Ideas from building a school platform.
Writing on school operations, data and security — the decisions behind the product, and what running a school actually demands of software.
The first pieces are being written.
We would rather publish nothing than fill a page with articles we have not thought about. Here is what we are actually working on.
Data
Why one record per student matters more than any feature
What a school can see when attendance, fees and results describe the same child — and what it cannot see when they do not.
Attendance
The ninety-second register
Attendance is taken thousands of times a term. Every extra click is multiplied by every class, every day.
Finance
What bursars actually need to see
Collection against expectation, arrears worth chasing, and the difference between a thorough-looking report and one that supports a decision.