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New Web Store Goes Live!

We're delighted to announce that our new web store has been launched!

he new store has a much updated interface and also includes automated multi-buy discounts. Buy 2 Lesson Planner Standard and you'll automatically get the discount added at checkout. Buy a copy of Attendance, Report Writer and Lesson Planner Advanced together and the store will add the auto discount.

To check out our new web store please click here.

The new store also includes the following great features:

  • enhanced My Account functions
  • immediate email delivery of software download links
  • immediate email delivery of software registration codes
  • view and print invoices from order history
  • download software directly from the My Orders section
  • create your own wish lists

Posted: 26/11/2011 07:22 PM


Online Bullying Survey

We're pleased to announce the immediate availability of our new Online Bullying Survey.

The online bullying survey software takes the hassle out of getting data from your pupils about their attitudes and experience of bullying.

The software includes the following features:

  • Online access from any web browser
  • Pupil anonymity
  • Quick and hassle free data collection, no more paper and collation headaches!
  • Built in data analysis including charts of all responses which can be viewed as HTML, PDF or Excel
  • Easily see which form groups have completed the survey
  • Default questions include experience of bullying, types of bullying, locations and reporting
  • We can add or alter questions to suit your needs
  • Surveys can have numerous administrator access levels so you could be an admin user whilst form tutors can only view data analysis and not be able to modify anything
  • The survey homepage can be branded with your own school logo and name
  • Data can be exported for use in other software
  • Easily gather powerful data analysis for informed discussion at focus groups, middle management and senior leadership levels

We have a demo survey available for you to try by clicking here.

If you'd like more information or would like to set up your own bullying survey please contact us.

Bullying survey - physical bullying response

Bullying Survey - bullying types response

Posted: 02/11/2011 08:13 PM


Dedicated FileMaker Server Upgrades Completed

All customers with dedicated FileMaker Server database hosting have been successfully upgraded to brand new and better specified servers.

If you're a dedicated server customer or have FileMaker database hosting, you'll now have twice as much RAM, more storage space, faster processors and a network connection that is up to 10 times quicker! For FREE!

As part of our ongoing commitment to customer service and providing fast and reliable web and database services, all servers have been upgraded to the following specification free of charge…
4Gb RAM, 2 x 250Gb RAID 1 Disks, 2.8Ghz Inter Core Duo Processor and a 100Mbps network connection.

Customers will be notified when their server is due to be upgraded and the time slot for the upgrade to take place. We will aim to keep any downtime to an absolute minimum and conduct the upgrade outside of normal UK business hours to minimise any disruption. Customers will also be issued with updated launcher files if necessary.

If you want to purchase FileMaker database hosting please click here.

We can also provide even faster dedicated servers for customers who require more processing power and greater data processing speed. Please contact us for a quote. Servers can currently be specified with up to 32Gb RAM, 2 x 12 Core AMD Processors and 2 x 300Gb SAS Drives plus 2 x 500Gb SATA drives.

Posted: 12/11/2011 03:36 PM


PASS Survey Tool

Pupil Attitudes To School And Self (PASS) Survey

If your school currently uses the PASS Survey you might be interested in our PASS Survey Tool. The software allows data to be merged from SIMS and PASS to provide rich data analysis in a much more user friendly and powerful package than the default PASS software.

The software includes the ability to search your SIMS/PASS data by any number of criteria and produce reports and charts to make data analysis much easier.

We've also included the ability to import pupil sets data from SIMS so that teaching groups can be found and PASS data analysed by teaching groups.

We can also provide an data import service if required.

If you'd like more information about the PASS Survey Tool please let us know.

Posted: 02/11/2011 07:24 PM


Lesson Planner Advanced [Paisley]

We're working hard on the completely re-written version of Lesson Planner Advanced. Beta version [Paisley] is well on the way to being ready for beta testing and we hope to have a release date planned soon.

The new version will feature improvements in all areas.

For followers of our newsfeed, attached are a couple of exclusive screenshots...

[Paisley] New calendar window.

[Paisley] New dashboard window.

Posted: 02/11/2011 07:06 PM


FileMaker Database Hosting

Hosting your FileMaker Pro database on the Internet is easy!

Take full advantage of your FileMaker Pro database. Share it over the internet, 24/7, across the room or around the world. Access your database with FileMaker Pro or a standard web browser. Let others contribute to and benefit from your database initiatives. Create a central repository for your business information. Improve communication between coworkers, associates and clients. Let everybody spend more time running the business and less time managing information.

We provide dedicated FileMaker database hosting for FileMaker 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 files. Hosting is delivered using fast and reliable dedicated (not shared or virtual) Windows Servers and FileMaker Server Advanced.

All in one hosting package includes...
Hosting of 1 FileMaker Pro file (with unlimited tables), 2Gb disk space, unlimited network bandwidth, personal launch file, Instant Web Publishing (IWP), Custom Web Publishing (CWP), FTP access to backups, 3 Square sub domain name if required, dual processor servers, RAID 1 mirrored hard disk drives, encrypted data transfer, 100Mbps data pipe, daily backup on server with a 7 day archive, daily backup off site with a 7 day archive, phone and e-mail support.

Filemaker database hosting is typically available from £70 per month with discounts available for annual purchases and additional files. Please click here to find out more.

