Swinemoor Primary School – School Website Design, Beverley
Digital Schools has worked with Swinemoor Primary School in Beverley since January 2013, making it one of our longest-standing school partnerships.
What began with the development of a new school website has evolved into a much wider digital relationship, supporting Swinemoor as it uses its website, photography, film and pupil-created content to communicate the depth and creativity of school life.
A bespoke website built around the curriculum
Swinemoor Primary School has developed a rich and distinctive curriculum, and its website needed to provide much more than a conventional list of subjects.
Digital Schools developed dedicated curriculum content and interactive areas that give families greater insight into learning across the school while providing a platform for Swinemoor to share resources, pupil work and wider curriculum initiatives.
The result is a website that supports communication with families while also becoming part of the school’s wider approach to learning.
The Swinemoor News Channel – more than a decade of pupil journalism
One of the most distinctive elements of Swinemoor’s digital presence is its pupil-led Swinemoor News Channel, which has been running for more than ten years and has involved over 200 pupil presenters.
Each week, pupils are involved in preparing scripts, filming around the school and editing the programme using Adobe software before the finished news programme is published online.
The project gives pupils practical experience of presenting, journalism, filmmaking and digital production while providing families with an engaging window into life at Swinemoor.
For Digital Schools, it is also an example of how a school website can become a platform for pupil-created content rather than simply somewhere to publish information.
The Graduate Awards Programme
The Graduate Awards Programme is a knowledge-based enrichment programme that gives pupils opportunities to extend their learning beyond the core curriculum and work towards Graduate status across a range of subject areas.
Pupils can study independently at home or at school and, when ready, take a Graduate Test. Successful pupils receive a badge to wear on their school uniform, recognising their achievement and commitment to learning.
Digital Schools created a dedicated Graduate Awards area within the Swinemoor website, with individual subject content providing pupils and families with an accessible online resource for the programme.
It demonstrates how a school website can actively support distinctive curriculum and enrichment opportunities as well as communicate them to the wider school community.
360° school photography tour
Digital Schools also created a 360° photography tour of Swinemoor Primary School, allowing prospective families to explore the school environment online before visiting in person.
The interactive tour provides another way for the school to communicate its learning environment and facilities to families researching primary schools in Beverley and the surrounding area.
Curriculum vocabulary films – learning on screen
Film also forms part of Swinemoor’s approach to curriculum communication. Curriculum vocabulary films featuring pupils have been integrated into the website, creating an online resource that connects classroom learning with digital content.
These films provide another example of the way Swinemoor uses its website as an active educational resource rather than simply an information platform.
A partnership since 2013
Since January 2013, Digital Schools has supported Swinemoor Primary School through multiple generations of its website alongside photography, film, digital content and ongoing website support.
More than a decade later, the relationship continues to demonstrate the value of developing a school’s digital presence over time rather than treating a new website as a one-off project.
The Swinemoor project also demonstrates Digital Schools’ experience of working with maintained primary schools alongside academies, specialist settings and multi-academy trusts.
If your school is considering a new website or wants to make better use of digital content, find out more about Digital Schools website design for schools and trusts.
You can also explore our professional school photography and film services, or contact Digital Schools to discuss your project.
