The Product Play!Book - interactive edition

Explore SpeedAdmin Play!

Discover the three core ideas behind SpeedAdmin Play!, explore 14 key areas and 149 features, and see what they mean for administrators, teachers, students and families.

14Key areas
140+Features
700+Schools across Europe
Part 1

The three ideas behind Play!

Not features, but the concepts that explain how SpeedAdmin Play! behaves, and why it works differently from generic school administration software.

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Hybrid Registration

Your registration model should fit your service, not the other way around.

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Every course can use the sign-up method that fits it (waiting list, direct booking, direct links, prepaid card, show interest, or Drop-in) and switch whenever you choose. Waiting-list families get a personal booking link the moment a place opens; direct booking confirms instantly. Fuller courses, less manual work, and a fairer experience for every family.

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OneCom

Communication and learning that live where the work happens, not in a separate inbox.

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Communication is built into every workflow: cancelling a lesson triggers the notification, and accepting an offer sends the confirmation. The StudyPlanner combines the teacher's lesson workspace and the student's practice guide: notes, sheet music, audio and assignments right beside the timetable. One system of record for what happened, and for telling people it happened.

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Timetable is Heart

Every part of your system starts and ends with what is in the timetable.

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The timetable is the system. Cancel a lesson and the invoice adjusts; move a student and their billing, communication and attendance follow; change a room and the confirmation goes out on its own. No sync button, no double data entry, just accurate information for everyone, all the time.

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Part 2

The feature overview

Every feature in SpeedAdmin Play!, grouped into the fourteen key areas of the system. Select an area to see its features, what each one does, and its status.

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Resources

Master data for every resource – students, teachers, locations, rooms, instruments, inventory, and partner organisations. Records stay current for scheduling, staffing, and allocation, with visibility governed by user rights and links between resources held in the system.

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Registration

Online enrolment built around a course catalogue you configure per offering – controlling which offerings are published and what each one shows. The registration form is fully integrated, so what families enter online is recorded directly in the system.

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User Management

Defines the access each user type – administrator, teacher, student, guardian, or partner – has to the platform: who can view, edit, and use each area. Access control is combined with action logging; SpeedAdmin is independently verified by Grant Thornton (ISAE 3000, 2023).

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Lists & Data Handling

Turns the data captured across the system – registrations, schedules, attendance, finance, and resources – into structured lists and statistics. Use ready-made lists (attendance, deregistrations, waiting lists), adapt templates, or build your own; data stays live and exports for analysis, national reporting, or BI dashboards.

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Student Handling

The processes across a student’s path through the school – from first registration through ongoing changes to de-registration. Each step keeps data consistent, tracks status changes, and passes the relevant information to teachers and administration.

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Plan & Schedule

Covers every scheduling step: creating and editing lessons, handling absences, cancellations, and make-ups, plus ad hoc lessons, flexible lessons, and subscription/prepaid models. It connects teachers, students, rooms, and resources in one view, linked to communication and finance.

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Service Functions

A dedicated area for B2B partners and cooperations. Partner offerings are presented and booked in a separate catalogue, instruments can be hired in bulk, billing runs directly with the participating institutions, and participant numbers and distributions are recorded and evaluated.

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Communication

Brings together all communication channels, notifications, documents, and the learning platform. Administration, teachers, students, and parents get the right information at the right time within a safeguarded environment.

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Charges

Governs how fees and charges are created, calculated, adjusted, and controlled – across automated calculation, manual adjustments, and reimbursements when circumstances change.

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Discounts

Structured, rule-based fee reductions: automatic sibling and multi-course discounts, coursebased rules, fee caps, and individual exceptions for specific students. Once configured, the rules apply consistently.

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Payment

Records incoming payments – via imported bank files or manual registration – and matches them to the relevant invoices and open items. This shows what is paid, part-paid, or outstanding, and underpins payment tracking, reminders, instalments, and reconciliation.

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LMS / StudyPlanner

A digital learning space that links classroom teaching with home practice. It provides tools to share media, organise resources, plan lessons, and communicate between teachers, students, and families.