Test it for 30 days, free of charge! Contact us and we can have your database file online for you to test for 30 days completely FREE.

Posted: 24/10/2011 02:33 PM


Dedicated Server Upgrades

Over the next month or so all dedicated servers at our Gloucester data centre are being upgraded.

If you're a dedicated server customer or have FileMaker database hosting, we'll give you twice as much RAM, more storage, faster processors and a network connection that is up to 10 times quicker! For FREE!

As part of our ongoing commitment to customer service and providing fast and reliable web and database services, all servers will be upgraded to the following specification free of charge…
4Gb RAM, 2 x 250Gb RAID 1 Disks, 2.8Ghz Inter Core Duo Processor and a 100Mbps network connection.

Customers will be notified when their server is due to be upgraded and the time slot for the upgrade to take place. We will aim to keep any downtime to an absolute minimum and conduct the upgrade outside of normal UK business hours to minimise any disruption. Customers will also be issued with updated launcher files if necessary.

If you want to purchase FileMaker database hosting please click here.

We can also provide even faster dedicated servers for customers who require more processing power and greater data processing speed. Please contact us for a quote. Servers can currently be specified with up to 32Gb RAM, 2 x 12 Core AMD Processors and 2 x 300Gb SAS Drives plus 2 x 500Gb SATA drives.

Posted: 24/10/2011 02:29 PM


SMART School MIS At Shorefields

We're pleased to announce that Shorefields technology College, Liverpool has started their 2nd year running their school with our SMART School MIS software.

The software handles the everyday functions of recording attendance, assessment tracking, report writing, managing student data and much more in a used friendly interface that has allowed all staff to have a much more hands on approach to data.

The system also allows Shorefields to develop a truly bespoke system that meets their exact needs.

For more information about how the SMART School system could transfer your school please email us.

Posted: 18/09/2011 08:21 PM


Coming soon... New web store

We're working on a brand new web store that will offer several improvements to our existing store including:

- single page registration and ordering
- enhanced My Account functions
- immediate email delivery of software download links
- immediate email delivery of software registration codes
- view and print invoices from order history
- download software directly from the My Orders section
- create your own wishlists

More news about release date soon!

Posted: 16/05/2011 10:34 AM


Lesson Planner Discount

Grab a copy of Lesson Planner Standard or Advanced with 35% discount!

The offer has been extended and will end on 31st January.

To purchase please click here.

Posted: 13/12/2007 04:13 PM


FileMaker Go For iPad Released

We're really excited about the release of FileMaker Go for iPad.

The app allows users to view, edit and search records from your FileMaker databases. Even ones that are hosted via FileMaker Server.

This also means that we can provide all of our software apps, such as Lesson Planner, for both iPhone and iPad platforms. FileMaker Go performs a sync between iPhone or iPad and your computer meaning lesson plans, for example, can be created on your computer then synced with your iPhone/iPad via iTunes and you've got access to your lesson plans on your mobile device.

We're currently working on changes to Lesson Planner's interface to fit with iPhone and iPad display sizes and to allow for device rotation. Once we're done we'll be releasing Lesson Planner, as a starter, for FM Go on iPhone and iPad as part of the usual Lesson Planner software package.

Existing users will be able to upgrade to the new release and carry on using their lesson plans as normal with the option of taking it mobile on iPhone and iPad.

Posted: 07/08/2010 08:41 AM


FileMaker Go For iPhone Released

We're really excited about the release of FileMaker Go for iPhone.

The app allows users to view, edit and search records from your FileMaker databases. Even ones that are hosted via FileMaker Server.

This also means that we can provide all of our software apps, such as Lesson Planner, for both iPhone and iPad platforms. FileMaker Go performs a sync between iPhone or iPad and your computer meaning lesson plans, for example, can be created on your computer then synced with your iPhone/iPad via iTunes and you've got access to your lesson plans on your mobile device.

We're currently working on changes to Lesson Planner's interface to fit with iPhone and iPad display sizes and to allow for device rotation. Once we're done we'll be releasing Lesson Planner, as a starter, for FM Go on iPhone and iPad as part of the usual Lesson Planner software package.

Existing users will be able to upgrade to the new release and carry on using their lesson plans as normal with the option of taking it mobile on iPhone and iPad.

Posted: 07/08/2010 08:40 AM


iPad Apps

Following the release of the Apple iPad, we've been looking at porting some of our software titles across to this new and groundbreaking device.

Up until now, the small screen size of iPhone was a bit of a limiting factor for things like lesson plans, assessment tracking, report writing, etc. iPad provides a much better device and screen size for users to interact with our software. We're already converting Lesson Planner to run on iPad and iPhone.

We'll be announcing the release of Lesson Planner for iPad shortly and followers of our RSS feed will be the first to hear about it so watch this space! The app will be available via the iTunes App Store.

ConductOnline is already iPhone and iPad ready, so if you haven't done so, try ConductOnline on your iPhone or iPad!

Posted: 09/06/2010 01:38 PM


SALE - Report Writer 20% Discount

Purchase a copy of Report Writer for Mac or Windows with 20% OFF!

The current offers will end on 31st March.

To purchase please click here.

Posted: 27/02/2010 05:58 PM


SALE - Lesson Planner Advanced 20% Discount

Grab a copy of Lesson Planner Advanced with 20% OFF!

