Aim of the project:

To create an attractive and functional Web site for a junior school.

S&H Specialism:

Project management
Mixed media content development

The project:

Sparrowhawk & Heald were approached by Milton Road Junior School to assist them in creating a school website. Through a series of meetings and correspondence, Sparrowhawk & Heald worked very closely with the school in order to fully understand what they needed from this site. Before site development began, the content, structure and look and feel were carefully planned in conjunction with staff from the school, in order to make sure the final site met their needs and expectations.

After much discussion, it was decided that the site should be simple, easy to navigate, colourful, friendly and welcoming. It should also contain much of the information frequently requested of the admin staff. In addition there was a desire for the site to be a living thing and reflect many of the projects going on within the school.

Once Sparrowhawk and Heald had identified these needs they were able to design the site structure and style, and to coordinate the collection and production of content by the school, including the prospectus, children's work and audio and video clips. All content was edited by Sparrowhawk & Heald, and the site was built in-house by S&H web developers.

Outcomes:

After receiving feedback from the staff, the site was launched in 2001 in assembly by members of the S&H team and the Headteacher. The school website was well received, and is still thriving - used daily by teachers, parents and students. Sparrowhawk and Heald has maintained a close relationship with the school, and currently updates the site on a termly basis. However, the school is I the process of training staff to take responsibility for the maintenance and updating of the site.

"You offered to help in the classroom with ICT and were able to convey to the school, in a very positive, reassuring and non-threatening way, that you have expertise which the school doesn't have." Sue Romero, Headteacher - Milton Road Junior School