Compare School App for Parents vs School Spider
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Country: United Kingdom
2 minutes a day to send messages and check the app is up to date.
Parent communication + other features: 2.5 hours per week. If being used just for website updating: 1 hour
Test, Office Manager: Useful app to have when the parents use itTest, DHT: Basic comms app. Lacking features and likely to be superseded in due course by other systems.
Developer issues this year left us down for around a week. Limited updates from team. No offers of compensation for lost time.Irene Snedden: Very easy to use and help is always available when you need it.Kath Markham: the website is continually growing, the support is excellent and the website is easy to useRachel Battersby: Very good value for money, easy to editAndy Brady: I think School Spider is THE benchmark for what a high-quality, low-maintenance school website should be. The incredible customer service - including responding to our requests for a bespoke and tailored design - is above and beyond the call of duty.
Our website has helped us to develop so many areas of our practice and has increased our awareness of the importance of branding and projecting an image which is consistent with our values. We would urge other schools to explore the tools and quality of the service School Spider offer - they will not be disappointed!
Internet to access the content management system where the app is managed from.
We aim to make the School Spider software as easy to use as possible so only a basic computer knowledge is needed of both administrative staff and students.
- Users will be given a username and password and access to the schools new testing website. From here they will be able to login and perform tasks.
- All training is given by School Spider at time of trial period setup,
- School administrators and teachers would need a computer connected to the internet.
- Parents can either access parents' area through the school website or by downloading the School Spider mobile app on Android or iOS
Unlimited webinar training for unlimited number of administrators.
School Spider will provide a 90 minute demonstration of software to staff, who can then feed this information to their pupils and to the parents user testing group.
- We have a vast amount of online tutorials also to help schools.
2 days
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£400 for primaries and £500 for secondaries. Annual subscription that includes unlimited messages, unlimited downloads, a 4’ x 2 ft’ all weather outdoor banner,A5 promotional leaflets, a digital launch pack and all training and customer service. The price quoted above does not include VAT.
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