The current offers will end on 31st March.

To purchase please click here.

Posted: 27/02/2010 05:51 PM


New UK VAT Rate

We will be applying the new UK VAT rate of 15% to all products and services with effect from 1st December 2008.

Posted: 29/11/2008 01:49 PM


FileMaker Database Hosting

Hosting your FileMaker Pro database on the Internet is easy!

Take full advantage of your FileMaker Pro database. Share it over the internet, 24/7, across the room or around the world. Access your database with FileMaker Pro or a standard web browser. Let others contribute to and benefit from your database initiatives. Create a central repository for your business information. Improve communication between coworkers, associates and clients. Let everybody spend more time running the business and less time managing information.

We provide dedicated FileMaker database hosting for FileMaker 7, 8 & 9 files. Hosting is delivered using fast and reliable Apple Xserves and FileMaker Server Advanced.

All in one hosting package includes...
Hosting of 1 FileMaker Pro file (with unlimited tables), 2Gb disk space, unlimited network traffic, unlimited users, personal launch file, Instant Web Publishing (IWP), Custom Web Publishing (CWP), custom Exit URL for IWP, static web site, raw log files, 3 Square sub domain name, dual processor servers on fast BGP network, daily backup with a 7 day archive, phone and e-mail support.

Monthly Hosting:
£50 +VAT (additional database file add £30/month +VAT)

Annual Hosting:
£550 +VAT (additional database file add £330/year +VAT)

BUY NOW

Test it for 30 days, free of charge! Contact us and we can have your database file online for you to test for 30 days completely FREE.

Posted: 23/02/2008 05:32 PM


Conduct Behaviour Management Online

We're pleased to announce that beta testing of Conduct Online is well under way.

We'll shortly be making available the full public v1.0 release for schools to purchase. In the meantime if you'd like to try the demo please click here and login using the username teacher and password teacher. The version 1.0 demo is more or less there in terms of functionality but if you spot any bugs please let us know. We'll be adding more help documentation and "how to" videos in the next week or so.

If you'd like more information on pricing or would prefer us to come and demonstrate the system please contact us by clicking here.

For a limited period only, we're offering a number of free accounts for schools to trial the software. Free accounts are on a strictly first come first served basis and will provide 6 months FREE access to Conduct Online for your school. If you're interested in a free trial, don't hang around as the offer won't be available for long!! Contact Mike now at mike@3squareassociates.com or call him on 44 7990 872 425 to get things set up.

Posted: 17/02/2008 09:28 AM


Conduct Behaviour Management - NOW ONLINE!

We're pleased to reveal that a brand new version of Conduct, our leading behaviour management software tool for teachers and schools, will soon be available online!

The new version features all the power of our native FileMaker desktop application but allows fast access from any computer, anywhere using a web browser.

For schools interested in using the new system there is zero set up. Everything is handled by our super fast and reliable xserve web servers, we set your school up, we provide the security, we provide the hosting, we provide the backup. We can even import your students. All you need to do is start using the software!

For a limited period only, we're offering a number of free accounts for schools to trial the software. Free accounts are on a strictly first come first served basis and will provide 6 months FREE access to Conduct Online for your school. If you're interested in a free trial, don't hang around as the offer won't be available for long!! Contact Mike now at mike@3squareassociates.com or call him on 44 7990 872 425 to get things set up.

Posted: 23/01/2008 07:33 PM


New Shopping Cart

Following major updates at out ISP, we experienced some technical problems with our web store.

We're pleased to announce that we have now installed a brand new shopping cart system with improved features and design.

Including all the class leading products our customers are used to and adding a few new ones too, the web store is available by clicking here.

We currently have a number of special offers available until the end of the month.

Posted: 23/01/2008 07:18 PM


Lesson Planner Holiday Discounts

Grab a copy of Lesson Planner Standard with 50% discount! Alternatively, we've also got Lesson Planner Advanced with 20% OFF!

The current offers will end on Friday, 31st January.

To purchase please click here.

Posted: 29/11/2008 01:46 PM


FileMaker Cube Award Winners!

3 Square are delighted to have been announced as winners of a FileMaker Cube Award.

The inaugural FileMaker Cube Awards seek to recognise the efforts of individuals and organisations that develop solutions which are innovative and improve productivity through the use of FileMaker technology.

Our School Data Manager system was entered for the Education Award as the solution which best demonstrates innovation in a learning environment. Featuring student data, attendance recording, report writing, behaviour management and much more, School Data Manager is the leading FileMaker school information management system and it proved a clear winner with the judges. The judging panel comprised Chris Green (Editor IT PRO), Tony Speakman (UK Regional Manager FileMaker Intl.) and Tim Poole (UK Systems Engineer FileMaker Intl.).

Winning the Education Cube Award is further recognition of the quality, expertise, technology and experience that goes into every 3 Square FileMaker solution and further confirms our position as the leading developer of FileMaker education solutions.

The awards took place at The Queen's Club, London and we'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at FileMaker UK for organising the awards and providing such a fantastic venue.

Posted: 01/12/2007 02:29 PM


FileMaker Cube Award Shortlist

3 Square are delighted to have been nominated and shortlisted for the 2007 FileMaker Cube Awards.

Our School Data Manager system has been entered for the Education Award as the solution which best demonstrates innovation in a learning environment. Featuring student data, attendance recording, report writing, behaviour management and much more, School Data Manager is the leading FileMaker school information management system.

