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Publishing a Music Development Plan on your school website

Michael Heslop

Every school in England should have a music development plan, and the Department for Education (DfE) asks schools to publish a short summary of it on their website. Below is a complete worked example, written for a fictional primary school, that follows the DfE’s own summary template section by section. What schools are asked to … Continued

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What’s new on your Realsmart website: October 2026

Samuel Gray

A round-up of everything we have added to Realsmart school websites since September, from calendar views and FAQs to a new mobile menu, and how to switch each one on.

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What we’re working on next: autumn 2026

Samuel Gray

Trust Hub for multi-academy trusts, Ofsted alerts for trust leaders, and Smart Writer, an AI writing assistant built for schools. Here is what is coming and when you can try it.

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How we test every update on real school websites

Samuel Gray

Before a plugin or WordPress update reaches your website, we now run it against real school websites first. Here is how, and the other work this term that keeps your website fast.

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A cookie banner that really asks

Samuel Gray

Smart Cookies now gives visitors a real choice (accept, reject or choose) and holds back analytics and advertising code until they say yes.

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Bigger uploads, iPhone photos, and image edits that stick

Samuel Gray

Upload files up to 500 MB, drop in iPhone photos without converting them first, replace a document everywhere it is used, and see your crops straight away.

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Your staff vacancies, now ready for Google Jobs

Samuel Gray

Every open vacancy on a Realsmart website now carries the details Google Jobs needs, and every school now points search engines at its own sitemap. There is nothing to switch on.

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Website compliance that reads your policies, not just their names

Samuel Gray

Our website compliance check now reads the policies themselves, shows what it found and where, and tells you when a visit looks like an Ofsted review.

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See your whole trust’s website compliance in one place

Samuel Gray

Move between your trust’s school websites from the bar and see every school’s compliance in one place. Compliance view rolling out to trusts this term.

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Accessibility on your school website and why it matters.

Michael Heslop

Your website is your school’s front door For many families, your school website is the first place they meet your school. It’s where parents check term dates, read the latest newsletter, find the uniform policy and decide whether to book a visit. Governors use it, staff point people to it, and prospective families judge you … Continued

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