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Teacher Functions

Gives administrators the tools to manage teachers’ working hours, lessons, and payroll, and gives teachers simple ways to register attendance, absence, and working time – supporting transparent, accurate staff planning.

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Mobile App

Brings the platform’s key functions to the phone in an interface that mirrors the web, optimised for mobile. It covers timetables, communication, attendance, and study resources for students, parents, and teachers.

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Part 3

Value at a glance

What SpeedAdmin Play! means in practice, spelled out by audience, so you can tailor a conversation, a proposal, or a presentation.

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Music services / administrators

One platform, one source of truth, less manual admin.

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One platform replaces spreadsheets and disconnected tools. Data is entered once and stays accurate everywhere: less manual administration, fewer errors, and more time for the people behind the service.

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Teachers

An accurate timetable and a digital classroom in one place.

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An always-accurate timetable, one-tap attendance on web or mobile, and a digital classroom linking lessons to home practice. Hours are captured automatically and feed payroll.

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Parents / students

A clear self-service journey from sign-up to renewal.

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Self-service registration with live availability, proactive communication about changes and offers, flexible payment options, and practice material anytime in the app.

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Leadership / decision-makers

Live insight and auditable finances you can stand behind.

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Live dashboards, auditable finances and independent assurance (ISAE 3000) support confident decisions; strict access control and activity logging support GDPR compliance, while automation lowers operating cost across the organisation.

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UK Music Hubs & partner services

Transparent collaboration and structured reporting.

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A dedicated portal makes partner-school collaboration transparent: provision requests, instrument hire and statistics in one place, with ACE reporting and DBS records built in.

