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School websites- design and maintenance for the inexperienced

It is compulsory for each local authority-maintained school in the UK to publish specific information about their school online and so a website is necessary to fulfil this requirement. The school website is essential for parents both current and potential to stay in touch with developments in the school and access important information such as school term dates, staffing changes and upcoming events.

Keeping the school website up to date and uploading content can be problematic especially in the primary school sector where teachers have a heavy workload. The responsibility for updating the website usually falls to the school administrator who may not have any experience in this area and will therefore require training to raise their skill level.

The design of the school website ideally should be carried out by a professional web designer who can ensure that there is a straightforward way that appropriate content can be uploaded by school staff especially as many schools like to share photographs of work pupils have completed on a weekly basis. Some web design companies offer a support package to schools so that they can be contacted if there are any issues that staff cannot resolve and will carry out regular maintenance work on the website to make sure it is functioning as it should.