Schools converting to academies - Communications & Media Service

29/06/2015

If your school is considering an academy conversion let the Communications and Media Service support you through the process. With years of experience working in education and local authority environments, we can work with you to communicate the benefits and process of becoming an independently managed school to parents, staff, the local community and media.

We are experts in the field of public sector communications and regularly deal with the media to raise the profile of schools and academies and celebrate school achievements. We also offer media training and interview preparation for enquiries generated as a result of the academy conversion process. 

We can support your school with production of a clear marketing strategy or general communications advice. We can also produce copy in a variety of styles for letters, news releases, prospectuses and newsletters. Our design team can help to produce presentations or create new branding or websites if required. The Communications and Media Service will help your school to build and maintain a strong community reputation, whilst providing you with peace of mind and reassurance.

If your school ever experiences times of crisis or bad news, we can support you to handle communications and manage the media, allowing your school's leadership team to focus on pupils and parents. This is available through our Reputation Management and Bad News Support annual subscription service.

“The service provided so much support to the school leadership team by taking away this pressure and helping us with advice and guidance to manage communication in school as well. I’m very glad we subscribed and had this help on hand from the beginning.”

Headteacher, Warwickshire School

If you would like more information on the Communications and Media Service, call 01926 413727, email communications@warwickshire.gov.uk or visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/wescomms.