Durham Trinity School sign up with our managed service, BookingsGuru

December 5, 2018

Durham Trinity School is to use Kajima Community’s BookingsGuru lettings administration and marketing services to facilitate the hiring of its facilities for community use. The School’s sports hall, Multi Use Games Area (MUGA), swimming pool, sports field, cookery room, meeting rooms and classrooms will all be available for hire before and after school hours, at […]

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BookingsPlus welcomes new Training & Customer Service Manager

December 5, 2018

We are pleased to announce David Stubbs as our new Training & Customer Service Manager.  David’s role will see him train and support new and existing clients in how to use our online lettings software, BookingsPlus. David comes from a software and training background, having graduated with a degree in Computer Science from Staffordshire University […]

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Schools recognised for their outstanding community partnerships

December 5, 2018

Last week we announced Amersham School and their community partners The Pauline Quirke Academy as the winners of our inaugural Open Your Space Awards.  The school are to be awarded a cash prize of £8,000 in recognition of their partnership with the local performing arts academy. SLS Managing Director and Judge of this years awards, […]

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And the winner is….

November 21, 2018

We’re pleased to announce the winner of our Open Your Space Awards for 2018.  The inaugural award recognises strong partnerships between schools and their local community. Buckinghamshire based Amersham School, has been awarded the £8,000 cash prize, in recognition of the school’s purposeful and strategic engagement with its local community. The Open Your Space Award aims […]

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A little bit resourceful…

November 8, 2018

Built to make your lettings simple to manage, BookingsPlus, offers a host of benefits enabling you to take control of your income, debtors and financial reporting.  Find out more about: Payments made easy Simple and speedy invoicing Easy reporting Eliminating debtors As well as all this BookingsPlus offers a built in marketing website to promote […]

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Open Your Space Awards 2018

November 8, 2018

Our Open Your Space Awards entry period for 2018 is now closed.  The awards, which aim to recognise lasting partnerships between schools and their local communities, received over 100 nominations from schools, hirers, users and members of the community involving grassroots sports clubs through to community events for over 500 people. We’ll be announcing our award winners […]

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Take a look at our latest software updates and developments – September

October 15, 2018

We’ve added a few new and exciting features to BookingsPlus that will help you streamline your lettings administration even further. Flag any concerns about particular clients to your colleagues, have the option to pre-populate more than two prices on each of your spaces and insert additional fields in to your client report.  Click here to find out […]

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Take a look at our latest software updates and developments – June

July 18, 2018

The run up to the summer months have been busy at BookingsPlus HQ, getting our software GDPR ready for our customers. Click here to read about our GDPR compliant updates, find out what’s in store for the remainder of 2018 and to enter our Open Your Space Awards, giving your school the opportunity to win […]

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BookingsPlus goes global!

June 28, 2018

BookingsPlus has partnered with Australian firm RealeSpace to offer lettings solutions to schools and community venues, down-under. RealeSpace was established in 2017 by a group of young professionals with a background in educational services, sports, property and event management.  The company is driven by the aim of assisting schools and other community organisations, in Australia […]

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BookingsPlus gives you more!

June 25, 2018

Our latest leaflet is out now.  If you’re a secondary school Business Manager your copy should be with you, or arriving very soon!  If you’ve not yet received your copy, why not take a closer look at some of the features and benefits of our complete online lettings software: Free upgrades & developments Ongoing after-sales […]

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Enter our Awards to be in with a chance to win £8,000 for your school!

May 9, 2018

We are pleased to announce the launch of our inaugural Open Your Space Awards – acknowledging strong partnerships between schools and their local community.  The Award aims to recognise  those schools who are opening their doors to the local community, bringing benefits to the school, their partners and those who participate. The school that most […]

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The secret to becoming a lettings genius…

May 1, 2018

We know that school lettings can be profitable – we’ve been managing them ourselves for over 15 years. We also know that spreading the word about your fantastic facilities and generating new business can be time consuming.  That’s why we designed BookingsPlus, the secret to becoming a lettings genius! BookingsPlus will help you generate new […]

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Take a look at our latest software updates and developments – March

April 4, 2018

It’s been a busy start to the year in the BookingsPlus office and we’re excited to announce our host of new developments which are now available via our school lettings software. Click here to find out all about our fantastic updates, meet some of our new team members and find out what’s in store for […]

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Our top 5 tips for improving community engagement…

April 4, 2018

There are many benefits on offer to schools who actively engage with their local community.  Close partnerships and community links can help schools in a number of ways whether it be accessing specialist coaching and resource to the benefit of its students, making use of its assets to generate additional income, getting involved in raising […]

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Introducing our new customer referral scheme!

March 6, 2018

If you’re a current customer of our lettings software and would like to spread the word about BookingsPlus, you can benefit from our new fantastic referral scheme. Extol the virtues of BookingsPlus to any organisation who rent out their space including schools, community centres, temporary offices and places of worship. How it works… All you […]

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NEW…scheduled invoicing is now live!

March 5, 2018

You can now do your lettings invoicing, even when you’re not at your desk! Automated invoice scheduling gives you the tools to generate your draft invoices at a set time, on a set day, for previous, current or next calendar months. This handy new feature will ensure you raise your invoices on time, at the same […]

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Generating and protecting real-estate revenues through technology

March 5, 2018

  Published by: Digital by Default Date: 28 Feb, 2018 Link to full article: www.digitalbydefaultnews.co.uk   Chris Smith, Head of Community at Kajima UK, discusses how local authorities can use technology to generate and protect revenues from real estate. It is a challenging time for local authorities. The current environment of austerity and budget cuts means […]

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Little effort, BIG results… check out our latest leaflet and find out how BookingsPlus can benefit you!

March 5, 2018

Managing School lettings isn’t child’s play, that’s why we developed BookingsPlus.  Designed specifically for schools, BookingPlus will help reduce the time spent on your lettings administration, leaving you with more time to focus on running your school. Some of the key features include: Helpful lettings management tool – BookingsPlus will keep track of your lettings […]

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Institute of School Business Leadership launches in place of NASBM

November 22, 2017

The Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL) has been unveiled with a pledge to provide a voice to all school business professionals. The new Institute will succeed the National Association of School Business Management (NASBM) and has a more formal role as a representative body for the school business profession. Since NASBM’s plans to become […]

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