Thousands of teachers still use a booking system I made 14 years ago, freeperiod.co.uk. I worked in a school and created a website to replace the booking sheet in the staffroom. This was at a time when teachers were being encouraged to bring their non-IT classes to the computer rooms
I can't remember how freeperiod became a thing that schools paid for. I think some other schools showed an interest and that's when I thought about charging. At that point I sent a letter out to lots of schools which bore some fruit and it grew from there.
There is something special about making something that goes on to shape your life. I still feel to shy to call myself a programmer. Or maybe too ashamed as I am sysadmin at heart ;-)
My advice would be don't assume the obvious. School's have timetables, why would they want a booking system? They want a booking system as historically timetables were for teachers and students, not for rooms.
I can't remember how freeperiod became a thing that schools paid for. I think some other schools showed an interest and that's when I thought about charging. At that point I sent a letter out to lots of schools which bore some fruit and it grew from there.
There is something special about making something that goes on to shape your life. I still feel to shy to call myself a programmer. Or maybe too ashamed as I am sysadmin at heart ;-)
My advice would be don't assume the obvious. School's have timetables, why would they want a booking system? They want a booking system as historically timetables were for teachers and students, not for rooms.