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Centralised Resource ProfilesAvailable
Authorised users can search and view detailed profiles for students, teachers, rooms, and instruments in one central place.
Profile Cards – Custom FieldsAvailable
Fully customisable profile fields let you collect and display exactly the data your institution needs – from contact details to instrument experience.
Year Group and AgeAvailable
Automatically displays a student’s age and year group, calculated from their date of birth. Ensures age-restricted courses and age-group policies are applied correctly, reducing enrolment errors and manual checks.
Student Profile – Field Change LogAvailable
Maintains a full audit trail of changes to custom fields on student profiles. Supports administrators in tracking updates, investigating discrepancies, and maintaining data integrity across the platform.
Profile Cards – NotesAvailable
Provides a structured notes section on resource profiles so teachers and administrators can add contextual remarks and internal comments.
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Registration FormAvailable
Enables students or parents to enrol in courses directly via a course catalogue – no account creation required to browse and filter. Courses display live availability, so families can see open places and register immediately.
Hybrid RegistrationConcept
Combines traditional waiting lists with direct booking. Services can let families join a waiting list and later send targeted booking links when places open, or allow instant sign-ups for popular courses on a first-come, first-served basis.
Setup Registration FieldsAvailable
Administrators can fully customise the data collected during registration. In the Registration Setup page, fields can be added, edited, or marked as required, with support for multiple field sets across different course types.
Registration RestrictionsAvailable
Administrators can create course groupings with age limits and maximum enrolment rules – ensuring eligibility is enforced automatically at the point of sign-up.
Comments per CourseAvailable
A flexible tool allowing both parents and administrators to attach notes or special instructions to individual sign-ups, all visible in one clear overview.
Instrument Hire ApplicationAvailable
Seamlessly integrates instrument hire requests – either within the registration flow or added separately as needed. Administrators can design and manage their own hire approval process, keeping it aligned with local workflows.
Show Interest / Mailing List RegistrationAvailable
Parents can register their interest in a course or activity directly from the course catalogue – without needing to create an account. Services can then notify interested families as soon as new slots or courses become available.
Info on Registration CompletionFuture Feature
Displays custom messages or instructions on a confirmation page following completed registration steps. Can be used to provide further guidance, next steps, or important links to students and parents immediately after sign-up.
Sign Up Students Without PayerFuture Feature
Allows registration of students when no payer information is required – such as for free, subsidised, or grant-funded programmes. Simplifies the sign-up process for activities where billing is not applicable.
Select Payment Method at CheckoutFuture Feature
At the end of registration, users can select a preferred payment method – such as credit/debit card, bank transfer, or invoice – before confirming enrolment.
Create Student and PayerAvailable
During registration, the system automatically creates both a student profile and an associated payer/guardian record. Ensures billing details are captured accurately and linked to the correct student from the start.
Checkout FlowAvailable
The end-to-end checkout process collects selected courses (and add-ons like instrument hire), applies any restrictions or discounts, captures student and payer details, and guides the user through payment and confirmation.
Drop-in Sign-upAvailable
Advertise activities people can join without registering in advance – no capacity or waiting list; shown in the catalogue with a Drop in button, time, and location.
Time Windows on Waiting-List OfferingsNew
When publishing a waiting-list offering, schools can define when lessons can take place: no restriction, weekdays only, or concrete time windows in 15-minute steps. Students rank the published windows at sign-up, guardians can edit the preferences later, and they are visible and filterable in the waiting list and when planning.
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User TypesAvailable
SpeedAdmin provides predefined roles (student, guardian, teacher, and superuser), each with default menus and access rights.
RightsAvailable
Access control covers both data visibility and feature functionality. Administrators can create granular rights groups and assign them to individual named accounts.
MenuAvailable
Each rights group is linked to its own menu configuration, and the system automatically hides functions the user is not permitted to access.
Linked AccountsAvailable
Link a student and guardian into one shared login, keeping their contact details in sync automatically.
Duplicate ProfilesAvailable
A review page lists possible duplicate student and guardian profiles. Merge a duplicate into the original – bookings, payments and other data move to the surviving profile – or mark a pair as not duplicates to keep them.
Username ConfigurationNew
A dedicated page shows the naming rule per user type – students, guardians, teachers and staff – and how many users match it. Rules can be changed, deviating usernames corrected in bulk, and affected users notified with a pre-filled email.
