Did You Know? There’s a Better Way to Manage the Load in PRUs
Supporting staff wellbeing and student progress with the right digital tools. If you work in a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), you already know that the job is so much more than teaching. It’s managing the emotional weight of every day, supporting students with complex...
From IT Consultancy to Ofsted-Ready MIS Innovator
The Bitnet Solutions Story: 2016–2026 What Changed Between 2016 and 2026 In 2016, specialist education settings were navigating legacy systems never designed for them. Dual registrations broke attendance tracking. Safeguarding evidence lived in spreadsheets. Ofsted...
The Great MIS Exodus: Why AP & SEND Schools Deserve Better Than Mainstream Hand-Me-Downs
What 7,000 Schools Leaving SIMS Tells Us About The Future of Education Technology The UK's MIS market is experiencing something unprecedented. Not a shift. Not a trend. An exodus. SIMS has lost nearly 7,000 schools in just four years 44% of their entire customer...
Securing Alternative Provision Funding in 2025/6
Why Data-Driven Evidence is Your Strategic Advantage How EDART by Bitnet Solutions Empowers SENDCOs, AP Leaders and School Management Teams to Build Winning Funding Applications As we navigate the 2025-26 academic year, Alternative Provision (AP) settings and schools...
Alternative Provision: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Your Child’s Educational Journey
If your child is struggling in mainstream school, you might be feeling overwhelmed, worried, or uncertain about what comes next. You're not alone and importantly, there ARE other options that could transform your child's educational experience. What is Alternative...
Management Information Systems for SEN & AP Schools: Transforming Complex Data Into Student Success
Transform Your September: Why Special Educational Needs and Alternative Provision Schools Are Choosing Bitnet Solutions Every September brings unique challenges for SEN and Alternative Provision schools. Beyond the typical administrative demands, your teams...
Streamlining Attendance Tracking in Alternative Education
R3flect’s attendance module is specifically tailored for hospital and non-traditional school settings. It accounts for part-day enrolments, ad-hoc lessons, rapidly changing timetables, and off-site sessions with ease.
Real-Time Insights: Enhancing Decision-Making with R3flect
Real-Time Insights: Enhancing Decision-Making with R3flect Because when every moment matters, your data should too. In hospital schools and alternative provision settings, decisions often need to be made fast—sometimes within minutes. Whether it's escalating a...
Customization at Its Best
Customisation at Its Best: Adapting R3flect to Your School's Needs Tailoring Digital Tools for the Realities of Hospital and Alternative Schools When it comes to hospital schools, special education settings, and alternative provisions, no two institutions operate the...
Introducing R3flect – Transforming Data Management in Hospital Schools
Introducing R3flect – Transforming Data Management in Hospital Schools Subtitle: How R3flect is redefining information systems in alternative education environments. The Challenge in Hospital and Alternative Education Settings Hospital schools and alternative...









