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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 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 31 Verified Reviews
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Jan 2023
I have used The School Bus from the start, seeing it demonstrated at a conference. It helped me introduce the whole of GDPR into my previous school. Assisted with items through need further help. I think it is an amazing tool and always ensure my colleagues in school and other schools are aware of this valuable service.
Karen found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly saves school money“Valuable time for myself and colleagues in having to research and create policies, templates as information is readily available on the School Bus.”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“School Bus is mainly used by non teaching staff.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“None”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“Questions not appropriate based on teacher.”
- Significantly improves school processes“Information is found quickly and disseminated to appropriate colleagues in an efficient and timely manner as it is readily available and know that the information is up to date.”
Jan 2023
Faith found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly saves school money“N/A”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“3 minute reads!”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“N/A”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“N/A”
- Significantly improves school processes“N/A”
Mary Jane Omadto
Cleaner
Used TheSchoolBus occasionally for 0–3 months
Jan 2023
Very useful
Mary Jane Omadto found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly saves school money“Save money”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Yes”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Very efficiency”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“No comment”
- Significantly improves school processes“No comment”
Nov 2022
Jasmine Bason found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly saves school money
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“All documents are in the same place.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge
- Significantly improves school processes
Oct 2022
It is prohibitively expensive for us as a small school and uses a rolling subscription rather than asking schools to sign up again each year.
Shelley Fisher found TheSchoolBus:
- Not significantly saves school money“N/A”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Model policies”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“Reduces worload via model policies”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge“Policy content”
- Moderately improves school processes“Policy roles and responsibilities”
Yehuda Neuberger
Business Manager
Used TheSchoolBus monthly for 1-2 years
Jun 2022
Yehuda Neuberger found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly saves school money
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge
- Moderately improves school processes“advice about maintenance, employement etc”
Jun 2022
One stop shop. Everything I have searched for so far has either documents, links or templates. If it doesnt, I can just contact them and ask for a bespoke document. We are not using The School Bus to its full potential but plan to change that!
Deb Ball found TheSchoolBus:
- Significantly saves school money“The efficiencies on the school office are significantly enhanced with the time-saving ready-made documents/templates”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“not really used for teachers”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge
- Significantly improves school processes“Asset Management”
chris lewis
chair of governors
Used TheSchoolBus weekly for 1-2 years
Jun 2022
Time is short so I like the 3 minute reads and the trackers help me mange governor tasks. School bus means both teachers and governors are on the same page
chris lewis found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly saves school money“legal compliance awareness helps us avoid any fines/complaints which indirectly saves school money”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge
- Slightly improves school processes“a good basis of templates for school to make their own versions”
Bill Paton
Chair of Governors
Used TheSchoolBus occasionally for 0–3 months
May 2022
none as yety
Bill Paton found TheSchoolBus:
- Slightly saves school money“none as yet”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“none as yet”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“none as yet”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“none as yey”
- Slightly improves school processes“none as yet”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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