The awards take place on 30th November at The Queen's Club, London.

Posted: 23/11/2007 02:29 PM


SMS Sender & Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard

SMS Sender has both been recompiled to run on Mac OS 10.5 Leopard.

The new version can be downloaded by clicking here.

Posted: 13/11/2007 10:53 PM


Lesson Planner & Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard

Lesson Planner Standard and Lesson Planner Advanced have both been recompiled to run on Mac OS 10.5 Leopard.

The new versions can be downloaded from the following links:
Standard :: Advanced

Posted: 31/10/2007 10:52 PM


3 Square Software & Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard

Current 3 Square software will not run 100% on Leopard. We hope to have all software titles recompiled and certified for use on 10.5, whilst maintaining 10.4 compatibility, within 3 weeks.

Watch this space for further details.

Posted: 31/10/2007 10:52 PM


Lesson Planner Advanced 5.4 Update For Mac OSX and Windows XP/2000/Vista

An update is now available for Lesson Planner Advanced.

Version 5.4 fixes a bug that failed to print a scheme of work properly on certain system configurations.

The update is available form the following links:

Mac OSX 10.4.x :: Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Posted: 31/10/2007 10:54 PM


Electronic Registration With Attendance

Why not start the new school year using electronic registration? All your attendance marks in one file, percentages calculated, lates flagged, unauthorised absences noted and more.

Attendance allows a classroom teachers to record all students weekly attendance quickly and easily. The data can then be analysed, shown to parents, exported to Excel, etc. Attendance even uses UK standard attendance codes!

For more information please contact us. Or buy attendance online using our secure web store.

Posted: 31/08/2007 08:33 PM


Supply Cover Manager

Starting the new school term soon? Still got the headache of organising and managing daily supply cover for absent colleagues?

Take away much of the stress and hassle using Cover Manager.

Cover Manager will take your list of staff, enable timetables to be added for each staff member and then allow you to add absent staff and quickly allocate available colleagues or external supply for lessons requiring cover.

Customers using Cover Manager have all commented that they are saving hours per day managing supply cover compared to the way they used to do it.

For more information please contact us.

Posted: 31/08/2007 08:26 PM


3 Square Solutions & Windows Vista

Users will be pleased to know that the majority of our existing solutions, including Lesson Planner, Conduct, SMS Sender and Report Writer, already work with Windows Vista.

All of our product line will be Vista compatible by the end of September.

Posted: 31/08/2007 08:20 PM


SMS Sender Update

SMS Sender has been updated to include field colour formatting to make it easier to distinguish which contacts are selected.

If you haven't tried SMS Sender or want to update please download a free copy from one of the following links:
Mac OSX Version (10.4 onwards) :: Windows 2000/XP/Vista Version

The demo copy comes with 5 FREE text messages for you to try. To use SMS Sender properly please contact us to have an account set up and then purchase some text messages.

Posted: 31/08/2007 08:18 PM


FileMaker & MySQL

The new version of FileMaker 9 now includes the ability to connect to and manipulate live data stored in MSSQL and MySQL database tables (as well as others). This opens up new possibilities for using FileMaker to access traditional web based data in shopping carts etc and also to use FileMaker as a much improved front end for an older system that is currently limited by the constrains of your web browser.

FileMaker can easily connect to one or more SQL tables and drag in the data as if it were in a FileMaker table, this includes the ability to perform finds, add records, etc using the much more intuitive FileMaker way of doing things. You don't have to worry about writing complex SQL queries to perform tasks :-)

We've been busy working on a solution that accesses our company mailing list database, stored on our Linux server in many MySQL tables, and extracts the data from multiple tables and fields to one FileMaker table that has all the relevant information for each user in one record. We accomplished this in under a day with FileMaker 9, Actual ODBC driver for Mac OSX and some nifty scripting.

If you've got SQL data that you want to access with FileMaker please contact us to discuss your requirements further.

Posted: 31/08/2007 08:11 PM


Conduct Behaviour Management Updated

Conduct Behaviour Management has been updated to include even more powerful charting features to allow teachers and school managers to track and analyse behaviour trends.

Conduct also features on Apple downloads.

Please contact us for more information.

Posted: 22/07/2007 11:41 AM


New Report Writer Software

We've updated our popular online report writing software!

The new version now shows if a report has been completed or not and allows teachers to easily select pupil groups. Personalised comment banks can be stored to make writing reports as quick as possible.

Try it now for FREE! Click Here. IMPORTANT: To log in use the account name DT and the password demo.

Report Writer also includes customised layouts and access for teachers from anywhere with an internet connection. Please contact us for more information about implementing whole school report writing.

Posted: 22/06/2007 05:58 PM


3 Square Implements Charting For FileMaker

We've been busy integrating the popular Fusion Charts application into FileMaker. Using FileMaker data, a bit of scripting, a sprinkle of XML and Flash charts your data will be transformed. Watch as your FileMaker data is transformed into beautiful, interactive charts. Choose from 3D bar, column, pie, line and many more.

A demo download is available by clicking here.

