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Refreshing Kempsford Primary School’s Website
Refreshing Kempsford Primary School's Website: A Smarter Approach to Modernization Seven years ago, Smarter Reach developed a website for Kempsford Primary School, creating a digital presence that mirrored the school's commitment to educational excellence. As with all...
Building a Brand for Prometheus School
We were delighted to collaborate recently with Prometheus School, a forward-thinking educational institution committed to holistic student development. Our partnership focused on building their brand identity, developing a user-friendly website, and addressing various...
Celebrating Character at The Park Academies Trust
At Smarter Reach, we love projects that make a positive impact - and working with The Park Academies Trust on their Character Award Booklet was exactly that. The Trust approached us to create a publication that would both inspire and inform, appealing to students and...
Academy Trust “On-Boarding” Marketing
We’ve had the pleasure recently of getting to know the staff and students at Woodcote High School. Woodcote joined The Collegiate Trust a few months ago; the third secondary school in this expanding trust. As part of the “on-boarding” package we offered to the Trust,...
Teaching School Alliance Website
The South East Learning Alliance contacted us about creating a new website to promote their teacher training and development programmes. Whilst they had a brochure already in circulation, they had no online presence and were not feeling that their logo and branding...
Promotional Video for St Mary’s Catholic High School
Did you know that St Mary’s Catholic High School is one of the oldest schools in Croydon? We’ve worked with them recently on a number of design projects including a new school prospectus, sets of pull-up banners and even new signs for their posh new toilets (no photos...
Dual Language Website
At Smarter Reach, we love a challenge! And this was no small one: We were asked if it was possible to create a dual-language website… in English and Korean! This was no small feat for us, given that we have no Korean speakers / readers on our team and, of course, even...
It’s been a bit quiet here…
It’s been a bit quiet on the blog here over the last few months. And with good reason! Smarter Reach founder, Vicky, has been working 3 days a week with the Croydon College Group, as Interim Marketing Director. What started out as a “Could you help us out for a couple...
Should you hire a marketing agency or a marketing person?
Schools need to invest in marketing to present their offer, nurture existing stakeholders, raise their profile and differentiate themselves from competitors. So far, so obvious. But should you hire your own marketing staff or work with a marketing agency? Smarter...
The Importance of Brand Guidelines
Let’s assume that you have gone to some trouble and expense to produce a beautiful logo, website and prospectus – even gone the whole hog and invested in a purposeful brand identity and development programme. By now, you will have come to appreciate the importance and...
Seven Reasons Why a Great School Logo is Important
When you’re considering all the factors that go into making your school successful, creating a logo might not seem like a top priority. “Maybe I don’t even need a logo at all,” a little voice is whispering in the back of your mind. Don’t listen to that voice; it...
Marketing Your School Effectively
When it comes to marketing your school, if you have been doing the same things over and over again then now might be a good time to look for some new, fresh ideas. In this blog, you’ll find just a few suggestions that Smarter Reach can help you with. School Website...
Promotional Videos and Virtual Open Days
Nothing beats seeing your school in person, but that may not be possible at this unusual time. That's why it is essential that you have a really comprehensive promotional video. Smarter Reach takes away the headache of putting a great video together and, whilst every...
Communication – How Can We Help?
It would be no exaggeration to say that COVID-19 has presented the education system with a set of challenges never before experienced. In the past, the worst disruption to the daily routine has come from extreme weather or leaky pipes and broken heating systems which...
How to produce a school prospectus that gets results
Thanks to Ofsted regulations, your school website must house all your important information. So, does this mean that a printed prospectus is any less important? Certainly not - in fact, if anything, it means that there is now much more space within your prospectus to...