Maximise success for your school
Become part of something bigger
Improve the life chances of pupils
Why Schudio Community+ ?
The cornerstone of Community+ is our regular hangouts—expert-led peer group meetings designed to provide timely support and advice. These sessions offer a platform for accountability, ongoing best practices, and continued growth, especially for those who often find themselves isolated in their roles.
Continuous Updates
Stay ahead of the curve with our ever-expanding library of courses and resources that adapt to technological and educational reforms.
On-Demand Training
Access a plethora of expert videos, resources, exercises, and assessment tools tailored to keep you ahead in the educational landscape.
Live Expert Access
Directly connect with our team of school website, marketing, and compliance experts for personalized guidance.
Private Community
A safe space to share your thoughts, seek answers to your questions, and receive 1:1 support from our team and your peers.
Hi, I'm Ian Richardson.
I created Schudio Community+ for people just like you...
I created the new Community+ to offer a holistic approach to professional development in education. We're excited to help you become the best version of yourself.
All our customers receive access to Community - a place where they can network with me, my team, their peers, and share best practice. Community+ is an extension of this service, giving you access to a library of online learning courses. All things digital, web, GDPR, compliance, AI and marketing in 21st Century education.
Collectively, we're bringing decades of experience into the program and can't wait to challenge you to become the best you can be.
Helping over 600 schools, sixth forms, colleges and teams from all skill levels
Here are some stories from people like you in Schudio Community+
The Community+ Curriculum
What you'll learn on the Schudio Community+ program - alongside peer and expert-led support to help you achieve more, you will gain access to a wide curriculum of learning to fuel your development and hone your skills.
Compliance
Ofsted requirements, other legal issues, GDPR and data safety
Parental engagement
Blogging, mobile apps, SIMS etc links, and curriculum support resources
Recruitment and HR
Staff development tools, recruitment, shortlisting , teacher training, and talent pipelines
Press and public relations
Press releases, dealing with journalists, reputation management and growing your Multi-Academy Trust
Search Engine Optimisation
Maximising the impact of your website: page rank, Google Analytics, blogging, links and referrals
Website management
What makes a great user experience (UX) and how to delight your stakeholders
Audio-visual
How technology has democratised high quality sound, still and moving images. How to maximise their impact
Go paperless!
The use of forms and iframes removes the need for cumbersome paper forms and data entry. Reduce costs and your environmental impact
Online payment
Selling the services of the school (e.g. venue hire) and accepting payment online
It's just code!
How basic HTML skills can help you enhance the look, feel, and content on your site
Social media
Understand the risks and rewards of social media and explore scheduling tools to help them work for you
Advertising and project management
How advertising and marketing links with events, admissions and the life-journey of your community. From first days, to transition, to successful alumni
Everything included in Community+
Getting the most from your Schudio School Website
How you can use the Schudio software to it's full potential.
The School Website Compliance Course 2023
Achieve full compliance with the latest school website requirements set by DfE in The School Website Compliance Course 2020/21.
The School Website Manager Course
Optimising Your School's Digital Front Door: Strategies for Effective Website Management, User Engagement, and Compliance in the Educational Sector
The School Website Compliance Course 2021/22 Version
Achieve full compliance with the latest school website requirements set by DfE in The School Website Compliance Course 2020/21.
WORKSHOP REPLAY - Powerful Processes for School Website Managers
This interactive workshop focuses on the principles of process improvement, offering practical tools and strategies to streamline tasks, enhance productivity, and achieve a greater work-life balance.
How to build an effective website team
We have created this course on the back of enquiries received from schools so we thought we would help schools build an effective website team.
The School Communication Strategy Course
Crafting Effective Communication Channels to Foster Engagement, Trust, and Community Involvement in Educational Settings.
Social Media for Schools
This comprehensive course is crafted to empower educational institutions with the knowledge and tools necessary to excel on various social media platforms.
Basic HTML for School Website Managers
Empowering School Website Managers with Essential Web Development Skills to Enhance School Websites.
Basic All Staff Data Protection Training
Key resources for school data protection leads including 4 training courses and a toolkit containing over 250 letter templates, DPIA's, control records, draft process flows, draft policies, review grids and example records of processing activities,
Data Protection Lead Resources
Key resources for school data protection leads including 4 training courses and a toolkit containing over 250 letter templates, DPIA's, control records, draft process flows, draft policies, review grids and example records of processing activities.
