What is TheSchoolBus?
We are an online compliance and school improvement service for schools, academies and MATs, with around 60,000 school leaders actively using our services.
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Educational Impact
 Company | HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 2015 |
| Age Range | 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18 |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy Policy |
 Requirements | Login details |
 Set Up | We work with you to plan your system and set it up to match your requirements, e.g. recreating lesson observation forms, determining check-in dates, agree your strategic goals and outcomes, etc. This is done in an session which usually lasts around an hour. We then aim to have you up and running within one working day. |
 Training | We currently provide an optional demonstration of the product at sign up by our Customer Engagement Team as part of the onboarding process. To improve customer experience, we are also looking to load page-specific videos on to each main page which will show the user around any time in about 30-60 seconds. |
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TheSchoolBus Reviews
from 22 Verified Reviews
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Mar 2022
Superb service
Marie Shiels found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly saves school money“Time saved in not having to create documents”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“N/A”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“N/A”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“N/A”
- Significantly improves school processes“Policy Management”
Jamie Brown
Headteacher
Aspley Guise Village School, England
Used TheSchoolBus occasionally for 7–12 months
Jan 2022
You help with questions I don't normally get.
Jamie Brown found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly saves school money“N/A”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge
- Moderately improves school processes“questions that I don't normally get asked- you provide a helpful answer”
Kerla
Office Manager
Hammersmith Academy Trust, England
Used TheSchoolBus weekly for 4-6 months
Dec 2021
I absolutely love the resources on the school bus and the staff are amazing.
Kerla found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly saves school money“Not used it long enough to recognise the impact on money but definitely saves time.”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Cannot say as yet. Not used it long enough”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“not sure. not used it long enough”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“N/A”
- Significantly improves school processes“Great tools for staying compliant”
Lisa Murphy
School Business Manager
St. John's Church of England Primary School, England
Used TheSchoolBus weekly for 3-4 years
Dec 2021
Always get excellent advice and able to find what I need or School Bus will create it
Lisa Murphy found TheSchoolBus:
- Moderately saves school money“Running our own DPO service”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“N/A”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“N/A”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“N/A”
- Significantly improves school processes“Contract management”
Paul Atkinson
Director of Business & Finance
QEGS Blackburn Academy Trust, England
Used TheSchoolBus weekly for 1-2 years
Nov 2021
excellent service
Paul Atkinson found TheSchoolBus:
- Moderately saves school money“Writing policies' & procedures”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge
- Significantly improves school processes“Writing school policies, 5 minute briefings etc”
Deb
Governance manager
Passmores Academy, England
Used TheSchoolBus weekly for 5 years+
Oct 2021
I find the website is very useful and advisors are excellent.
Deb found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly saves school money“Policy templates”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“Sorry, don't know”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“Sorry, don't know”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“Sorry, not a teacher”
- Significantly improves school processes“Policy templates and guidance”
Tony Brand
School Governor
Brooklands School, England
Used TheSchoolBus daily for 1-2 years
Sep 2021
Very good, but nothing is 100% perfect!
Tony Brand found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly saves school money“None seen yet.”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“None.”
- Not significantly improves teaching efficiency“May give them new viewpoints.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“No”
- Slightly improves school processes“No.”
Darren Kulesza-Smith
Director of Data and Compliance
UST, England
Used TheSchoolBus daily for 4-6 months
Sep 2021
Darren Kulesza-Smith found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly saves school money
- Moderately reduces teacher workload
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge
- Significantly improves school processes
Ruth Jenner
School Business Manager
Used TheSchoolBus for 7–12 months
May 2021
It is user friendly. Recently it did not have the resource that I needed so I requested it and was surprised to have this back withion a couple of days - saving me time.
Ruth Jenner found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“I am not involved in the teaching side of things so unable to comment”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“It has reduced my workload when I have used the resources but I am unable to comment on teacher workload”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge and skills
- Moderately saves school money“In terms of my time with the polices and risk assessments I have used and adapted. Also in terms of paper copies of diocuments for staff”
- Moderately improves school processes“Ensuring that staff gave read documents and reissue to those who have not read.”
May 2021
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Sarah wilks found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“templates for policies”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge and skills“articles on up to date items”
- Slightly saves school money“don't use it for money savings”
- Significantly improves school processes“templates for policies and letters”
May 2021
Only recently begun to use the School Bus but have been very impressed with it. Up to date information and excellent response to help sought.
