacher wellbeing and student outcomes.

01 Dec 25

How can school leaders support teachers’ mental health and wellbeing?

In this blog, we explore how workload and work-life balance can influence teachers’ mental health and the role leaders play in supporting them.

28 Nov 25

Becky Francis curriculum review: how schools can prepare

Following Becky Francis’ review, the Department for Education has shared its planned changes to the curriculum. In this blog, we explore how schools can prepare.

28 Nov 25

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Managing education payroll: tips and tricks to get it right

Payroll is essential for any school or trust, but it can be complex. In this blog, we explore the challenges schools face in managing education payroll and how you can address them.

24 Nov 25