News and announcements on Ekati
What the platform has added, what has changed, and what schools should know — free to read, no account.
The news page at /blog is where Ekati announces what it has built and what has changed. It is the page to read before you buy something, before you register a school, and before you complain about something that was announced three weeks ago. There is no account, no subscription and no newsletter form: the articles are simply there.
What lands there is of three kinds. Announcements — a new feature, a changed screen, a payment method, a date that matters. Guides — short pieces that explain one thing properly, in the plain language a parent or a head teacher would use. And news from schools, where an institution publishes its own results, its successes and its open days.
Everything is written in English and French, and every article has its own address, so an article you want to send to a colleague is a link you can send.
Getting the most out of the news page
Four habits that keep you ahead of a change.
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Before buying
Check before you pay
Read what is announced about a price, a payment method or a course you are considering. It takes two minutes and it is cheaper than a refund.
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For schools
Check before you register a school
An announcement about a form, a module or a subscription rule usually arrives before the registration form changes.
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Share
Send one article to one colleague
Every article has its own address at /blog/{slug}. Send the link rather than a summary — the colleague reads it in their own language.
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Both languages
Switch language and read again
Each article is written in English and French. The switch in the header applies to the article as well as to the site.
Reading the list
A dozen articles, newest first, and enough detail to know what you are opening.
What is on each card
Every article appears as a card carrying its category, its publication date, its title and a short excerpt. The excerpt is written to stand on its own: if it does not tell you enough to decide whether to click, the article probably does not deserve your time either.
Newest first, a dozen at a time
The list is ordered by publication date, most recent first, and shows the latest articles. This is a news page rather than an archive: if you need something older, the search engine is the faster route, and articles are written to be found there.
Reading in your own language
Every article exists in both English and French, and the header switch changes the article itself, not just the site around it. A school reading announcements in French and a colleague reading them in English are looking at the same content.
An empty page is not an error
If nothing has been published, the page shows an empty state rather than a broken grid. It is worth revisiting — the announcements most worth reading are the ones about payments and admission dates, and they are not published months in advance.
Reading an article
One page, no distractions, no account.
What an article page shows
Its category and date at the top, then the title, a short standfirst and the article itself. Where the author included an image it appears beneath the standfirst, and the body is formatted for reading — headings, lists, tables — rather than as an undifferentiated wall of text.
Tags at the bottom
Articles carry tags, shown as chips under the text. They are the fastest route between two related pieces of news: an announcement about a change and the guide that explains it will usually share at least one.
Back, and onward
A Back link returns you to where you came from. There is no related-articles rail and no comment thread — Ekati publishes, you read, and if you want to respond you write to the team through the contact page, which is a better channel for anything that needs an answer.
Reading with a question in mind
Announcements are written to be actionable. If you read an article and are left with “so what changes for me?”, the answer is one more sentence from the team: describe your situation in a message and you will get a straight answer rather than a link back to the article.
News page questions
Asked by people who want to know what changed and when.
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Do I need an account to read the news?
No. The news page and every article on it are open to anyone, and there is no newsletter to sign up for. Articles also have their own addresses, so you can link straight to the one you mean.
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Where do I find Ekati announcements about payments?
On the news page, under the announcements category. Payment announcements matter most before you buy anything: they are where a change of operator, of reference or of validation delay is published, and they are worth reading even if you have bought a course before without trouble.
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Can my school publish news too?
Yes. News and blog posts are part of the Standard and Premium plans, so a school on one of those can publish announcements, results and open days from its own portal. Announcements that concern every user on Ekati are published by the platform itself on the same page.