White Paper for Schools

White Paper for Schools

The Government has released its first White Paper on schooling for 6 years. With the title 'Opportunity for All' it sets out plans to make sure every child can reach the full height of their potential.   2 of the key headlines from the white paper are: the aim...

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ROI on your Social Media

ROI on your Social Media

How well do you think your social media activity is going? Are you getting a valuable return on investment for your efforts?   A recent report undertaken by ListenFirst has revealed only 33% of marketing professionals could ‘mostly’ connect an ROI to social...

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Children’s Mental Health Week

Children’s Mental Health Week

The increase in children suffering with mental health issues since the beginning of the Pandemic has been a significant concern for all schools. Over 95% of schools have witnessed increased levels of pupil anxiety since the start of the School year. With school staff...

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New Package to Transform Education for the Disadvantaged

New Package to Transform Education for the Disadvantaged

The government has announced a new package of measures aimed at helping both children and adults to give them the skills they need to fulfil their potential. As part of the Levelling Up White Paper, certain areas around the country will receive support to improve...

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Have you lost access to your school YouTube channel?

Have you lost access to your school YouTube channel?

On 1st September 2021 YouTube (i.e. Google) introduced some key changes to how some people can view their school YouTube channel. It was designed to make accounts more secure and easier to control privacy, however one side effect has meant many teachers have lost the...

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New rules for online education providers

New rules for online education providers

Ofsted has announced a consultation process on how it intends to regulate online education providers in the future. Currently the industry is completely unregulated which means anyone could set up a platform and offer online lessons to children. Clearly online...

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New grant for schools – £75 per pupil

New grant for schools – £75 per pupil

If your school is supporting your pupils to get access to the internet during the coming 2021/22 Autumn term, you could be in line for funding to help with this, with a new grant for schools. The Department for Education has revealed details of a new 'get help with...

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What makes your school website great?

What makes your school website great?

When you realise you’ve landed on a good website, there’s something that makes you go “this is a nice site”. Admittedly it’s often a combination of things – design, photographs, useful information, ease of navigation etc – but the impression it leaves is a good one....

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Multi Academy Trust Video Contract

Multi Academy Trust Video Contract

We are delighted to announce we have signed a MAT video contract. We will be working with the Woodard Academies Trust, to produce a number of promotional videos and photography for various schools within the Trust. Woodard Academies Trust was created in 2007 and is...

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Marketing for Independent Schools in 2021

Marketing for Independent Schools in 2021

It’s been a tough 12 months for many independent schools, with parents struggling to pay fees and as many as 30 schools across the UK having to close their doors due to the loss of income. As lockdown 3.0 shows signs of working, and the vaccine roll-out continues at a...

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