Approaching Schools

About Approaching Schools

Tips for children's activity providers who want to learn how to approach schools and nurseries without cold calling so they can grow their business, earn a more stable income and have a bigger impact on children's lives. Thrive4Activities are proud sponsors of the Approaching Schools Podcast. Save time and step up your admin software. Take your organisation to the next level with the only provider of advanced booking and club management software, with multi-award winning growth consultancy and personalised advice. Get a free demo and improve your club at https://thrive4activities.com/improve-my-club/?utm_source=Cerys&utm_medium=Podcast (https://thrive4activities.com/improve-my-club/?utm_source=Cerys&utm_medium=Podcast)

Publisher

Cerys Keneally

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Jan 2023

Latest episode

24 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

64 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Aug 2026

   The Education System Is Changing… External Providers Will Need to Change With It.

   Ready to get more strategic about getting into schools? All of these changes create huge opportunities for external providers… but knowing what's changing in education isn't the same as knowing how to turn that opportunity into consistent school and nursery contracts. Inside the Approaching Schools Academy, you'll learn how school and nursery decision-makers actually think, plan, buy, book and renew… so you can stop guessing what to send, when to approach, who to contact and how to turn in...

2. 

   27 Jul 2026

   Has the Word "Extra-Curricular" Been Holding Our Industry Back?

   What if the biggest thing holding your business back isn't your marketing... ...it's the identity you've accepted? In this episode, I'm exploring why I believe the children's activity industry has been thinking about itself the wrong way for years. We dive into why labels like activity provider, club provider and extra-curricular provider may be limiting the way schools perceive your organisation, why the best providers aren't "just running sessions", and how shifting your identity can comple...

3. 

   22 Jun 2026

   The £10,000 Mistake Most Providers Make After Sending Their First Email

   Now if today's episode has hit a nerve and you've realised your school or nursery outreach currently lives across notebooks, sticky notes, emails and your memory, I've put together something that can help. It's called the Fully Booked In Schools Roadmap and it walks you through the process of building a predictable pipeline of school and nursery opportunities. Get your copy here: https://ceryskeneally.kartra.com/page/free-roadmap And once you've downloaded the roadmap, you'll also f...

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

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Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

76

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