About Skolyn
We give schools time back for learning
Schools shouldn't need six systems and a shared drive of spreadsheets to know how every child is doing. We build the platform that makes a connected, well-run school the default — not a summer-holiday project.
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Mission and vision
Mission
Give leaders, teachers, students and parents the same clear picture of every child — and the time to act on it.
Vision
A world where every school, of any size, runs as smoothly as the best-resourced ones — and every child gets noticed.
Our story
It started with six systems and one tired deputy head
Before Skolyn, our founder was a deputy head at a busy secondary school. Every end of term started the same way: registers in one system, grades in another, fees in a third and parent contacts in a spreadsheet — and nobody could answer the simple question "how is this student really doing?"
The problem wasn't a lack of software — it was too much of it, none of it talking to the rest. Teachers re-typed marks into report templates, the office chased fees by phone and pastoral concerns surfaced weeks after the warning signs first appeared.
“We wanted one place where every child's story was complete, and where acting on it was as easy as reading it.”
So we built it with a group of partner schools. First a single student record and attendance, then the classroom and gradebook, then admissions, fees and an app for families. Today Skolyn is one connected platform that helps leaders, teachers, students and parents spend less time on admin and more time on learning.
Values
What we believe
The principles we use to make decisions — about our product, the schools we serve and each other.
Learning comes first
Every feature has to give time back to teaching or help a student thrive. If it only adds admin, we don't ship it.
Guard every child's data
Schools trust us with information about children and families. We treat privacy, safeguarding and uptime as non-negotiable.
Built with educators
Teachers, leaders and bursars shape our roadmap. We test with real schools before anything reaches a classroom.
One school community
Leaders, teachers, students and parents should all see the same picture. We design for every role, not just the office.
Milestones
How we got here
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2019
The spreadsheet problem
Our founder, then a deputy head, spends a summer reconciling registers, fee ledgers and report data across six systems — and decides there must be a better way.
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2020
One student record
The first SIS and Attendance modules launch with a handful of partner schools, built around a single shared student record.
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2022
Into the classroom
LMS and Exams & Gradebook bring lessons, homework and assessment onto the same platform as the school office.
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2024
Families connected
Admissions, Fee Management, the Parent Portal and the Mobile App complete the journey from enquiry to graduation.
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2026
AI-assisted insight
AI & Analytics helps leaders spot students who may need support earlier, with every insight reviewed by a person.
By the numbers
Impact we design for
6 hrs
admin time saved per teacher, per week
Median across sample pilot schools
94%
of parents active in the family app
Example outcome from demo data
38%
fewer overdue fee balances
Illustrative term-on-term change
99.9%
uptime target during the school day
Contractual SLA target on Scale
Our approach
Innovation that earns its place
Two commitments shape everything we build and every school partnership.
Innovation with purpose
We invest in new capabilities — like AI early-warning insights — only where they give time back to educators or help a student. Every AI feature keeps a person in the loop, explains its suggestions and can be switched off.
- No disruptive changes during term time
- Partner schools test features before launch
- Transparent, opt-in AI
School success as a discipline
A successful first term matters more than a signed contract. Every school gets a clear rollout plan timed around its academic year, measurable goals and a team accountable for reaching them.
- Named success contacts on Scale and above
- Termly impact reviews
- Open roadmap sessions with educators
Leadership
The people behind Skolyn
A team of former educators, engineers and designers who have felt the problem we're solving.
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Avery Collins
Co-founder & CEO
Former secondary school deputy head who spent too many evenings reconciling spreadsheets.
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Daniel Okafor
Co-founder & CTO
Built student information systems for two edtech companies before Corevia.
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Mei Tanaka
VP Product
Former primary teacher who designs tools that work in a busy classroom.
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Lucas Moreau
VP School Success
Has guided hundreds of schools through summer-holiday migrations.
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Hannah Brooks
Head of Design
Believes school software should be as easy for parents as it is for staff.
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Rafael Costa
Head of Security & Privacy
Leads our student data protection programme and compliance roadmap.
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Grace Liu
Head of Learning Analytics
Former assessment lead turning attendance and grade data into early insight.
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Omar Haddad
Head of Partnerships
Builds the integration ecosystem with edtech, payments and messaging partners.
Let's build your connected school
Book a 30-minute walkthrough with an education specialist. We'll map your current systems, show the workflows most relevant to your staff and families, and outline a rollout plan that fits your academic year.
- 30-minute tailored session
- No commitment, no credit card
- A rollout plan you can share with governors