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School Newsletter Tips Have a purpose. What is the purpose of your newsletter? Ask yourself often, am I accomplishing the goals I had when the newsletter first started? Ask your readers for feedback. What are they looking to gain by reading your newsletter? Does your school newsletter engage its readers? Does it inform in a creative,…
Obviously it is possible to make your own school website, if you have the skills. If you use one of your staff to create the website, consider what will happen if that person gets a job elsewhere. Would your school website then be at risk? If you are running a very small school then you…
The company that hosts your school website is very important. It has a major impact on how fast your website appears to users, and also to how often the website is out of action. There are huge differences between hosting companies in terms of the hardware they use and the support they offer. Make this…
1. Make sure you have an effective content management system (CMS) that you can use yourself – it is far more efficient than emailing content to an external agency or IT expert. If possible, make sure that several staff are trained on this. 2. Make the approval process as simple as possible. While you should always get…
More often than not, the first thing parents come across when researching potential schools for their child is a school’s website. It is important for a website to make a good first impression that lasts, as those first few clicks of a mouse will have a huge impact on a parent’s perception of a school and…
Within the education sector, it’s important to remain relevant and up-to-date by refreshing your website design, typically every three to four years. This doesn’t necessarily require your school to undergo a full re-brand; however, it’s important that your online and offline presence continues to evolve. By continually evaluating, iterating and refreshing your website and other…
Utilising your school website effectively, can help you save valuable time and money. Here are five simple steps to get your website to work for you. When holding events at school where parents or the local community have to book places or attendance, such as parents evening, open days, nativity plays, fundraising evenings make sure…
A well planned website should be easy to navigate so that your website visitors can find what they are looking for with direction from your home page.Your home page is usually a different layout to the rest of your website giving your website visitors easy navigation to items they may be interested in. Considering…
The DfE specifies exactly what must be published on your school website. This information is regularly updated so it is best to check that you are complying fully with all requirements. Check what is required.