March 17, 2025
Underused facilities + no lettings system = missed revenue Schools are often looking for ways to bring in extra income, yet one of their most valuable assets sometimes goes unnoticed. Sports halls, classrooms, pitches and studios often remain empty outside of school hours, despite strong demand from local groups, businesses and activity providers. Without […]
January 28, 2025
Sign 1 – Your manual booking process is overwhelming and time-consuming Some schools rely on managing their lettings, manually, via spreadsheets and such like. This takes time and potentially impacts income. Administrative staff often find themselves spending hours processing booking forms, cross-referencing availability in spreadsheets, and manually generating invoices. These time-consuming processes not only […]
January 16, 2025
How does your lettings performance compare to your local neighbours and similar schools or MATs across the country? Where are your strengths, areas for improvement and opportunities for growth? Hundreds of schools and MATs across the UK use the BookingsPlus software to manage community lettings. The data within creates a great understanding of what certain […]
November 7, 2024
We sat down with Seun Daramola, Area Manager for our London schools. Seun shared insights into some of his favourite bookings, the BookingsPlus feature he finds most helpful in his day-to-day activities, and what a typical day looks like in his dynamic role. What does a typical day involve? My day starts with reviewing […]
September 6, 2024
We caught up with Business Development Manager, Domenico Forgione, and gained some insights into the solutions our lettings software, BookingsPlus provides our customers, the most popular features of the software amongst prospects, and what makes us stand out from our competitors. Can you explain what your role as Business Development Manager involves? I’m here […]
July 19, 2024
We sat down with Amberley Kent, one of our Quality Assurance Associates to learn what a typical day in her role involves, what she enjoys and what feature of BookingsPlus she finds most helpful. What does a typical day look like for you? My day mostly consists of testing any bugs or new features […]
June 18, 2024
To celebrate 20 years of Kajima Community, we interviewed Chris Smith, Head of Community, to discuss the transformations he has seen since year one, the team’s achievements and the next big opportunities for Community. Join us as Chris reflects on two decades of growth, innovation and memorable milestones that have shaped the Community team we […]
June 5, 2024
Kajima Community, in partnership with NHS Property Services (NHSPS), have proudly expanded the use of their award-winning space management software, NHS Open Space, – designed to maximise and streamline facility use and patient care across the entire healthcare estates portfolio. Originally launched in 2016, NHS Open Space was created by Kajima Community, with the expert […]
March 7, 2024
Over the last 12 months, Tee Houghton, our Marketing Apprentice, has been working in Kajima Community as part of the team driving sales of our BookingsPlus software into the local authority market. The benefit of the software is to not only showcase safe, quality, much-needed spaces to local residents and businesses, but it also allows […]
November 27, 2023
Earlier in the year, the Government released its new, updated sporting strategy titled: ‘Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical activity’. The policy paper outlines the essential steps towards building healthier, happier and more active communities across the country, as well as highlighting some of the key barriers communities face in […]
November 1, 2023
Our Business Development Manager, Dom Forgione, joined the BookingsPlus team in January 2020. Dom is responsible for growing our Education sector customer base, through the promotion of our lettings software product, alongside other tailored services we can offer, in order to boost lettings income in schools. Dom talks daily with School Business Managers, and more […]
October 23, 2023
Our Head of Sales, Jack Woodley, joined the BookingsPlus team in January 2023. Jack is responsible for promoting our multi-venue software solution, designed specifically for Councils, to help them to maximise the use of their publicly owned assets, creating value for local communities alongside creating internal efficiencies to drive income generation. Speaking with many industry […]
April 6, 2023
Boosting incomes and strengthening community cohesion through better use of public spaces and facilities. Publicly owned or council-owned spaces are vital community resources, which provide opportunities to build local networks and enhance community resilience and wellbeing through increased engagement and participation. And never more so than now, as we emerge from the pandemic into uncertain […]
April 5, 2023
Although lots of our day-to-day activities are electronic or online, don’t overlook the power of traditional marketing. Combined with your digital presence, traditional marketing can make a huge difference to your venue’s visibility and awareness. Firstly, what is traditional marketing? – most forms of marketing that are done offline, typically involving a tangible piece of […]
March 28, 2023
In this week’s blog, find out how to make Google work for you. SEO, Google My Business and Google Reviews are all useful tools for promoting your venue hire but are you using these Google features to your advantage? Search Engine Optimisation, or SEO – Most of the online traffic is driven by search engines […]
March 21, 2023
Now that you are creating lots of lovely content and regularly posting on your social platforms, the big question is, is your audience paying attention to the message you are putting out? Increasing engagement is vital to avoid the ‘mega phone effect’, getting your audience engaging with your content will ensure you spread your message […]
March 13, 2023
Welcome to our second installment of ‘How to boost your school lettings through the use of social media’. This week we’re taking a look at how you can ‘Maximise your content’. Creating engaging and relevant content is vital if you want to get the most out of what social media can offer. Before creating any […]
March 7, 2023
Ever wondered how social media could be a driving force behind boosting school lettings? In this blog, you’ll learn where and how to get started, including advice on what each social platform offers and how to best optimise them. With a variety of platforms on offer, you may be questioning where to start and which […]
June 27, 2022
Whether you already run an established lettings programme or if you’re yet to discover an efficient way to manage your lettings, our tried and tested solutions can help. Our solutions help schools to not only reduce the amount of time spent administering lettings but will promote your facilities to potential hirers and in-turn, boost […]
June 20, 2022
BookingsPlus is a unique and innovative online software platform designed and developed in-house by Kajima Community to help venues deliver an efficient and well marketed solution for the lettings of their facilities. Currently used by several hundred venues such as schools, community centres and local authorities across the UK, BookingsPlus is a growing product in […]