Every educational setting is required to have a website and quite rightly as it is an important link between the educational setting and home for parents with children at the setting but also for teachers, governors and other stakeholders. However, the ongoing maintenance of the website such as keeping it up to date and uploading fresh content can be time consuming for already busy staff so the responsibility for updating the website usually falls to the setting administrator who may not have a great deal of expertise in this area and will therefore require specific training to enable them to fulfil this role.

Choosing a web design and web maintenance company to set up the website and give continued support to the staff is probably a wise option as the time it would take an inexperienced member of staff who is already very busy would be huge. The company will be able to design the website after consultation with the educational setting management so that it meets the needs of the users.

Many web design companies offer a support package to schools so that they can be contacted if there are any issues that staff cannot resolve and will conduct regular maintenance work on the website to make sure it is functioning as it should.