Blog
Practical notes on opening and running an international school.
Written for the person responsible for making the school work. No vendor announcements.
Opening a school
What a founding head needs to decide before opening a school
A founding head is asked to turn a blank page into a working school. These are the operating decisions that deserve attention before the first term starts.
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Opening a school
How to set up a new international school without inventing every process from scratch
Opening a school means making dozens of operating decisions before the first term. This is the practical checklist that sits underneath the building, staffing and admissions plan.
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School systems
What school management software should do for a new international school
A new school does not need software with the longest feature list. It needs a clear operating structure that teachers, leaders and owners can use from the first term.
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Beyond the spreadsheet
What three spreadsheets actually cost a school
The honest number is smaller than most software vendors claim. The real cost sits somewhere else, and it is harder to fix.
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Safeguarding
Who can actually see this file
A folder permission has two settings. A safeguarding record needs more than two, and this is the one gap no amount of spreadsheet skill closes.
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Running a school
One record per student, not one per department
The test of a school system is not how many features it has. It is whether answering a parent's question takes one screen or four.
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