schools and education

1. Schools & Mobile
Why Your School Needs A Mobile App

2. Grow Your
Business
A mobile App for
your school, college
or university offers a
powerful resources
that can help
provide a simple
way to
communicate and
offer information to
new and existing
students, parents
and guardians as
well as teachers.

3. The Mobile Industry
85%
of mobile users
are more
comfortable with
Apps than
mobile
websites.
75%
of users go online
with their
smartphone every
day.
Average number
of Apps per
smartphone is
26 and growing
15% year or
year

4. The Mobile Industry &
Schools
Students,
parents and
staff want to
stay
connected
with the
school!
90%
of 16-24 year olds
own a smartphone.
91%
of adults keep
their smartphone
within arm’s reach.
95%
of parents would
download a school
App if it was free.
90%
of parents consider
it important that
schools use the
latest technology.

5. Features Available for School
Apps
Organise Inventory
Upload your entire inventory of textbooks and other learning
resources. Organise by subject and level and include images,
descriptions and price, etc.
Product Search
Provide easy access to your learning resources. Display pricing list,
information about individual textbooks and more. Clear navigation
makes for simple browsing.
Shopping Cart
Sell your learning resources, school uniform and other products
directly from your App. Categorise by department or brand and
check-out with secure payments and multiple delivery options.
Booking System
A quick and easy way for parents and students to book events, trips or
training courses, removing the need for paperwork and speeding up the
process. Users can view booked events and even add it to their phone
calendar.
Quick Sharing
The easiest way for students and parents to refer your school to
their friends and family. By sharing the App, potential new
students and parents have access to all the services they need to
reach you.
Showcase Gallery
Showcase new school’s facilities, special events such as proms and
fundraising days. Update your gallery each term to show the most up-to-
date photos of your school.
One-Touch Calling/Emailing
User will never have to search for your contact information again.
Our App offers multiple ways to contact you at the touch of a
button, either by email, phone or instant message.
Video Links
Provide video resources for students and add extra value to your App.
Include links to revision, introduction to different subjects and school
promotion videos.
Push Notifications
Use Push Notifications to broadcast messages directly to your App
users. Use the advanced control features to define who, where
and when you send your messages.
Maps & Directions
Get directions to your school from wherever your are with the integrated
map and location feature.
Social Media Integration
Integrate all your social platforms on your App, and create a virtual
hub to connect your students and parents with your school.
Form Submissions
Create registration forms for new students, feedback or enquiry forms.
Users can even upload pictures directly from their smartphones.

6. Simple,
Convenient
Booking
School receptions are often very busy
and there’s not a lot of time for long
telephone calls to..
Let students, parents and staff book
events via your App, such as school
performances, trips or teacher training
courses.
No need for all the paperwork, lost
letters and meeting handing in
deadlines.
Users can view their booked events
and even add it to their phone
calendar.

7. Promote Subjects &
Courses
Feature all prospectus’ in your
App using external links or HTML
content pages.
Provide course descriptions,
entry requirements and
introductory videos.
Let users “favourite” content
pages and access them in the
future using a Favourites Tab.

8. Product Shopping
Sell school learning resources
(textbooks, revision guides),
uniforms and merchandise directly
from the App.
Categorise items by brand or
department for effortless
shopping, while using secure
payments and multiple delivery
options making mobile shopping
easier than ever.
• Remove unwanted products from your shopping
basket easily
• Provide details on shipping costs
• Shopping basket provides the total purchase
amount

9. Custom Forms
Create a form for pretty much anything.
Use the different data fields to capture
all kinds of information from your users.
Use forms to gather information that will
help you assign audience Tags. Then
use these Tags to send highly targeted
Push Notifications.
• Create registration forms for parents and/or students so you
have their contact details for future communications
• Include image submission field
• Capture user feedback and simple enquiries!

10. Push
Notifications
Use Push Notifications to broadcast
messages directly to your App
users.
Advanced control features such as
Scheduling, Targeting and Geo-
Fencing allow you to define who,
where and when you send your
messages.
Send event reminders so events are
no longer forgotten about and
missed.

11. Geo-Fencing
Create virtual “fences” around a pre-defined
area, such as your school, and send Push
Notifications to the phones of users who
walk within that area.
 Shout out about your school to nearby App users. Invite
them to Open Days or upcoming events.
 Knowing that customers are nearby lets you tailor
messages based on your events. Remind them of your
upcoming events or events they have booked to attend.
 Knowing where your customers are and how they
behave allows you to customise your messages and
give them a personalised experience.

12. Scheduling
Plan ahead for an upcoming event
and schedule your notifications by
date and time.
Set aside a day to plan key dates
and times to send out your
messages.
Note down school terms and
holidays or events and create
Push Notifications around them.

13. Targetin
g
Create Tags against your users to
group them into different categories
depending on their needs and usage
behaviour.
Extremely useful for sending out user-
specific notifications and keeping your
announcements relevant.
Group users into PARENTS,
STUDENTS or TEACHERS and create
customised messages for each group.