Schools are facing a growing challenge dealing with the management of administration increased regulation and legislation means that educational institutions have to keep a tight rein over every incident or activity that occurs within the school grounds.

Up to date pupil records and a need for constant reporting make keeping up with regulations a complex and time consuming process to manage. Whilst this is a necessary task, schools can overcome the associated problems by using the right technology to meet the specific requirements allowing them to get on with doing what they do best - teaching the future generations!

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Educational links for administrators

Department for Education & Skills
Information, articles and discussions that cover all age groups of education.

British Education Communicationsand Technology Agency
Becta leads the national drive to improve learning through technology.

NAACE
Professional association for those concerned with advancing education through the appropriate use of information and communications technology (ICT).

Merlin John
News update on technologies in schools.

Learn 4 Life
A website portal designed to deliver news about innovation in education in the UK and the rest of the world.

Adobe Education
Looking to improve education, learning and teaching through the use of technology

Schoolzone: The School Support Site
Web resources reviewed by UK teachers, Evaluations of software and other

The TES
For Jobs, breaking news, Bookshops, Education Links, Jargonbuster, Noticeboards

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Track and report assessment grades

Create pupil reports

Develop lesson plans

Track student portfolios

Maintain attendance records

Track fundraising

Manage admissions and registrations

Manage resources

Track purchases / requisitions

Convert paper forms to electronic forms