Sarah Boyle found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“SLT regularly consult the school bus to sense check or look for best practice to share.”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Precious leadership time is saved consulting and developing policies etc”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge and skills
- Moderately saves school money“saving time saves money!”
- Significantly improves school processes“with self evalualtion tools”
Mar 2021
Emily Jowett found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“N/A”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“N/A”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge and skills“N/A”
- Slightly saves school money“N/A”
- Significantly improves school processes“N/A”
Theresa Costello
School Business Manager
Used TheSchoolBus for 3-4 years
Mar 2021
Staff are very knowledgeable and helpful. The save the HT and SBM's valuable time
Theresa Costello found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge and skills
- Significantly saves school money“Saves the time of the Head Teacher and SBM”
- Significantly improves school processes“Assists with creation of documentation and procedures”
Briony
School Business Manager
Used TheSchoolBus for 0–3 months
Mar 2021
I have only just become an SBM and couldnt find what i was looking for - i raised a help request and had a very quick response and turnaround
Briony found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Excellent tools and information that saves on time as well as keeping us up to date”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge and skills“3 min reads and focussed suggestions”
- Not saves school money
- Significantly improves school processes“Help function is brilliant”
Margaret McCarthy
Woodlands Academy Trust
Used TheSchoolBus for 7–12 months
Jan 2021
Ensuring information is up to date and readily available
Margaret McCarthy found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Helpful suggestions and information”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Gaining the information required”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge and skills“Assisting with updated information and guidelines”
- Moderately saves school money“Ensuring it doesn`t impact on the wellbeing of the school community”
- Significantly improves school processes“Assisting staff to gain further knowlege”
jill
governance and compliance lead
Used TheSchoolBus for 1-2 years
Jan 2021
excellent
jill found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge and skills
- Slightly saves school money
- Significantly improves school processes“policies and procedures”
Jan 2021
This is a source of advice I trust and rely on.
Deb found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“I am not a teacher”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“I am not a teacher so don't know”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge and skills“As before”
- Slightly saves school money
- Significantly improves school processes“Policies are well written and the 'Need Further Help' resource provides thorough, personlised responses.”
Anne Tunnicliffe
Chair of Governors
Used TheSchoolBus for 2 years
Nov 2020
Very useful resource
Anne Tunnicliffe found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Significantly reduces teacher workload
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge and skills
- Slightly saves school money
- Significantly improves school processes
Nov 2020
Very happy with the service!
Jonathan Barrett found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Saving time with polices and guidance to allow time for teaching!”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Polices and resources.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge and skills“Straight to the point.”
- Significantly saves school money“Cost-saving of resorces.”
- Significantly improves school processes“Making sure we are complaint”
Oct 2020
As a school we previously subscribed to a competitor. The depth of information and guidance that you have readily available to schools is exemplary. The annual subscription is worth every penny.
Ann-Marie found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Having ready made policies and information provides me with more time for teaching as well as ensuring that my staff have up to date information which also improves their efficiency.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Rhe 7 minute reads are a game-changer”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge and skills“Hi prostate advice and guidance on the ever changing school climate with regards to Covid.”
- Significantly saves school money“With template policies available this saves me both time and money as I simply have to adapt them to meet with our schools own visions and values.”
- Significantly improves school processes“Policies and information is regularly reviewed and updated; the alerts to changes ensure that I can update staff in a timely and efficient manner.”
Oct 2020
The quality and quantity of resources provided in School Bus are excellent. They cater for all staff and governance through to clerks
Julie Garstang found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“the amount of time which is reduced for sharing up to date guidance on specific topics ie RSE”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“policy templates and guidance, producing resource packs for various topics”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge and skills“ensure teachers are up to date with the most up to date changes to legislation”
- Not significantly saves school money“teacher time”
- Moderately improves school processes“Policy tracker and statutory policy information is very valuable”
Oct 2020
The School Bus provides excellent value for money. The time saved in producing policies, presentations and risk assessments has paid for the subscription many times over.
Liz Bishopp found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“This is difficult to answer as I'm not sure to what extent my teaching colleagues are delving into the system. From my experience of the positive impact on other areas, I think there is probably significant potential to improve teaching efficiency.”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Ease of policy compliance, easy reference to policies, risk assessments, etc.”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge and skills“The ability to receive updates automatically saves time in researching areas of interest.”
- Significantly saves school money“Being able to have a 'go to' resource rather than several subscriptions provides excellent value for money.”
- Significantly improves school processes“Policy compliance, the ability to ask for documents, policies, risk assessments etc to be produced all saves a significant amount of time.”
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