Data Refresh & Password PoliciesAvailable
Schools define how often students and guardians must review and confirm their master data, and apply password policies for logins – keeping contact data current and accounts secure.
Name DisplayNew
First name and surname are shown in separate, sortable columns across the student, teacher, guardian and invoicing overviews, and schools choose whether the first or last name is displayed first.
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Function ListsAvailable
Ready-made lists enable staff to perform key tasks directly – mark attendance, review cancellations, or track hired instruments. Streamlines daily operations, saves time, and ensures critical actions are always one click away.
Standard ListsAvailable
A library of pre-built reports delivers instant overviews of key data: active students, multi-course participants, waiting list positions, and more.
Lists APIAvailable
SpeedAdmin’s live lists can be exported to BI tools to build dashboards and heatmaps highlighting attendance trends and enrolment patterns.
BI DashboardFuture Feature
A built-in overview page consolidating all core data points into a single, easy-to-read visual dashboard.
StatisticAvailable
The platform aggregates registration, scheduling, attendance, and billing data to generate comprehensive statistics. Gives leaders a clear, consolidated view of organisational performance across all dimensions.
Data ReturnAvailable
Structured, ongoing data collection that enables administrators to generate compliant reports for national or regional funding bodies.
Course Code StandardFuture Feature
A unified course-code field links courses to defined categories – essential for structured reporting including the UK ACE return.
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Waiting List HandlingConcept
Families can join a waiting list when a course or group is full. SpeedAdmin supports three configurable waiting list modes: Max Students + Overflow: Any new enrolments beyond course capacity are automatically placed on the waiting list.
Discount ApplicationAvailable
Services can configure automatic discount rules (e.g. sibling or instrument discounts) or handle manual applications. Discounts are linked directly to invoices.
Start StudentAvailable
Flexible workflows allow students to begin tuition on any specific date. Timetables, attendance records, and invoices update automatically.
End StudentAvailable
When a student leaves, administrators choose whether to stop immediately or at the end of the current term. The system automatically updates attendance, frees up resources, and halts future invoicing.
Move Student (Teacher, Group, Small Group)Available
Relocating a student between teachers or groups automatically updates the timetable, communication channels, and billing. Ensures clarity and transparency across all team members, with no risk of stale information in any part of the system.
Accept Booking OfferAvailable
Services can send digital booking offers that parents accept directly through their portal or app. Administrators can also confirm waiting list offers on behalf of users when needed.
Change Course TypeAvailable
Administrators can transfer a student’s registration to a different course type without re-entering any data. Maintains data integrity and saves significant time when families change their preferences or circumstances.
Confirm Waiting List OfferAvailable
Two configurable approaches: Automatic Renewal: Waiting list entries are valid for a pre-set period (e.g. 100 days). Before expiry, an automatic notification is sent to prompt renewal.
Re-register / Renew / Change / ManageAvailable
The re-registration flow has been reworked: an overview of accepted spots, bulk actions, restrictions per year group, reminders, re-registration on behalf of a student, and audit logging of changes. Families still renew, re-register or change courses entirely online.
Booking Offers OverviewAvailable
A dedicated overview of all booking offers by deadline date – pending, accepted, declined, expired – with bulk decline, end, or extend.
Waiting List CleanupAvailable
Find and bulk-remove waiting-list entries for bookings that have no future timeslots, keeping the active list accurate.
SEND & Medical Information (UK)New
SEND and medical information can be recorded on the student profile, keeping safeguarding-relevant details available to staff with the matching rights.
Assessment Levels (UK)New
Assessment levels can be recorded per student, giving UK services a structured way to track attainment alongside the student profile.
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Timetable is HeartConcept
The timetable is the central reference point for the entire platform – connected to registration, student administration, communication, attendance, resource handling, and billing.
Create LessonsAvailable
Quickly build individual or recurring tuition sessions, connecting students, teachers, and resources in a single booking. Saves time and ensures nothing is overlooked when setting up new tuition.
Edit ResourcesAvailable
Update teachers, rooms, instruments, or groups on existing lessons without re-entering any data. Keeps schedules accurate and up to date with minimal effort.
Remove LessonsAvailable
Cancel or delete a lesson in one step – SpeedAdmin automatically updates timetables, attendance records, and finance. Saves administrator time, prevents errors, and keeps calendars, communication, and billing perfectly in sync.
Cancellation (Reimbursement + Hour Calculation)Available
Cancel tuition directly from the timetable using predefined cancellation reasons. The system automatically triggers the correct reimbursement and recalculates teacher hours where relevant.
