You school website will be made up of:

• Information about the school, activities, procedures & policies etc.
• Communications for pupils, staff, parents, the wider community
• Published pupils' work

You should research other good school website to get an idea of the scope and depth of materials to be collated. The following section might assist with ideas in some of these areas.

Photos:

You probably already have a number of school-related digital photos. These photos might be of the school itself (building / facilities / office / logo etc.), pupils at work (if in a group, not personally identifiable) or other school-related activities / events.  Ensure that any photos are compliant with your AUP (Acceptable Use policy). These photos might also be used to include in the 'banner' at the top of each page on the website.

Logo:

You will need to send us a digital version of your logo; we will use this on which to base your website colour scheme

Documents:

Here are some topics which schools tend to include in their website:

• A welcome note for the website
• Information about the school
• Information about enrolment
• Information about the Board of Management
• History of the school (general history, recent happenings, famous past pupils, etc)
• School achievements
• Details of any school projects

Policies:

Some schools use their website to provide downloadable copies of school policies. Below are some of the more common policies:

• School Plan
• Whole School Evaluation
• Attendance Strategies
• Child Protection Policy
• Critical Incident Management Plan
• Equality of Opportunity Policy
• Enrolment Policy
• Home School Partnership Policy
• International Pupils Policy
• Job Sharing Policy
• Long Term Leave Policy
• Lunch Policy
• Professional Development Policy
• Reception of New Junior Infants Policy
• Homework Policy
• Bullying Policy
• Uniform Policy
• Special Needs Policy