The Schudio Parental Engagement Guide
A great resource to walk you through every step you’ll need to effectively engage with parents. You’ll receive some of the best research available for cleaning up your website and creating a full strategy around parental engagement.
Social Media Management Software Training
Transform your school's social media in minutes with our new social media management tool. Take a deep dive into the software in our free course, plus loads of resources to help you on your social media journey.
The School Website Manager Toolkit 2022
A free range of resources, downloads and courses critical for every school website manager during 2022.
Blogging for Schools
Harnessing the Power of Blogs to Tell Your School's Story, Engage Your Community, and Enhance Online Presence.
Increase X (formerly Twitter) Engagement for Schools
Elevating Your School's x (formerly Twitter) Presence: Strategies for Boosting Engagement, Building Community, and Enhancing Communication.
How to display your tables effectively on your Schudio School website
Using tables on your website is a good way to display certain types of information and is easy to update. In this course our instructor will talk through how to do this.
How to use your School Website to support Transition
A quick look at how we can use some features on your school website to help pupils with transition taking into account some of the restrictions that are currently in place.
Making the Best Use of Your School Website During an Extended Closure
When everything is full-on having a clear plan and an understanding of your school website is critical to keeping things moving. This free course explains how your website is a key tool.
Getting Started with The Learning Wall
Empower Your Teaching and Learning Experience with Interactive Online Learning Walls.
School Website Compliance in 2020
Join Ian and Stephen as they chat through school website compliance in 2020 with key tips and tricks to get compliance and stay that way!
School Blogging using Schudio Software
Quick course showing you how to use the blog feature in Schudio's software effectively.
Top Tips on how to display your Website Content
Guiding you through innovative strategies and practical tips to enhance how you display various types of content, from interactive flip books to essential document groups.
GDPR Training for Schools - Foundation Course
The "GDPR Training for Schools: Foundation Course" provides a comprehensive introduction to GDPR, tailored specifically for the educational sector.
GDPR Training for Schools - Intermediate Course
Advancing Your Understanding of GDPR: Comprehensive Strategies for Enhanced Compliance and Data Protection in Schools.
GDPR Training for Schools - Professional Course
Mastering Data Protection: Strategic Compliance and Leadership in GDPR for Educational Institutions.
Social Media for Schools Replay
Join Steph as she takes you through her social media tips for schools!
Top Tips when taking your own photos in school
WORKSHOP REPLAY - Mastering the Art of School Photography: Enhance Your School's Storytelling with Professional-Looking Images
How we launched a Multi Academy Trust website project
Join Ian as he chats to Brett Webster, Director of Information Technology at The Enquire Learning Trust, to see how they successfully launched a website project for 30 primary schools.
Admission Arrangements and your School Website
Join Stephen as he chats through the admission arrangements requirements and how to ensure you get it right on your school website.
Maintaining an Ofsted ready School Website
Join Ian as he takes you through how to maintain your school website ready for an Ofsted inspection.
Join Community+ and Get Started Immediately
Join once and get continuous support and training and unlimited access to all our resources including access to all content through the SchudioTV app so you can join from anywhere.
You will benefit from access to a wide range of creative resources and assets PLUS discounts on everything that Schudio and SchudioTV offer to schools, including partner discounts.
Join today for a special discount over regular pricing. The prices listed below are only available for a limited time and there are limited spaces. Don't miss out!
BUNDLE & SAVE OVER £4000
Limited Time Community+ Offer
- Unlimited Access to All Courses (Value £2000)
- The School Website Compliance Software (Value £199)
- Access The Website Compliance Workshop (Value £119)
- Expert-Led Peer Support (Value £1250)
- Private Community Forum (Value £199)
- Exclusive Partner Discounts & Perks (Value £500)
Total Value £4627 per year
Yours For Only £349 per year
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Don't forget our FREE school website requirements guide
We've recently updated our requirements guide to help you maintain your Ofsted readiness and support your school community.
Inspectors can spend some significant time reviewing your website for statutory requirements on contact details, admissions, the school year, uniform and much more.
This free guide is integrated within our digital website compliance tool - we will happily set this up for you (even if you don't have a Schudio website)!