Cancellation + MessageAvailable
Parents and students receive notifications when lessons are cancelled, with the option to customise the message. Cancellations are clearly marked in both the web portal and mobile app.
Cancellation + Make-Up LessonAvailable
Books a replacement lesson directly in the system so both teacher and students know precisely when and where the make-up will take place. Avoids reimbursements and maintains continuity of tuition.
Bulk / Multi-Edit LessonsAvailable
Change the duration, date, room, or teacher for multiple lessons simultaneously – including shifting start times across selected bookings in a single action. Saves hours of manual work during timetable changes or seasonal adjustments.
Cancel End Date of BookingAvailable
If a booking series has been given an end date, SuperUsers can now undo this and restore the booking for all future timeslots – including the related students and teachers – directly from the booking profile.
Multi-Course on Same BookingAvailable
A single booking can include multiple course options, which is then finalised when confirmed. Families can pick their preferred time or teacher in one flow, while the system automatically converts their selection into the final course.
Create Ad Hoc BookingsAvailable
Allow one-off bookings (e.g. workshops, exams, or assessments) without disrupting the regular timetable. Provides the scheduling flexibility needed to accommodate unplanned events and special activities.
Schedule Assistant Across ResourcesAvailable
A smart scheduling tool that identifies available times across teachers, rooms, and instruments simultaneously. Reduces scheduling conflicts and eliminates the manual effort of cross-checking multiple calendars.
Multiple Bookings – Same Sign-Up CourseFuture Feature
Students can hold several bookings under a single course, making it straightforward to manage ensemble participation or group lesson variations.
Room Booking (Allocated on Creation)Available
Rooms are automatically reserved when a lesson is first created. Avoids double-booking and saves administrator time by removing the need for a separate room booking process.
Period / Service YearAvailable
Organise lessons into terms, periods, or full academic years. Aligns scheduling with financial periods and reporting cycles for a consistent operational structure.
Trial LessonFuture Feature
Allows prospective students to book a trial lesson before committing to full enrolment. Improves conversion and reduces the barrier to entry for new families.
Remove Dates in BulkNew
Select multiple lessons in the schedule's bulk mode and remove the dates from their bookings in one action, even across several days. Protected dates (cancelled, past, invoiced or with registered attendance) are blocked, every removal is written to the booking's audit log, and affected orders are recalculated automatically.
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Instrument Hire Request from ServiceFuture Feature
Services can easily secure instruments for classes or ensembles without managing inventory themselves.
Service Provision Registration PageFuture Feature
Services access a clear page to browse and request the tuition and ensemble options that fit their needs. Subject filters, cost overviews, and request forms make it straightforward to plan and book provision directly online.
Service PortalAvailable
Services have one central place to manage all collaboration with the music service. A dedicated portal displays provision requests, instrument hire status, communication threads, and statistics.
Light Students on Groups (for Statistics)Available
Services and administrators can accurately track how many students participate in group tuition versus individual lessons. Automatic tagging and reporting of group participation provides reliable data for funding applications and planning.
School Contact Role & Landing PageAvailable
A dedicated user type for schools that outsource tuition, with a landing page scoped to their schools: schedule, students, teachers, instruments, waiting lists, and invoices.
Teacher Per Venue OverviewAvailable
A Monday–Sunday overview of which teachers work at which venue, available on its own or embedded on the School Contact landing page.
Sign-Up for Cooperation CoursesNew
Registration can now be enabled per provision area within a cooperation. Courses and offerings from that area can then be published in the course catalogue, and students sign up for them directly.
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Email + SMSAvailable
Enables staff to send messages directly from SpeedAdmin Play! to students, parents, or teachers via email or SMS.
OneCom (One Communication)Concept
A unified communication hub where conversations, announcements, and updates are stored within SpeedAdmin Play!. All users see messages relevant to them in one place.
StudyPlanner (Digital Classroom)Concept
Your digital classroom. Teachers can upload lesson notes, sheet music, videos, and assignments for students to access at home.
Media LibraryAvailable
A central repository for uploading and sharing teaching materials – privately or with selected users within the service. Once uploaded, materials can be reused across multiple StudyPlanners and posts.
Online MeetingsFuture Feature
Integrates links to digital lessons or practice check-ins directly within the platform, for when teaching cannot happen in person. Provides scheduling flexibility and ensures learning can continue anywhere.
Auto NotificationAvailable
Automatically sends reminders and updates for schedule changes, cancellations, or upcoming events. Notifications are delivered directly to the relevant user.
