Holmwood School’s homepage is bright and welcoming, yet simple and comprehensive. The happiness and creativity of the school is reflected throughout the site, making it a great online showcase.

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Having worked with schools for almost ten years now, we here at Webanywhere are experts at creating website designs that schools love.

Take Pye Bank CE Primary School for example. The website for this Sheffield school is full of colour, with fun graphics making it stand out amongst their fellow Steel City schools. A fantastic selection of photographs throughout the site (they clearly have a member of staff very adept at using a camera!) help to promote Pye Bank as a school any parent should consider for their child.

As attracting parents of would-be pupils is as important as engaging with existing pupils’ parents, there is plenty of content that builds up a ‘story’ of Pye Bank. There’s a History Of Pye Bank section, and there’s information about a recent meeting regarding progress and attainment.
Plus, with all Ofsted/DfE-required content included too, this is a highly useful – and effective – website!
Take a look at Pye Bank CE Primary School’s School Jotter 2 website by clicking here.

School Jotter 2 is being constantly developed, and the latest update has some interesting new features for users.
Existing users signing in now will see an updated file manager, that looks and feels easier to use. The file upload section now allows you to ‘drag and drop’ files, which makes adding files is simpler than ever before.

Plus, you can add a profile picture when you log in – making your log in to School Jotter 2 a little bit more personal!
If you’re not a School Jotter 2 user, contact us today to find out more about this innovative easy-to-use school website system – and find out the full range of features and benefits that come with it. Just fill in the form here.

From their school website, it looks like being a pupil at Mereside CE Primary School is lots of fun! A key feature of this School Jotter 2 website is the News and Latest School Events boxes on the right hand side of the homepage: Here, visitors can see that the school is winding down to the end of term in fine style, with Back To Front Day (everything’s backwards!) on July 23rd, and a report on the recent Summer Fair!

Professional photographs depict children learning and having fun, and throughout the website visitors can find all the information they need about this Shrewsbury-based school – Ofsted/DfE requirements for school websites have clearly been met.
Mereside CE Primary School is an example of a School Jotter 2 website that is stylish and fun yet is very functional and informative. You can find out more about how School Jotter 2 can bring your school to life online by getting in touch here.
To take a look at Mereside CE Primary School’s website click here.

Many schools opt for professional photography to enhance their website, and Woodham Ley Primary School have used some great images to really bring their School Jotter website to life.

Captivating photographs of children playing, learning and general shots of the school itself also decorate the Essex school’s website elsewhere, from the Class Pages sections to the Learning Zone, which is a useful part of the website for pupils. It all gives the impression that this school is really all about the children – and this is backed up by the welcome message that also appears on the homepage.

Another feature that’s popular with many schools is the direct link to the school’s Learnanywhere VLE on the homepage. This encourages children and parents to use Learnanywhere more, and also informs new visitors to the site that this is a school completely in tune with new technologies for schools!

You can take a look at Woodham Ley Primary School’s website here.

Although not quite finished yet, Birstwith C of E Primary School have made a brilliant start to their School Jotter 2 website. Using a bespoke design has given the school’s website a stylish, local feel: As you can see from the homepage header, this can only be a school in Yorkshire!

The Harrogate school have created a warm, welcoming homepage by including a welcome letter from the Headteacher. The menu is clear and simple enabling site visitors to find what they are looking for. The menu includes a page for each class, filled with images and videos of activities that have taken place throughout the year. A useful School Jotter tool used on their homepage is the scrolling marquee text to inform site visitors of important information – this is a popular feature for many schools and is easily updatable with new messages by even the least tech-savvy teacher.

With a page dedicated to the school’s newsletters, parents can be kept up to date with the latest news and events. Plus, with the School Updates app option, School Jotter 2 can send newsletters directly to parents’ smartphones. Once a newsletter is added to the website, School Jotter will automatically send a notification to every parent who has downloaded the app.

Take a look at beautiful, Yorkshire-esque styling of Birstwith Church of England Primary School’s website here.

 

Enniskillen Integrated Primary School have just upgraded their school website to School Jotter 2 – and they are clearly making full use of it already!

The brightly-coloured, beautifully-created homepage draws you in immediately. However, it’s the content that really brings this school website to life. Go into the News section, and you will see pictures of a recent visit from not just David Cameron – but Barack Obama too! The Prime Minister and the US President recently visited the school, and Enniskillen have used their website to show everyone what happened.

The News section also includes a fantastic video created by the school’s pupils. It features the entire school singing along to We’re All In This Together from the High School Musical soundtrack, all captured in one single shot as the camera travels around the school. It’s certainly the most innovative way to capture the fun of your school that we’ve ever seen!
Enniskillen Integrated Primary School’s website is one of our favourite examples of School Jotter 2 – and your school could have a website just like this! Just fill in the form here to request your free School Jotter 2 demo.
To view the Enniskillen Integrated Primary School website click here.

Webanywhere work with a number of Federations, and one recent School Jotter 2 website created was for the Debdale Federation. Consisting of two schools, Yeoman Park School and Redgate School, the Debdale Federation went for an exciting splash page featuring a colourful image of the two schools, as you can see above.

Clicking on the relevant school on the splash page takes you through to the area of the website dedicated to that school. Once past the splash page, the design is simple and straightforward; however, the content that has been uploaded is succinct and fits the school website theme and design perfectly.

There is a real ‘community’ feel to this website, and the two Nottinghamshire schools have kept this theme throughout – particularly with the School Community section. Here you’ll find full details of everything from staff structure to a list of Friends of Debdale Federation. The Extended Services section is also interesting, giving details of other activities the school provides outside of the normal 9-3.30 – like their Summer Play Scheme, for example.
Splash pages are a great way to introduce your website to visitors and allow you to be really creative with images and design. To find out more about School Jotter 2, and bespoke splash pages, click here. To view the Debdale Federation website click here.

The Federation of Mowden Schools aim to provide their pupils with an environment that enables them to develop to their full potential. This is the impression given in the design and content of their school website.

Their School Jotter 2 website is clear and simple, making it easy to navigate around. Subsequently, it’s easy for parents to find the information they need. The bright colours and professionally-taken photos used on the homepage, showing pupils engaged with their work, are also welcoming to the people who visit the website.

One of the main features of this website is the Parent page, which holds plenty of useful content to increase engagement. They even use a quote from Ofsted on the Behaviour page that compliments the school on being a safe and welcoming environment.

The Federation of Mowden Schools’ website uses a bespoke School Jotter design, created by Webanywhere’s design team. Ask us about creating a bespoke school website design for you by clicking here. Take a look at The Federation of Mowden School’s website here.

On their school website, Broadfield Community Primary School explain that they endeavour to make school an exciting place – and using School Jotter, they have managed to portray this message with the use of bright colours and galleries of pupils and their work.

With their bespoke design, they have effectively used the school logo in the backdrop of the website, which keeps their school branding and colours consistent throughout the website. This Lancashire school really have used School Jotter to its full potential to reflect their school motto and brand.

The homepage is bright, engaging and welcoming and the rest of the website has plenty of content of interest to visitors – from pictures showing children’s artwork and sports days, to useful Key Stage 2 links for parents and pupils to engage in.

With only six drop down menus, the website is clear and easy to navigate around to find all the essential information parents need – not to mention Ofsted!

If you want to create a fun, colourful brand for your school, get some inspiration by checking out the Broadfield Community Primary School website here. Ask us about creating a bespoke school website design for you by clicking here.