1. Schools Website http://schools.southwark.gov.uk

2. Why was it developed?
As a 0-19 standards team, there was a growing need for a web presence. The 0-19 standards team were communicating to our schools, teachers and staff via . This had been a very unreliable method of communication because of the high turn over of staff in our schools. A web presence would allow our schools greater access to relevant, up to date information regarding statutory guidelines and key resources rather than waiting to be ed.
Benefits to our schools for having a web presence are:
Easily accessible up to date information
The creation of on online network for our Southwark teachers
Regular access to newsletters and up to date key information
Traded services can be promoted and sold
Raising the profile of the 0-19 standards team and communicating the positive effects that we are having on raising standards within our schools.
Promoting Southwark as a place to begin your teaching career in order to respond to the current recruitment and retention issues that many of our schools are facing.
We have a number of key areas that we cover such as
Newly qualified teachers
Leadership and Management
Support Staff
Early years Foundation stage
Special Educational needs.
School Governance

3. What functionality did it have to cover?
Proposed Website Function and Tools
Some of the functionality we would like to be included is
RSS feeds
Newsletter attached to distribution lists
The possibility of online learning modules
Blogging/forums
Joining networks and closed groups
Trading services
Display statistics
Analytics on the website – how many people access it etc.
Tiles
Full screen
Multiplatform
Recruitment
CPD bookings

4. How many users were envisaged ?
All schools in Southwark
PVI setting and staff
Other LAs
Teaching staff
Business support staff
Governors of Southwark schools.
C F Cahill
02/12/2018

5. Design/Development process with Web Labs
Great communication and makes it appear simple!
Sensitive to our needs
Responsive and solution focussed
C F Cahill
02/12/2018

6. Feedback from users feedback Future Interesting outcomes
Schools say that it is:
Helpful
Easy to use
Shows a more joined up service
Good information and up-to date.
Easy to navigate
Website strategic board states that:
They like having an autonomous site to promote their areas – very helpful to promote traded services
Easy to use and easy to pick up for new members. Not over reliant on CPD to learn how to use – intuitive.
Interesting outcomes
Not everyone has a credit card
Shift in culture autonomy in the booking process
Being organised enough to book ahead
Paying up front
Refunds -
Individual cost centres
Interest from other children’s services areas
Working with COMs
Future
Recruitment and retention site
Managing the demand internally from other departments.
Media skills
Sustainability and capacity.
Takes time to update and keep it fresh
Images and pictures
Not enough space to house the interest.
C F Cahill
02/12/2018