Posted: 22/06/2007 05:45 PM


FileMaker & PHP

FileMaker & PHP web site integration is becoming an increasing part of top-level FileMaker development as more users request the ability to access their FileMaker data using a web browser.

3 Square are once more ahead of the game and busy developing browser based PHP & Filemaker access for a number of clients from small businesses to multi-national companies.

What are the benefits?
Accessing Filemaker data using PHP has several advantages:
• removes the 100 user limit imposed by FileMaker's instant web publishing, allow access for 1000's of users at the same time
• more suitable for much heavier web site access, important for popular sites
• PHP is an open source, mature and widely used web protocol used for accessing and displaying data
• capture data directly into your FileMaker database from a browser, removing the need to re-enter or duplicate data

Contact us for more information about using PHP with FileMaker and allowing web access to your data.

Posted: 22/06/2007 06:10 PM


SMART School Software Catalogue

Our new SMART School Software catalogue is available now for download, featuring our complete FileMaker based SMART School product line up.

Download your copy and learn more about our fantastic school software. Features School Data Manager, Attendance, Conduct Behaviour Management, Lesson Planner, Report Writer, School Cover Manager, SMS Sender, School Census, Trip Manager & FileMaker Hosting.

Posted: 21/04/2007 04:43 PM


Online Report Writing With Report Writer

Online report writing is now available!

We're pleased to announce the release of our online report writing app. Based on our popular Report Writer software, Report Writer Web aims to make writing reports anytime, anywhere a reality.

Try it now for FREE! Click Here.

To log in use the account name DT and the password demo.

Featuring an easy to use interface, subject specific comment banks, subject sets and multiple report views, Report Writer Web promises to make report writing easy for everyone. Report Writer Web even shows which reports have been completed.

Using FileMaker instant web publishing, Report Writer Web allows online access to reports. We can setup individual teacher or whole school accounts. Implement whole school report writing for all your teachers overnight!!

Posted: 12/04/2007 11:24 PM


SMART School - School Data Manager

School Data Manager - a complete school management system for student data, attendance, timetables, staff data, pastoral logging, staff absence cover and much more - is now entering final testing.

School Data Manager is the most comprehensive and fully featured MIS application available running under FileMaker. Modules include:
:: Student Data (contact, timetables, medical, pastoral, attendance, assessment and more!)
:: Staff Data (contact, timetables, medical and more)
:: Attendance (mark am/pm and lesson registers, includes comprehensive reporting and analysis tools)
:: Contact Log (log all parent contacts over pupil absence including reasons for absence)
:: Trip Manager (manage all school trips and visits, even included Google mapping!)
:: School Data (capture all your general school data, including summary data, for use in school census returns)
:: Lesson Planner (whole school lesson planning using our popular lesson planning software)
:: Conduct (whole school behaviour management made easy)
:: SMS Sender (communicate with staff and parents using our fast and reliable Vodafone text messaging server)
:: Report Writer (whole school report writing, including subject specific comment banks)
:: Cover Manager (allocate and manage staff absence the easy way)
:: Key Stage Reporting (record and report key stage assessments)
and much more...

Interested in having a sneak preview or beta testing? If you're running FileMaker in your school and would like to test drive School Data Manager please contact us via our web form or give Andy a call on 447899 815 961.

Running under FileMaker 8.5, School Data Manager promises to bring simple, reliable and customisable data management to schools.

School Data Manager includes the ability to import/export common transfer files (CTF's) for exchanging student data with other schools using SIMS, etc., export attendance data downloads for local authorities and produce a school census file for DfES.

School Data Manager runs Croxteth Comprehensive School, Liverpool. The school has just produced their Jan 2007 school census return using School Data Manager. We guarantee it's easier than your current MIS system!

Posted: 12/02/2007 09:19 AM


Upgrade to Lesson Planner Advanced 5

Upgrade your copy of Lesson Planner to Lesson Planner Advanced 5

Existing users of Lesson Planner Standard or Advanced can upgrade to Lesson Planner Advanced 5 for only £19.99 inc VAT.

Mac OSX users click here to upgrade.

Windows 2000/XP users click here to upgrade.

Lesson Planner Advanced 5 builds on the great features inversion 4 and adds:

  • add schemes of work, including adding lesson plans to a scheme of work

  • add U.S. state standards to individual lessons*

  • add U.K. National Curriculum Programmes of Study to individual lessons*

  • includes U.K. National Curriculum Attainment Targets*

  • easily import state stabdards, POS & AT's from Filemaker, Excel, CSV or tab text files

  • includes live software update version checking

  • lesson plans include additional state standards or programmes of study page

  • easily find and print state standards, POS & AT's

    No other lesson planner combines all these great features with such supreme ease of use and power. Implement whole school planning for all your teachers overnight!!

    Online lesson planner is also available to test drive! Try it now for FREE!

    * state standards need to be imported into Lesson Planner Advanced 5 from your own source. UK POS & AT's are included in the database, we are currently adding more POS & AT's for all subjects. These will be available as a free update when they become available.

  • Posted: 21/01/2007 10:30 PM


    Lesson Planner Advanced 5

    Lesson Planner Advanced 5 is now available!

    Download the demo by clicking here.

