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teachwire.net/secondary Chris Smith, head of Kajima Community, discusses how BookingsGuru can make letting out your school facilities easier BookingsGuru FREE UP STAFF Letting out your school facilities can be very time- intensive and require a significant amount of administrative work. As a result, business managers responsible for overseeing lettings may end up spending considerable time on tasks that are secondary to their main workload, and thus deliver less in the way of benefits for their school. With a service like BookingsGuru, a designated account manager will be on hand to deal with various lettings- related tasks, freeing up valuable time for SBLs to focus more on core school business. TARGET CLIENTS With most lettings, many schools will find themselves arranging hires as and when groups enquire about them, rather than focusing on target audiences. With our market expertise, we can devise a strategy that will enable you to reach specific audiences for the benefit of your school and students. Our service can additionally include website development and harnessing social media to better promote your school, and the facilities on offer, to key community groups. REVIEW YOUR OFFERING It’s important that the prices you charge hirers accurately reflect the facilities you’re offering. The BookingsGuru team will conduct a full review of your facilities and carry out a competitor analysis to assess other options within your community. This can be used to inform your pricing strategy if necessary, while maximising the use of your assets at different times through effective space optimisation techniques. As a result, both you and your clientele will stand to benefit from better costing and usage. REASONS TO TRY… 50 SECOND BRIEFING BookingsGuru offers schools the chance to take their lettings to the next level without administrative burden. On a daily basis, or should the unexpected arise, the company’s experienced teamwill manage your admin andmarketing to keep everything running smoothly. ADDRESS SAFEGUARDING CONCERNS Any group using your school facilities for the first time will need to provide appropriate documentation that must be checked – an often time- consuming process.A service like BookingsGuru will ensure that the required administration is carried out rigorously, whilst keeping on top of any renewals so that all safeguarding can be accurately overseen.The teamwill also be available to advise on procedures, staff training, dealing with difficulties and how to enable a seamless transition of space so that it’s ready for the following school day. REMAIN IN CONTROL Our BookingsGuru service allows schools to easily employ and manage their own lettings staff, enabling direct oversight and giving schools the confidence of knowing that their policies and procedures will be correctly followed. This can also provide students with valuable experience of work within the community. At peak times, such as the start of the new academic year, or during periods of uncertainty, as with the current COVID-19 outbreak, the service will ensure that resources are allocated in a sustainable way, that reliable communications are maintained and that continuity is retained in the event of disruption. KEY POINTS Contact: 0333 011 0476 enquiries@bookingsguru.co.uk bookingsguru.co.uk 5 1 2 3 4 5 A dedicated account manager who will help free up your in-house staff, allowing them to focus on other important aspects of your school. Support from a team of marketing specialists focused on promoting your facilities for hire and increasing your income from lettings. Line management of the lettings team remains under the school’s control, thus preventing any issues that could impact on the school day. Easy access to all of your lettings information, including a full audit trail of income and important booking information for your site staff. PA R T N E R C O N T E N T 46