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eSign for Education
From student enrollment to homework and permission slips, teachers and parents are covered with quick, easy, and legal e-signing with eSign from Smallpdf.
School Documents—Simplified
Documents and paperwork take up space, time, and money. E-signing is the simplest and easiest way to get started with digital transformation to free up important resources—and be prepared for a digital future.
eSign for Teachers, Admins, & Parents
Create, edit, and sign documents and legal contracts, enrollment forms, permission slips, and more with eSign. Invite others to sign in seconds, keep track of documents, and send reminders.
Quick & Easy Sign Requests
Teachers and admins can request e-signatures in seconds. Enjoy faster turnaround on admission forms, permission slips, report cards, and purchase agreements.
Powerful Document Management
Take full control over documents—whether reducing large file sizes for easy sharing, merging files together, or adding annotations—with tools to e-sign, compress, merge, edit, convert, and more.
Electronic Signing on the Move
School admin never sleeps and neither do our tools. The Smallpdf Mobile App allows you to edit, sign, and share documents wherever you are—at home, in the classroom, or anywhere in between.
Secure E-signing—Guaranteed
Your contracts and documents are safe with us. From regulatory compliance to document transfer encryption, we’ve got you and your organization covered.
ISO/IEC 27001 Certified
We are audited annually on information security management, ensuring your documents and datat are safe in our hands.
GDPR Compliant
We’re committed to being responsible and transparent about how we collect, process, and store your personal data.
eIDAS Compliance
Digital signatures and IDs across all EU member states are both secure and standardized with us.
LTV Timestamps
An additional layer of digital signature authentication, to prevent tampering or forgery.
TLS Encrypted
Best-in-class encryption technology is used for processing all documents and contracts, ensuring safe and secure transfers.
HTTPS Security
We protect our website with HTTPS for secure network communication, ensuring a safe environment to work on documents.
Secure Digital Signatures
Sign contracts and agreements with digital signatures with additional authentication and security features.
Activity Tracking & Timeline
Stay on top of sign requests and keep tabs on document progress. You’ll always know who signed and when.
Secure Document Storage
Secure and unlimited storage space for your documents, so you can work on them anytime—all in one place.
How to Sign Education Documents Online
- Upload your file to our eSign tool
- Create your signature, then drag and drop to place
- Add date fields, text, and checkboxes, if needed
- Finish and sign before saving your signed PDF
Paperless Classrooms With PDF Tools
Download our latest e-book to discover how PDFs and e-signing can make digital transformation a powerful reality in the education sector.
FAQs
Learn more about digital transformation and the classroom, plus tools and tricks to get the most out of your document management tools.
What’s acceptable as an electronic signature?
An electronic signature indicates that a signee has read and agreed to the terms of the agreement and is generally accepted as legally binding. However, digital signatures contain more security features to ensure authenticity. We encourage you to check with your local authorities or a legal professional for legal requirements relating to electronic and digital signatures.
How can I get a digital signature certificate?
When you sign a document with eSign from Smallpdf, we provide you with an LTV-enabled timestamp and certificate issued by a Trust Service Provider, Global Sign. You’ll be able to view the validity summary on most PDF readers.
How do I create a free signature online?
Depending on your needs, you can electronically sign your documents for free with our eSign tool. However, there are some limitations to this. Alternatively, we offer a 7-day free trial for a Pro account, which will grant you full access to our eSign tool and verified digital signatures, as well as all our other PDF tools to edit, convert, compress, split, merge, and more.
Smart E-signing for Education
Smallpdf offers a suite of 20+ PDF tools to sign, compress, convert, edit, and share documents for individuals and teams. Start your free trial now or book a free demo to learn more.