    Lesson Planner Advanced 5 builds on the great features inversion 4 and adds:

  • add schemes of work, including adding lesson plans to a scheme of work

  • add U.S. state standards to individual lessons*

  • add U.K. National Curriculum Programmes of Study to individual lessons*

  • includes U.K. National Curriculum Attainment Targets*

  • easily import state stabdards, POS & AT's from Filemaker, Excel, CSV or tab text files

  • includes live software update version checking

  • lesson plans include additional state standards or programmes of study page

  • easily find and print state standards, POS & AT's

    No other lesson planner combines all these great features with such supreme ease of use and power. Implement whole school planning for all your teachers overnight!!

    Online lesson planner is also available to test drive!

    Try it now for FREE!

    * state standards need to be imported into Lesson Planner Advanced 5 from your own source. UK POS & AT's are included in the database, we are currently adding more POS & AT's for all subjects. These will be available as a free update when they become available.

  • Posted: 21/01/2007 10:24 PM


    3 Square and FileMaker UK At BETT Education Show, London, Jan 2007

    3 Square enjoyed a very successful 4 days at BETT demonstrating Lesson Planner Advanced, Conduct Behaviour Management, Supply Cover Manager, Report Writer and Attendance between the 10th and 13th January 2007.

    We'll also demonstrated a whole range of FileMaker tips and tricks including working with XML/XSLT, Flash charts in Web Viewer, text messaging with FileMaker and many more...

    During the show we released Lesson Planner Advanced 5.1 and online lesson planning with Lesson Planner Web. Our SMART School keyrings also proved to be very popular!

    "BETT is the world's leading educational ICT event, attracting over 600 educational suppliers and 27000 visitors, and bringing together the global teaching and learning community for four days of innovations and inspirations."

    Posted: 15/01/2007 07:27 PM


    UK School Census Returns and CTF Files with FileMaker and XML

    We've been working hard to deliver a solution that addresses a perennial headache for UK schools using FileMaker... how to produce valid XML files from your FileMaker data that comply with UK DfES requirements to send data via CTF, produce attendance data download files and deliver school census returns.

    Using our expertise of FileMaker and XSLT/XML, we've developed School Data Manager that will produce CTF, data download and school census files that can be submitted to other schools, local authorities and DfES via the S2S web site.

    If you'd like to test drive this ability whilst it's in beta, please contact us via our web form or give Andy a call on 447899 815 961.

    If you're a UK school running FileMaker you now have an answer to not use SIMS!! We'll be demonstrating School Data Manager and it's XML export features at BETT 2007 on Stand K9.

    Posted: 31/12/2006 09:34 AM


    School Data Manager Beta

    We've just finished a beta release of a brand new product School Data Manager - a complete school management system for student data, attendance, timetables, staff data, pastoral logging, staff absence cover and much more.

    Running under FileMaker 8.5, School Data Manager promises to bring simple, reliable and customisable data management to schools. If you're running FileMaker in your school and would like to test drive School Data Manager Beta please contact us via our web form or give Andy a call on 447899 815 961.

    School Data Manager includes the ability to import/export common transfer files (CTF's) for exchanging student data with other schools using SIMS, etc., export attendance data downloads for local authorities and produce a school census file for DfES.

    We'll be using FileMaker to produce the Jan 2007 school census for Croxteth Comprehensive School, Liverpool. We guarantee it's easier than your current MIS system!

    Posted: 31/12/2006 09:34 AM


    Flash Charts In FileMaker 8.5

    Now available... a FileMaker example that uses the popular Fusion Charts package and our expertise with XML/XSLT to produce fantastic charts from your data, using the web viewer, directly in FileMaker 8.5.

    Create multiple records, add data, set chart preferences and watch as a range of charts are created on screen. Includes the ability to set chart colour, transparency, titles, etc.

    Choose from pie, bar, line, area and more in both 2D and 3D formats. View the example charts as they would appear in Web Viewer

    For more information about integrating Flash charts into your solutions or to purchase FileMaker charting, please contact us.

    Posted: 31/12/2006 09:00 AM


    Staff Cover Manager Released

    Need to allocate cover for absent teachers?

    Cover Manager allows you to quickly and easily do just that!

    Allocate cover for any number of absent staff, use the auto cover feature to allocate cover staff automatically, produce reports, save time, save money. Cover Manager is now available from our web store.

    Posted: 11/11/2006 05:17 PM


    FileMaker & XML/XSLT

    We're able to provide advanced XML support for Filemaker.

    What are the benefits?
    Manipulating Filemaker data using XML has several uses:
    • opens up the possibility to communicate between applications that also use XML such as iTunes, Microsoft Office, etc Export a FileMaker record or records and create a formatted Word document, or RSS feed, for example
    • transfer data between applications or companies using the standard XML protocol, increasingly important for education and Government organisations who are obliged to try and transfer data using XML
    • transform or select data on the fly using an XSLT style sheet, imagine having one set of data but being able to import or export selected parts of it using different style sheets

    Contact us for more information about using PHP with FileMaker and allowing web access to your data.

    Posted: 29/10/2006 06:08 PM


    FileMaker & PHP Web Site Integration

    FileMaker & PHP web site integration is becoming an increasing part of top-level FileMaker development as more users request the ability to access their FileMaker data using a web browser.

    3 Square are once more ahead of the game and we're able to provide PHP integration between Filemaker Server Advanced and a web browser.

