Is Squarespace a Good Choice for a School Website?
At the turn of the millennium, only a handful of schools, colleges, and universities had websites. Now, every educational institution has one!
If you want to replatform your existing school site, it could be worth making a move to Squarespace, especially if you're looking for a platform that's easy to update.
Let's look at why Squarespace is the perfect choice for educational institutions.
The benefits of Squarespace for schools
Why is Squarespace an excellent option for schools? Here are just some of the reasons we think Squarespace is a fantastic choice for your education website.
It's easy to use
Unless you work for a large college or a chain of schools, it's highly likely that you'll be managing your school website while you carry out other roles.
This means you need something that's easy to update and doesn't come with a massive instruction manual! Squarespace's website builder has a drag-and-drop editor, meaning you can build and amend pages quickly. Fluid Engine is great for lining up all the different elements on your page and making sure they look just right.
You also don't need to use code in Squarespace, although the option is there if you have knowledge of CSS and JavaScript.
Plus, most of what you need is included in the price you pay – you don't have to worry about updating extensions or when your hosting is due for renewal.
There's also 24/7 support available if you need it.
It's fully-customizable
Simple websites usually don't have a lot of features, but this isn't the case with Squarespace.
We think of Squarespace like a house made of building blocks – you can add specific features to each page to provide the functionality you need.
For example, you can embed your school's Instagram feed, add a photo gallery of pictures from your latest event, or even a donations section to accept money from parents.
No need for teachers to chase cash from kids for school trips ever again!
It's password-protected
Let's say you have a class directory with the phone numbers and email addresses of parents. You don't want this information to be available to all site visitors.
Squarespace offers password protection for pages. This means you can lock down specific content to a select group of people.
If you want to take things to the next level, a membership site could be the solution. You can create an online community for parents, send exclusive newsletters and emails, and even offer paid tiers where subscribers get extra bonuses!
It provides in-built marketing solutions
Marketing is an essential part of the school administration toolkit. You need to tell existing parents what you're doing and encourage prospective parents to want to know more about you.
Squarespace is great for education providers as it comes with a range of marketing tools. You can embed Google Analytics and Google Search Console directly into your site and also take advantage of Squarespace's own analytics tool.
You can also easily send email marketing campaigns. Create a subscription form, segment your subscribers, and design stunning emails that show off your school to its full potential.
Squarespace is creating new marketing features all the time. A recent addition we love is Bio Sites, which allows you to create a page to promote your website on social media.
It offers a range of professionally designed templates
While it's vital that your school website is fully functional, you also want it to look good. If you're actively encouraging parents to enrol their students in your school or college, you want to ensure your site represents your brand.
Squarespace is a fantastic choice for schools, as you can take advantage of over 150 professionally-designed templates. Choose your favorite template, change the color and font, add your photos, and you're good to go!
All the templates on offer are fully mobile responsive too, ideal if parents and students need to check your website while they're on the go.
Of course, you can call on a Squarespace web developer to create your own custom template if you prefer. We built this website for the Quad Fellowship, which wanted a site that was simple, easy to access, and multi-lingual.
Is there a Squarespace teacher discount?
Unfortunately there isn't a Squarespace teacher discount.
However, you can get 10% off new website plans if you use our code ELIAS10. And if we work together on your website, you’ll get 20% off your first year.
(While there isn't a teacher discount, there is a Squarespace education discount for college and university students!)
Studio Elias: Let us build the perfect Squarespace website for your school
Is Squarespace a good choice for a school website? It's easy to use, comes with over 150 ready-made templates, and you can set up private areas for parents and guardians – what's not to love?
Looking for an A+ Squarespace site for your school? We can help. We're Squarespace web design specialists, meaning we will build you a fully responsive, SEO-optimized site that's a class above the rest.
We'll also show you how to add content, meaning you've got the confidence to always keep your brand-new website up to date.
See why Squarespace is the perfect choice for your school's website – get in touch today!