Assessment and GradeFuture Feature
Allows teachers to record assessments, progress notes, and grades directly in SpeedAdmin Play! and share them with students and parents.
Message CentreFuture Feature
Acts as a central inbox where all messages between the service, parents, and students are collected and stored securely. Prevents information from being lost and makes communication threads easy to follow and reference.
Portal / Landing PagesAvailable
Tailored entry points for different user groups (services, teachers, parents, students) providing direct access to relevant information and actions. Includes a contact information module showing teacher and school details.
Request Changes to LessonAvailable
Enables students or parents to request lesson changes (reschedules, cancellations) directly online, without contacting administration separately. Reduces workload for administrators and speeds up the process for families.
Exam ManagementAvailable
Supports the management of exam sign-ups, scheduling, and related communication within the platform. Ensures clarity and reduces errors in a process that typically involves many interdependent moving parts.
Notifications – News – Event Sign-UpFuture Feature
Allows services to publish news updates, share notifications, and enable users to sign up for concerts or events online. Boosts engagement and makes it easier for students and parents to stay informed and participate in service activities.
Support ContactAvailable
A new Support overview gives SuperUsers one-click access to user guides, support tickets and release notes – with automatic single sign-on – plus contract and usage information such as SMS consumption, subscription and documents.
User Guides + Tutorial VideosAvailable
Integrates help articles, guides, and tutorial videos directly within SpeedAdmin Play!, so users can find answers without leaving the platform. Empowers users to solve problems independently and reduces the demand on support staff.
File Overview (Contracts etc.)Future Feature
Provides the ability to preview contracts and other important documents, and stores them in a central digital location accessible to authorised users.
Document Generator (Instrument Hire Contracts)Available
Automatically generates ready-to-use instrument hire contracts from system data, with customisable templates and placeholder fields. Saves time, ensures consistency across all hire agreements, and reduces the risk of manual errors.
Document Generator (Concert Programme)Future Feature
Automatically produces concert programmes with repertoire, performers, and schedules pulled directly from system data. Speeds up event preparation and ensures professional-looking programmes every time.
Digital Signature / Various ContractsFuture Feature
Enables electronic signing of contracts such as hire agreements or consent forms directly within SpeedAdmin Play!. Eliminates paper handling, accelerates approval workflows, and makes agreements legally secure.
Contact on Login PageAvailable
A Contact button on the login page shows the school’s own details before sign-in, with SpeedAdmin listed separately as the technology provider.
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Charges CalculatedAvailable
Automatically calculates charges for tuition and instrument hire. Separate charge types support invoicing based on specific periods, bookings within a period, oneoff events, and hourly billing.
Overwrite FeeAvailable
Provides the flexibility to manually override systemcalculated charges in specific situations, such as discounts, sponsorships, or unique payment agreements.
Edit and Add Charge LineAvailable
Allows administrators to modify existing charges or add new charge lines directly to an invoice.
Add Manual ChargeAvailable
Supports the creation of one-off manual charges outside the standard rules – for example, for materials, events, or ad hoc lessons. Provides flexibility and ensures all servicerelated costs can be managed within the same system.
Reimbursement (Cancellations)Available
Handles refunds in the event of cancelled lessons, discontinued courses, or other billing adjustments. Families gain confidence knowing they are billed fairly, while administrators can process reimbursements quickly and consistently.
Last Invoicing Date on DiscontinuationAvailable
Automatically stops invoicing after a student’s discontinuation date. Prevents unnecessary charges, strengthens trust with parents, and reduces manual corrections for administrators.
Pro-rata Fee CalculationAvailable
SuperUsers can activate pro-rata calculation for fees using the price-per-charge-rate type. For each fee, define after how many days within a charge period the pro-rata rule applies.
Payer CleanupAvailable
A Payer cleanup button on the Invoicing page flags two common payer issues before invoicing: adult students without their own payer profile, and families whose uninvoiced items are split across multiple payers. Both can be resolved in place – important for family discounts, which require students to share the same payer.
Automated Fee AssignmentNew
A fee can now consist of several versions, each tied to an assignment rule: by age, date-based exceptions, days since the fee started, or the payer's postcode. The system checks the conditions and assigns the matching fee version automatically, and a merge wizard combines existing separate fees into one fee with versions.
New Price TypesNew
Tuition fees billed to payers can use a new flat-price type that bills every billing period between start and end of the enrolment – including periods without lessons, such as summer breaks. For B2B invoicing to schools, a fixed price per billing period is now available alongside hourly billing.
