SOCS

"Do we still have basketball practice in the sports hall, or has netball taken that slot now?”

“No clue. I just found out Year 9’s rugby got moved—again.”

Two teachers compared schedules in the staffroom, already a step behind the week’s co-curricular changes. Between rescheduled matches and overlapping rehearsals, organising activities often felt like a constant game of catch-up. Teachers managed it even when the tools didn’t make it easy. Behind every club, match, or rehearsal was a quiet scramble to keep things running. And while students enjoyed the outcomes, staff carried the load.

The need of the hour is a solution created by people who know school life firsthand and are committed to truly supporting it.

SOCS is that solution. It is a platform that offers a fully integrated suite of cloud-based tools for managing sports, co-curricular activities, music scheduling, transport logistics, calendar coordination, and even event live-streaming via SOCS TV. Designed specifically for schools, it enables them to manage all aspects of co-curricular life in one place. From real-time attendance tracking and automated registration workflows to personalised calendars and safeguarding alerts, SOCS reduces administrative burdens and improves coordination, helping schools deliver a more engaging and accountable co-curricular experience.

“What we bring to a school is structure, clarity, and control to an area that’s very complex, time-consuming, and quite emotional,” says James Kershaw-Naylor, Director.

One Platform, Many Solutions

SOCS simplifies life for students, educators, and parents alike by centralizing everything schools need to run activities beyond the classroom, including sports teams, after-school clubs, music lessons, performances, competitions, and more.

The platform eliminates timetable clashes and prevents over-scheduling by ensuring students have a balanced participation load. Through automated registration and real-time tracking, schools can monitor where every student is meant to be, and where they actually are, which is critical for safeguarding and pastoral care.

One standout feature is its adaptive sign-up options. Schools can configure registration as first-come, first-served, or use SOCS’s intelligent preference-based algorithm to distribute limited slots fairly. This system significantly reduces stress for parents and guarantees equitable access to high-demand activities.

Beyond that, SOCS supports operational tools like bus scheduling and full school calendar integration. Live-streaming through SOCS TV ensures parents and guardians remain connected to events even if they can’t attend in person. Whether managing 55 students or 3,500, the platform adapts to each school’s structure while maintaining clarity, transparency, and consistency.

SOCS doesn’t just digitise old systems, it enhances them, turning logistical headaches into well-coordinated, value-driven processes that elevate the co-curricular experience for everyone.

A junior school recently transitioned from a high-stress, first-come, first-served club sign-up model that left parents scrambling at midnight for spots. SOCS introduced its preference-based algorithm, allowing parents to set their choices calmly while the system allocated places fairly. The result? Smoother sign-ups, happier families, and relief for staff who no longer had to field complaints.

The People Behind the Platform

SOCS’s success is rooted in its team, most of whom are former educators. These are individuals who have taught classes, led clubs, coached sports, and lived the school rhythm. Their lived experience infuses the platform with empathy and insight, enabling it to solve real problems rather than hypothetical ones. Their support continues beyond software, offering consultancy, training, and best practices drawn from working with over 1,200 schools worldwide.

SOCS proves that modernising co-curricular management isn’t about ticking a digital transformation box, it’s about empowering schools to do more, do better, and deliver joyfully orchestrated experiences that students, staff, and parents can trust.