Think about how far school safeguarding has come in twenty years. In the early 2000s, safeguarding in most schools meant a designated teacher with a filing cabinet and a working knowledge of when to c...
It is the kind of thing that sounds unlikely until it happens to your school. A Year 4 pupil. A routine afternoon run. A journey that has been made hundreds of times without incident. Somewhere along ...
It is 4:15pm on a Tuesday. Your front office is winding down. And a parent is on the phone, voice tight, asking why their child has not come home. This is not a crisis yet. But it could become one in ...
Most school journeys are uneventful. Your pupils board, travel, arrive. Nobody thinks twice about it. And that is precisely why transport safeguarding tends to get overlooked… Because the absence of i...
Your school has never been better at safeguarding inside its buildings. Attendance is logged digitally. Concerns are recorded and tracked. Your staff know exactly which pupils should be where, and you...
Most schools do not have a transport safeguarding problem. They have a transport safeguarding awareness problem. The oversight gaps are not usually the result of bad decisions or careless leadership. ...
By Heather McMurray Former Teacher and Instructional Content Specialist at Faria As a school leader, the weeks leading up to “Back to School” often feel like a race against a clock that is...
Schools have never had greater visibility over what happens inside their buildings — but for many, the most complex part of the school day happens outside the school gate. This guide explores the safe...
The most common reason schools defer a software switch isn’t disagreement about whether to do it. It’s disagreement about when. Term’s already started. Inspection’s coming up. ...
Most schools spend the bulk of their procurement effort comparing features. Which platform handles boarding management better. Which one has the cleanest curriculum module. Whose admissions workflow l...
There’s usually a long gap between the moment a school realises its systems aren’t working and the moment it actually does something about it. Months. Sometimes years. The friction is visi...
Picture a bursar on a Thursday evening. Three browser tabs open. A spreadsheet that started life as a “temporary fix” sometime in 2021. She’s cross-referencing student records betwee...
“How long is this going to take?” is usually the second question a school asks when it starts thinking about switching providers. The first is “is it actually worth it?” Once t...
If you’re at the point of comparing providers seriously, you’re past the question of whether to switch and onto the question of which one. Different problem. Different stress. And in some ...
Schools are better at safeguarding than they’ve ever been. Attendance systems flag absences in real time. Safeguarding concerns are logged, tracked, and reviewed. Staff know which pupils should ...
At last week’s open morning, a parent made a comment that really resonated: “I can track my pizza, but I cannot track my kid on the way home from school.” She highlighted something we’ve all experienc...
Running school transport in independent schools requires careful coordination. Maintaining accurate pupil records, managing routes and bookings, and ensuring student safety are essential tasks, but th...
At Faria Education Group, we believe in making education better, in every sense. Our rebrand is an exciting step forward into a more open future, where technology feels human, and schools gain a true ...
Innovation in Faria Products At Faria, our product strategy aligns directly with our mission to make education better and serve the future of education. Our strategic goals focus on providing transfor...
Adapting to a Changing World: Why Now Is the Time for Change In education, standing still is not an option. At Faria Education Group, we’ve always believed in making education better, in every sense. ...
Parent-teacher conferences (PTCs) are one of the most critical opportunities for schools to connect with families. But for many international schools, organising these events can quickly become a logi...
International and independent schools are navigating one of the most dynamic periods in their history, from a fee management perspective. With global annual fee revenue now surpassing $67.3 billion as...
Globally, there has been an undeniable shift toward digital transformation across the international and independent school markets. This has positioned EdTech as a cornerstone of modern schooling. For...
I am the Chief Technology and Product Officer for Faria Education Group. Since I joined Faria in April of last year, I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with many of our schools. I’ve listened as you’ve...