Change Payer or Fee per PeriodNew
A payer or the assigned fee can be changed from a chosen billing period onwards. Changes can be entered in advance and take effect automatically from that period.
Invoice Design in WordNew
Schools can design their own invoice in Word and have SpeedAdmin Play! fill it in through placeholders such as payer name, due date and IBAN, with invoice lines grouped per student and a built-in PDF preview. Introduced as a beta enabled through SpeedAdmin Support.
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Discount (Automatic)Future Feature
Automatically applies pre-defined discounts when conditions are met – such as a second lesson, sibling enrolment, or multi-course participation. Multiple discount types can be configured to cover a wide range of scenarios.
Discount Scheme (Semi- Automatic)Available
Allows services to set up structured discount programmes that can be applied across different courses or student groups. Gives transparency and flexibility in offering reduced prices to eligible families.
Rule-Based Adjustments (incl. ZIP / Postal Code Discount)Available
Enables fully configurable fee adjustments based on predefined rules – including discounts based on geographic area or postal code, and surcharges for specific student categories (e.g. adults).
Discount Scheme for the Entire Family / Per PayerFuture Feature
Enables families with multiple students to receive collective discounts applied to their total charges. Makes music education more affordable and strengthens accessibility for multi-student households.
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Multiple Payment MethodsAvailable
Allows services to offer families different payment options such as bank transfer, card payment, or direct debit. Services choose which payment methods to enable and manage.
Debt ChasingAvailable
Enables administrators to track overdue payments and send automated reminders. Reduces manual follow-up, improves cash flow, and ensures a more professional and consistent approach to managing late payments.
Instalment FunctionalityFuture Feature
Provides the option to split larger fees into instalments across a defined period.
Internal Integrated PaymentFuture Feature
Integrated payment processing handled directly within the platform. FLOWCHART – further documentation coming.
Internal Through BankFuture Feature
Payment processing routed through the service’s bank account. FLOWCHART – further documentation coming.
Finance DashboardFuture Feature
A central overview of financial status, key metrics, and trends across the service. Helps services stay on top of their financial position at a glance, without needing to run multiple separate reports.
ReconciliationAvailable
Automatically matches incoming payments with outstanding invoices. Reduces manual reconciliation errors and ensures correct, auditable bookkeeping.
Revision (Account Overview)Available
Provides a structured overview for review and control of accounts. Simplifies both internal financial reviews and external audits.
Recurring Payment BadgeAvailable
A badge shows when a payer has a recurring payment set up – for example a monthly direct debit – so it is clear at a glance.
Invoice Number SearchAvailable
Search the Finance page by invoice number to find a specific invoice instantly.
Payer Balances OverviewNew
A new Payer balances page under Finance shows each payer's full balance: total invoiced, paid, unallocated payments and a finance status (current, overdue, credit). Filter by as-of date and status, expand a payer to see all posted invoices, and export to Excel with overdue debt split into 1–30, 31–60 and 60+ days.
Upcoming Costs for PayersNew
When enabled, payers see a new Upcoming costs tab in their finance overview, showing created fees for the current school year before they are invoiced. Works whether payments are handled in SpeedAdmin or in an external system.
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Share MediaAvailable
Teachers can upload and share videos, audio recordings, sheet music, and other resources directly with students. Helps students practise at home with the right materials and guidance, bridging the gap between lessons.
Media LibraryAvailable
A central collection of teaching materials, accessible for reuse across lessons, courses, and teachers. Makes preparation faster and ensures consistent quality of resources across the service.
PostsAvailable
Teachers can publish lesson updates, practice tasks, or announcements directly to students and parents. Keeps everyone informed and engaged outside of lesson time.
CommentsAvailable
Students and parents can comment on posts or materials, enabling two-way communication. Teachers can also disable comments to create a one-way channel when needed.
Billboard (Community)Available
A shared communication area within the StudyPlanner environment where services can post news or important information for all users. Ad hoc StudyPlanners can also be created for any group of users, independent of course or lesson series.
Online MeetingsFuture Feature
Integrates links to digital lessons or practice check-ins when in-person teaching is not possible. Provides scheduling flexibility and ensures learning continuity anywhere.
Notes for Lesson PlanningFuture Feature
Teachers can create structured notes and lesson plans directly within the platform. Supports better lesson preparation and helps substitute teachers step in smoothly when needed.
Multi-File Upload to the Media LibraryNew
Several files can be uploaded to the media library at once, selected or dragged and dropped – also when creating a post or comment. Upload progress is shown, and details can be added per file before saving. Handy for adding several scores, documents or recordings to the StudyPlanner in one go.
