01 · Your academy control centre

Manage your online academy from one clear dashboard.

Manage learners, teachers, courses, bookings, payments, support and your public website without moving between separate admin tools.

People and bookingsPayments and supportWebsite and settings
Brightside Academy management overview with academy statistics and an attention queue
Example academyBrightside Academy management overview with academy statistics and an attention queue

See what needs attention, make changes and keep a reliable record of how your academy is running.

01

Start with what needs attention

See today’s activity and next actions as soon as you sign in.

The overview shows key academy numbers, upcoming lessons, recent requests and tasks that need a decision. You can understand the day quickly without opening a long list of reports.

  • Key academy activity
  • Tasks that need attention
  • Upcoming lessons and recent requests
Academy overview with headline statistics and attention items
Academy overview showing readiness, upcoming lessons and recent requests
02

Manage teachers and learners

Open a person’s profile, calendar and bookings from one place.

Teacher and learner records are organised separately. From each record, administrators can review profiles, activate accounts, check calendars and open booking details.

  • Teacher and learner workspaces
  • Activation and profile controls
  • Calendar and booking oversight
User management page showing the academy teacher directory
Teacher actions menu with profile, calendar and booking controls
Administrator view of a teacher calendar
Administrator view of a teacher booking list
Booking details modal opened from teacher booking management
03

Set up your subjects

Define each subject, its teacher rates and its progress levels.

Keep your teaching catalogue consistent by setting which subjects are active, what teachers are paid and how learner ability or progress is described.

  • Active subject list
  • Teacher rates and acceptance
  • Your own proficiency levels
Subject management page with active academy subjects
Subject editor showing identity, teacher pay and audience settings
Subject editor showing proficiency levels and catalogue settings
04

Sell lesson credits your way

Create once-off or recurring packages for each subject and audience.

Set the price, number of credits, availability, expiry and rollover rules for each offer. Learners then see those packages in a shop organised around what they want to study.

  • Once-off and recurring packages
  • Credit duration and rollover rules
  • Clear pricing and package features
Package management overview organised by subject
Package management page with active English credit offers
Package editor with pricing and offer configuration
Package editor with rollover, features and pricing check
05

Build courses and lesson plans

Put lessons in order and attach the material before teaching begins.

Create a course under the right subject, arrange its lessons in sequence and upload the material teachers will use. Learners see a clear course, while teachers receive a practical lesson plan.

  • Courses organised by subject and audience
  • Lessons in the right order
  • Material ready for the classroom
Course manager subject selection with academy subjects
Course management page showing adult learning pathways
Course editor with cover image and curriculum
Lesson material upload modal inside the course editor
06

Manage support and announcements

Keep support requests organised and send updates to the right people.

Your team can prioritise incoming questions, respond to urgent issues and send branded announcements to selected learners or teachers.

  • Prioritised support requests
  • Announcements for selected audiences
  • Messages branded as your academy
Communications dashboard with support queue and response priorities
Announcement composer with audience and notification options
07

Help with live lessons

See which classes are active and step in when support is needed.

Administrators can view current classrooms, see the lesson and participants involved, and access the class when appropriate support or oversight is required.

  • List of live lessons
  • Lesson and participant details
  • Classroom access for support
Classroom management page showing live AcademyBase lessons
08

Update your public website

Publish courses, packages, FAQs and testimonials from your dashboard.

Website content stays linked to the academy information you already manage. You can see unpublished changes, update common questions and review privacy-conscious visitor analytics.

  • See changes waiting to be published
  • Manage FAQs and testimonials
  • Visitor analytics with consent controls
Public website status page showing unpublished changes and consent configuration
Public website FAQ management page
Public website testimonial management page
Public website visitor tracking settings
09

Track money and teacher pay

Review orders, teacher payments and referrals with a permanent history.

The finance area brings together customer orders, teacher amounts owed, payment methods and referral activity. Detailed logs make it possible to check how a financial balance changed.

  • Customer orders and performance
  • Teacher payments and pay rules
  • Referral activity and permanent records
Finance overview with academy revenue activity
Finance order management page
Teacher payments overview with invoice generation
Referral finance activity overview
Payment method configuration page
Student referral programme settings
Permanent financial transaction and credit movement logs
Teacher payment cycle and payout settings
10

Set your brand and academy rules

Control how your academy looks and how lessons should work.

Set your academy name, logo and colours, then define learner audiences, booking rules, lesson times, trial options, support details and legal documents.

  • Name, logo and colours
  • Audience, booking and trial rules
  • Support details and legal documents
Academy identity settings with academy name
Academy logo management and theme preview
Light academy theme editor
Dark academy theme editor
Academy type and support email settings
Booking policy and learner audience settings
Lesson timing and trial lesson settings
Academy policy and legal document management
11

Get help from AcademyBase

Ask us for technical help, product guidance or a new feature.

Academy owners have a separate support route to AcademyBase, so questions about the platform do not become mixed with support requests from learners and teachers.

  • Technical help
  • Product questions
  • Feature requests
AcademyBase support workspace for academy administrators

Start with a private account

Ready to plan how AcademyBase could work for your academy?

Create an account and tell us about the academy you want to launch or improve. Your plan stays inside your private dashboard, and we review it before recommending the right setup.

Start your academy plan