Venn Academy Trust – Multi-Academy Trust Website Design & Digital Communications
Digital transformation across an ambitious multi-academy trust
Venn Academy Trust has partnered with Digital Schools to develop and support its digital presence across the trust, creating a consistent, high-quality online experience while retaining the individual identity of each school.
Working across mainstream primary schools, specialist settings and alternative provision, our role extends well beyond website design. Digital Schools provides ongoing support across websites, branding, photography, film, digital communications and the presentation of statutory information.
A complete family of school and trust websites
Rather than creating a collection of disconnected websites, Digital Schools has developed a cohesive family of sites that reflects Venn Academy Trust’s wider identity while allowing each academy to retain its own character.
Individual websites are designed around each school’s community, provision and identity, while shared approaches to structure and presentation help create consistency across the wider trust.
As new schools and provisions join or develop within the Venn family, Digital Schools continues to support branding, website development and launch communications, helping integrate new identities within the wider organisation.
Supporting statutory information across the trust
Managing school website publishing requirements across a growing multi-academy trust requires a consistent and carefully managed approach.
Digital Schools works with Venn to organise and present key information across its websites, including governance, safeguarding, SEND, admissions, policies, curriculum information, financial information and trust documentation.
Current school website publishing requirements and accessibility are considered as part of the ongoing development and review of Venn’s websites, helping important information remain clear and straightforward for families and other visitors to find.
Bringing Venn’s vision to life online
Venn Academy Trust’s work encompasses school improvement, leadership development, inclusion, specialist provision and professional learning. Digital Schools helps communicate this work through dedicated website content and wider digital communications.
Projects and initiatives presented across Venn’s digital platforms include:
- Leading for Learning
- Aspirant Leader Programme
- Artisan Teacher
- Venn Headship
- Team Teach
- Parent Carer Forums
- Outreach and specialist SEND provision
- Trust-wide professional development
Together, this content provides a wider picture of the trust’s educational approach, professional expertise and the support available across its schools and services.
Professional school photography and film
Authentic photography plays an important role across Venn’s websites and communications.
Digital Schools has carried out photography across multiple academies, capturing pupils, staff, classrooms, learning environments and everyday school life. The resulting photography provides each school with a library of original imagery for use across websites, publications and wider communications.
Alongside photography, Digital Schools produces film and video content across the trust, including school promotional films, leadership interviews, recruitment content and films communicating trust-wide initiatives and specialist services.
Digital communications, marketing and recruitment
Our work with Venn extends beyond its websites.
Digital Schools supports the trust with a range of communications and creative projects, including recruitment campaigns, social media assets, prospectus design, branded publications, newsletters, event promotion and supporting marketing materials.
Whether launching a new provision, promoting a leadership opportunity or communicating a trust-wide initiative, the aim is to maintain a clear and consistent visual identity across different channels.
Brand development across the trust
As Venn continues to develop, Digital Schools supports the creation and evolution of identities for schools, provisions and wider trust initiatives.
This work has included visual identities, logo design, colour palettes, typography, website graphics and brand guidelines for use across digital and printed communications.
Each identity is developed around the individual setting while considering its relationship with the wider Venn family.
A long-term digital partnership
The relationship between Digital Schools and Venn Academy Trust is an ongoing partnership rather than a series of isolated projects.
We work with trust and school leaders throughout the year, supporting website development, communications, Ofsted preparation, safeguarding updates, photography and film, website reviews, SEO, accessibility, new school launches and ongoing content development.
As Venn Academy Trust continues to develop across Yorkshire and the Humber, Digital Schools continues to support its evolving digital and communications requirements – helping the trust communicate its work clearly while giving individual schools and provisions an online presence that reflects their own identity and community.
For multi-academy trusts looking for a coordinated approach to websites and digital communications, find out more about Digital Schools website design for schools and trusts.
You can also explore our school photography and film services, or contact Digital Schools to discuss your trust’s requirements.
