‘Why do we need an app when we already have a public Facebook page?’ Good question. It’s one we hear from time-to-time and it’s worth investigating the answer.

Recently, School Stream sent a survey to schools asking for details about school newsletters. Thank you to everyone who responded. Here are some of the key findings from the 383 private and government...

World Environment Day is Tuesday 5th June and the host country, India, has described it as “not a symbolic celebration, but a mission.” Can World Environment Day encourage lasting change? With educators planning...

Would you like to see a snapshot of what your school is spending on printing paper communications for parents? School Stream has developed an easy and accurate tool that gives you an overview...

Principals, Education Leaders and Business Managers are all familiar with the reporting requirements around School Attendance. State Governments each having policies which set out the attendance requirements for students in government schools. In...

It is widely recognised that Indigenous peoples across the globe are responsible for the development of many technologies or, as Birrigubba Woman and STEAM Program Producer at the Museum of Applied Arts and...

A common concern we hear from schools when looking at using a parent communication app is “we don’t have the resources to manage an app on top of what we’re already doing”. We...

The value of education is certainly undeniable and research shows that positive learning experiences with expert teachers will improve children’s academic, social and spiritual achievements. There is plenty of discussion about what makes...

Are you on Twitter? Increasingly, teachers are using Twitter as a professional development tool and are connecting with colleagues and educators globally to share ideas. Research shows there are some real benefits in...

One essential role of the school admin team is to ensure parents complete forms and return them before the deadline. Forms vary in range from absentees and excursion notes for legal compliance, to...

One Victorian based school Business Manager spoke of the benefits her school experienced when they streamlined their communications and began migrating administrative processes like newsletters, payments, parent teaching evenings and school camps to...

One of the biggest challenges faced by schools these days is to get on the same page as their parents. Of course, that sounds like quite a simple task when we reduce it...