    What are the benefits?
    Accessing Filemaker data using PHP has several advantages:
    • removes the 100 user limit imposed by FileMaker's instant web publishing, allow access for 1000's of users at the same time
    • more suitable for much heavier web site access, important for popular sites
    • PHP is an open source, mature and widely used web protocol used for accessing and displaying data
    • capture data directly into your FileMaker database from a browser, removing the need to re-enter or duplicate data

    Contact us for more information about using PHP with FileMaker and allowing web access to your data.

    Posted: 29/10/2006 05:47 PM


    SMS Sender Installation

    We're currently working on a bespoke variant of our easy to use and super quick text messaging app, SMS Sender 8, for The House Schools Group, London.

    The group is made up of 3 schools who want to use the power of text messaging to contact parents and staff via their mobile phones and save time and money at the same time.

    If you're interested in bringing the power, speed and reliability of text to your school or business, please contact us or visit the SMS Sender web site.

    Posted: 18/10/2006 02:44 PM


    New FileMaker 8.5 Resources Added!

    We've got some new downloads available on our FileMaker example files download page at FileMaker Experts.

    New files include FileMaker automation with zzipScript and a web viewer example that shows how to display street maps, businesses, telephone numbers, etc from Google Maps UK, Yell.com and The BT Phonebook.

    Posted: 18/08/2006 02:54 PM


    New FileMaker Downloads Now Available!

    We've got some new downloads available from our FileMaker downloads page at FileMaker Experts.

    Downloads feature some of our software solutions such as Lesson Planner and Address Finder as well as example FileMaker tip and tricks files.

    Posted: 13/08/2006 02:54 PM


    Whole School FileMaker Report Writing

    Archbishop Beck Catholic College, Liverpool

    This large Liverpool school wanted to move from traditional paper reports and leap into the 21st century with a completely FileMaker driven online report system. We helped them do just that. All teachers can now access and write reports in school or from home.

    Posted: 04/08/2006 09:38 AM


    Purchase FileMaker Software

    Customers can purchase any of the FileMaker software range from 3 Square.

    We can supply both business and education customers with the latest FileMaker software at very competitive prices. Including FileMaker 8.5, FileMaker Advanced 8.5, FileMaker Mobile, FileMaker Server and FileMaker Server Advanced.

    Education customers: Purchase FileMaker from only £108+VAT for a single user copy. Volume licencing options also available. Contact us for latest pricing and purchase options.

    Posted: 04/08/2006 09:38 AM


    Address Finder

    A powerful FileMaker technology file developed by us to show how to integrate searches of the UK's 28 million addresses into FileMaker. Enter a postcode and search Postcode Anywhere's address server. Click a returned addresses to insert business name, street address, locality, city, county and postcode into separate fields in your FileMaker database. Try it for FREE now...

    Posted: 02/08/2006 09:19 AM


    St Anthony's Girls School, Sunderland

    Seeing the potential of FileMaker, ICT Manager, Bob Ratcliffe, was delighted to introduce Lesson Planner Advanced networked to all the teachers at this popular and successful school. Teachers are now planning and delivering lessons using the power of Lesson Planner Advanced.

    Posted: 02/08/2006 09:16 AM


    Home Office

    Briefed to transfer an incomplete MS Access solution to FileMaker, we accomplished the job with time to spare and successfully migrated the Pay & Pensions Service to a FileMaker pay tracker. The networked database is currently at 60,000 records and growing daily! On-site training for IT Support was provided to facilitate support and expansion of the system.

    Posted: 02/08/2006 09:14 AM


    Postcode Solution Development

    We're working on a postcode solution, developed using FileMaker, that will allow users to perform advanced searches for UK and US address data. The data can then be plugged into your existing FileMaker systems or exported for use in Word, Excel, etc.

    Grab address data or customers by asking for their postcode and house number, market to precise localities, send sales teams to precise areas... Watch this space in the next few weeks...

    Posted: 12/07/2006 08:58 AM


    3 Square In Parlimentary Spotlight

    3 Square Associates Ltd are pleased to announce their recent focus on a new UK Government web site Parlimentary.Org. The new site aims to bring into focus and highlight best practice from approved education suppliers. 3 Square are delighted to have been chosen for their IT services to education.

    Posted: 21/06/2006 07:00 PM


    Lesson Planner Advanced 4.7 Update For Mac OSX and Windows XP/2000

    We've released an update for Lesson Planner Advanced for Mac OSX and Windows XP/2000. The 4.7 update fixes a bug that printed blank lesson objectives when using the continuous printing option. Click the link for download info.

    Posted: 01/04/2006 03:39 PM


    Curriculum Online eLearning Credits

    UK customers can now purchase our leading lesson planning and behaviour management software using Curriculum Online eLearning credits.

    Posted: 06/02/2006 07:03 PM


    ConductOnline Behaviour Management Version 2

    Conduct Online, a comprehensive student behaviour management system, has been updated. Version 2 includes two major new features, improved functionality and the odd bug fix.

    New Features:

    1. Student watch options... keep a close eye on one or more students by adding them to your watch list. Every conduct they receive will be emailed to you or sent by text to your mobile. Add as many students as you like and choose email, text message or both! Every teacher has their own watch list making it really easy for heads of year to add just their year group or form tutors just their form. A single conduct can then be simultaneously sent to deputy head, head of year and form tutor, keeping everyone in the loop without a single piece of paper! It's never been easier to keep an eye on student behaviour!

