Amy Garside Media

For schools Specialist microsites for schools

Some parts of school life deserve more than a page.

DofE. Theatre. Music. Sport. Outdoor education. Enrichment.

These are often the experiences parents look for when they're deciding whether a school feels like the right fit for their child. Yet they can easily become just another page within a much larger school website.

A specialist microsite gives them their own space. It can bring together the story, opportunities and practical information around a programme in a way that is easy for parents to understand and engaging for pupils to explore.

A focused digital experience for the parts of your school that deserve to be noticed.

See the examples

I have worked in the education sector for 23 years and I am building a school website practice. Below are concept builds showing how I would approach a school site, plus one client project I am not able to name.

DofE

Adventure, independence and experiences beyond the classroom.

A dedicated digital experience designed to make the DofE programme clear, engaging and easy for prospective parents and pupils to explore.

A real project, designed and built for the school where I teach. Not named here.

View the microsite
The DofE microsite on a laptop: a purple contour map with a yellow route drawn to a summit and the headline The person at the top is not the one who starts
The DofE microsite on a phone, the route drawing itself up the map as the page loads

Arts & Theatre

A school's creative life deserves its own stage.

A dedicated microsite bringing together performances, opportunities and the wider arts programme in one engaging experience.

Concept build. Shows how a school theatre can present its season, auditions and tickets as one experience rather than a list of past productions.

View the microsite
The theatre microsite on a laptop: a cast taking a bow on a lit stage seen from the back of the auditorium
The theatre microsite on a phone, the auditorium going dark while the stage stays lit and the season title comes up

Music

A school where music has a presence beyond the timetable.

A dedicated microsite bringing lessons, ensembles, concerts, opportunities and fees together in one place, with audio allowing prospective families to experience the programme rather than simply read about it.

Concept build. Shows how a music department can bring lessons, ensembles, concerts and fees together on one page a family can hear as well as read.

View the microsite
The music microsite on a laptop: a white page with the headline Every child leaves with an instrument in their hands and a melody drawn on a stave
The music microsite on a phone, the melody drawing itself along the stave as the page scrolls

It doesn't have to mean a separate website.

A specialist microsite can be created as a standalone experience or designed to work alongside your existing school website. The right approach depends on your current platform and what you want the programme to achieve.

Standalone

Give it its own space.

A dedicated site with its own identity, structure and address.

Ideal for a programme that deserves to feel like more than another page on the school website.

Within your existing website

Keep everything connected.

The microsite can be designed to sit within or alongside your existing website, where the platform allows.

Same school. A more focused experience.

Have a programme that deserves more than a page?

Tell me which one and what its page does today. Microsites start at USD 1,600, which is GBP 1,200 or AED 5,875, and the final figure depends on the programme: a season of theatre and a DofE programme need very different things. You get the price and the launch date in writing before any work starts, then it is half up front and half at handover.

Start a conversation

Or email me with a link to the page as it stands.