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Attendance List (Web) – NotesAvailable
Teachers can register attendance for an entire class with a single click, or mark students individually. Notes can be added per session.
Inactive TeachersAvailable
Teachers can be marked as inactive without deleting their data. Historical lessons, payroll records, and statistics remain fully accessible.
Simple Hour CalculationAvailable
Automatically calculates total teaching hours based on scheduled and completed lessons. Gives administrators an instant, accurate overview of workload and resource use without manual counting.
Salary Calculation – Teacher PayrollAvailable
Payroll is generated directly from registered hours, absences, and worktime entries. Pay is tied to real activity, reducing errors and manual adjustments.
Hour Calculation for TeachersAvailable
Teachers can view their own calculated hours and workload summaries in real time. Gives teachers clarity and confidence in how their work is recorded and builds trust in the system.
Teachers Teaching in ServiceAvailable
Provides an overview of which teachers are active at which services or locations during any given period. Supports daily coordination and resource planning, making it easy to answer “who is where?” at any time.
Add Teacher to Base CourseAvailable
Teachers can be added to base courses directly, with the flexibility to assign multiple teachers when needed – for example, for co-teaching or make-up lessons.
Worktime RegistrationAvailable
Teachers can log time spent on preparation, meetings, administrative duties, and other non-teaching tasks. Provides a complete picture of workload beyond lessons, supporting fairer resource planning and salary calculation.
Staff Absent – Substitute HandlingFuture Feature
Planned and unplanned absences can be logged quickly, with options to assign substitute teachers. Absence data flows automatically into payroll and planning.
Skills & TrainingAvailable
Teacher profiles now include dedicated Skills and Training tabs. Schools create Skill and Training types in Settings → User, after which the tabs appear automatically on teacher profiles.
Date of Safeguarding Review (DBS)Available
SuperUsers can register a Date of Safeguarding Review on the DBS tab of the teacher profile. The Teacher-per-venue grid now also shows each teacher's DBS number and a Valid/Invalid status badge based on the DBS update service due date, keeping safeguarding records visible and auditable.
Manage Booking Waiting List (non-owner)Available
A right that lets teachers manage the waiting list of a booking they teach but do not own, and plan those students into the schedule.
Contact Details in My StudentsNew
Expanding a row in My students shows the student's address, phone and emergency contact alongside the payer for that course and their contact details – without opening the profile. Missing values fall back to the payer's and are marked "From payer".
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StudyPlannerAvailable
The StudyPlanner is now in the app: teachers can open booking and custom StudyPlanners, create notes and posts directly from the schedule, and use the media library – including uploading or capturing media with the device camera. Students and parents access the same materials to support practice at home.
Push NotificationsAvailable
Push notifications are now live: alerts arrive whether the app is open or running in the background, and take the user straight to the relevant area of the app. This first version covers StudyPlanner posts and comments, with more triggers to follow.
TimetableAvailable
Displays a personal calendar of all lessons, ensembles, and events, with real-time updates whenever changes are made. Users can view both daily and weekly perspectives.
Landing Page (Service Info)Future Feature
A service-branded home screen with news, announcements, and important links such as guides and contact information. Creates a direct communication channel from the service and makes key resources instantly accessible.
Teacher – AttendanceAvailable
Teachers can mark attendance directly from their phone – either for the whole class in one tap, or individually per student using an intuitive swipe gesture (swipe right for present, swipe left for absent).
Parent – Mark AbsenceAvailable
Parents can report a student’s absence in advance through a simple form in the app, directly linked to the timetable and the teacher’s view. Reduces phone calls and emails while keeping teachers informed in real time.
Parent – Contact Admin (Message Centre)Future Feature
An integrated inbox where parents can write directly to service administration and receive replies, all within the app. Keeps all communication in one secure place and reduces the risk of lost or overlooked messages.
Edit in Timetable – Change Time per BookingFuture Feature
Teachers can make on-the-spot adjustments to lesson times directly in the timetable from their phone. Provides flexibility in daily planning and ensures updates are instantly visible to students and parents.
Edit / Register WorktimeFuture Feature
Teachers can register preparation hours, meetings, or other tasks alongside their lessons, all from the app. Ensures a full and accurate record of workload and saves time compared to logging later on a computer.
Instrument Barcode / QR Code ScannerFuture Feature
The app uses the phone camera to scan barcodes or QR codes on instruments for check-in/check-out during hire processes. Makes instrument handling faster, more accurate, and significantly reduces paperwork.