    2. Parental login... yes, it's here... ConductOnline now features parental login which shows a parent conduct details for their child. With a slick slide down, slide up interface, it's really easy for parents to look at their stored contact details, conduct records, sent letters, behaviour emails, text messages delivered and their son or daughter's behaviour chart. We're not finished yet though, parental login also allows parents to add comments about any behaviour incident making it really easy for them to communicate with teachers and confirm they know about an incident, have dealt with a problem or have congratulated their child for doing well.

    ConductOnline charts screen shot.

    If you'd like to purchase ConductOnline for your school you can sign up here.

    Try The Demo...
    Not sure if ConductOnline is for you? Try the demo by clicking here and login using the username teacher and password teacher. The demo allows you to see how the system works and add conducts, etc. The only thing it doesn't let you do is change or add student data. To view the charts you may need to install the latest version of Adobe FlashPlayer 9 for your browser, get it by clicking here.

    We can setup a live demo of the system on your computer using TeamViewer software, all you need to do is download the TeamViewer Client for Mac or TeamViewer Client for Windows, start it up and let us have the login details. We'll then talk you through a live demo on your computer.

    How To Videos...
    We've created a few "how to" videos (Requires QuickTime). Please have a look and see how easy yet powerful ConductOnline is. We'll be adding more help documentation and videos in the next week or so.

    If you'd like more information on pricing or would like us to demonstrate the system please contact us by clicking here or contact Mike now at mike@3squareassociates.com or call him on 44 7990 872 425 to get things set up.

    Posted: 13/12/2008 04:32 PM


    ConductOnline Behaviour Management UPDATE!

    Conduct Online, a comprehensive student behaviour management system, is currently being updated. Version 2 will include two major new features, improved functionality and the odd bug fix.

    New Features:

    1. Student watch options... keep a close eye on one or more students by adding them to your watch list. Every conduct they receive will be emailed to you or sent by text to your mobile. Add as many students as you like and choose email, text message or both! Every teacher has their own watch list making it really easy for heads of year to add just their year group or form tutors just their form. A single conduct can then be simultaneously sent to deputy head, head of year and form tutor, keeping everyone in the loop without a single piece of paper! It's never been easier to keep an eye on student behaviour!

    2. Parental login... yes, it's here... ConductOnline will feature parental login which will only show parent's conduct details for their child. With a slick slide down, slide up interface, it's really easy for parents to look at their stored contact details, conduct records, sent letters, behaviour emails, text messages delivered and their son or daughter's behaviour chart. We're not finished yet though, parental login also allows parents to add comments about any behaviour incident making it really easy for them to communicate with teachers and confirm they know about an incident, have dealt with a problem or have congratulated their child for doing well.

    ConductOnline charts screen shot.

    If you'd like to purchase ConductOnline for your school you can sign up here.

    Try The Demo...
    Not sure if ConductOnline is for you? Try the demo by clicking here and login using the username teacher and password teacher. The demo allows you to see how the system works and add conducts, etc. The only thing it doesn't let you do is change or add student data. To view the charts you may need to install the latest version of Adobe FlashPlayer 9 for your browser, get it by clicking here.

    How To Videos...
    We've created a few "how to" videos (Requires QuickTime). Please have a look and see how easy yet powerful ConductOnline is. We'll be adding more help documentation and videos in the next week or so.

    If you'd like more information on pricing or would prefer us to demonstrate the system please contact us by clicking here.

    If you've got any questions about ConductOnline, would like an on-site demo or require any other information please contact Mike now at mike@3squareassociates.com or call him on 44 7990 872 425 to get things set up.

    Posted: 19/11/2008 09:23 PM


    ConductOnline Behaviour Management AVAILABLE NOW!

    Conduct Online, a comprehensive student behaviour management system, is now available. Features student tracking of any behaviour, email, letter and text message sending to communicate incidents, summary reports, integrated charting and much more.

    ConductOnline charts screen shot.

    If you'd like to purchase ConductOnline for your school you can sign up here.

    Try The Demo...
    Not sure if ConductOnline is for you? Try the demo by clicking here and login using the username teacher and password teacher. The demo allows you to see how the system works and add conducts, etc. The only thing it doesn't let you do is change or add student data. To view the charts you may need to install the latest version of Adobe FlashPlayer 9 for your browser, get it by clicking here.

    How To Videos...
    We've created a few "how to" videos (Requires QuickTime). Please have a look and see how easy yet powerful ConductOnline is. We'll be adding more help documentation and videos in the next week or so.

    If you'd like more information on pricing or would prefer us to demonstrate the system please contact us by clicking here.

    If you've got any questions about ConductOnline, would like an on-site demo or require any other information please contact Mike now at mike@3squareassociates.com or call him on 44 7990 872 425 to get things set up.

    Posted: 23/07/2008 04:23 PM


    SMS Sender 10

    SMS Sender has been updated to version 10.

    New/Enhanced features:
    - Message personalisation
    - Address book
    - Message templates
    - Additional setup options
    - Improved user interface
    - Web registration
    - Online help
    - Quicker message purchase

    The new version can be downloaded by clicking here.

    Posted: 23/04/2008 11:00 AM