Feb 12 2024
Concept4 recently visited the College Marketing Network conference which was held in Birmingham at the end of January.
Concept4 has a close-knit team deeply embedded in the education industry. With a rich history spanning over 30 years
Nov 22 2023
Over the years we have produced hundreds of blogs. Many h...
Oct 16 2023
As the country pushes on towards a greener economy and net zero carbon emissions targets there is a realisation that as a nation we are not equippe...
Sep 12 2023
In today's digital age, a school's online presence is mor...
Aug 16 2023
When it comes to captivating your website visitors your written content is king. Your greatest chance of success is producing original, good qualit...
Jul 19 2023
At Concept4, we value customer feedback, and it is throug...
Jun 05 2023
re you a primary school looking for a new website ready f...
May 24 2023
Concept4 Year End Review 22-23
Apr 27 2023
Identifying Your Dream Job: Using A Career Pathways Appro...
Mar 15 2023
In March, Concept4 added to their hardworking, friendly team for the first time since the pandemic. Chay Maw has joined us as a business developmen...
Feb 15 2023
Your school website is likely to be the first place potential students will visit and you only get one chance to make a first impression
Jan 19 2023
Google Analytics 4 is here. Indeed, in July this year the current Google analytics data will stop processing and there will be only a limited time ...
Dec 14 2022
Five fantastic features of the new Bridgend College website
Nov 24 2022
Why your school needs a blog
Nov 02 2022
Utilising The Power Of Video In School Marketing – Free W...
Oct 12 2022
Three Year Deals – Spreading The Cost Of Your New School ...
Aug 15 2022
Concept4 – The Benefits Of Working With A Small Company
Jul 25 2022
What’s Artificial about Intelligence?
Jul 18 2022
Accessibility & Inclusion in Education – Free Webinar
Jul 06 2022
Achieving the best school web design with Concept4
Jun 27 2022
College website integrations with EBS, ProSolution, UNIT-...
May 20 2022
Our Account Director Mohsin has recently taken on a triathlon challenge, along with other members of his family, to raise funds to educate girls in...
May 16 2022
Hospice Website Design – Halton Haven Website Now Live
May 05 2022
6 Reasons Why Your School Can Benefit From Having A Fanta...
Mar 22 2022
Incorporating video content in your school’s marketing plan is a fantastic way to showcase your school, tell your story and share your ethos with p...
Mar 15 2022
Whilst we trade under the name Concept4 our full limited company name is Concept 4 Creative.
Mar 07 2022
As the competition rises for schools to fill pupil places...
Jan 28 2022
It seems our finance director Jason may have had too much sherry trifle over the Christmas break and he has agreed to this offer.
Jan 21 2022
Is this the year to finally tackle the website issue that has been troubling you and your school for some time?
Nov 30 2021
The team here at Concept4 have had a busy autumn producing a variety of new websites for our customers. Featured here are some great examples of ou...
Nov 09 2021
Whilst we are an agency most well known for our work in the UK (and beyond) education sector, we are also very active commercially, particularly he...
Oct 22 2021
This is a requirement for school and college leaders to make their website or mobile application accessible by following four accessibility princip...
Aug 19 2021
As COVID-19 becomes a virus that we learn to live with, for schools in England, the return in September 2021 sees a return to relative normality. U...
Jul 22 2021
Over the last year three members of the Concept4 team have managed to make a great contribution to the wider community and the efforts to combat th...
Jul 09 2021
Concept4 offers WordPress websites for colleges, schools and multi-academy trusts so let’s dispel some of those myths!
May 25 2021
The newest member of our team here at Concept4, Jennifer Brown has recently completed her Business Administration apprenticeship.
Apr 01 2021
So yes, one year on, I am still sat at my kitchen table working as finance director of a design agency.
Jan 26 2021
Around this time of year schools are planning their Year 9 options evening; a key event to help students make those final GCSE decisions.
Dec 18 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic has created many real challenges for schools and colleges this year.
Oct 13 2020
It is your school and your website: the process of preparation, collaboration and feedback is critical to making the website project a triumph.
Sep 30 2020
When Coronavirus hit, everyone had to find new ways of working and the education sector found different ways to adapt.
A paper-based admissions system doesn't just give off the wrong impression to students but also takes up valuable staff time and can be costly.
With a key priority of 'ensuring a quality maths education for all', we were naturally pleased when the South East London Maths Hub approached us t...
Farnborough College of Technology offers a range of online courses which they wanted to promote through a microsite with a more commercial feel.
Sep 01 2020
If you're looking to revamp your primary school website look no further than the flexi-theme builder - designed for you, adapted to your school.
It's no secret that the Coronavirus pandemic has completely shifted the way schools operate and function...
What's the cost of a primary school website? Well it can be anything from free upwards - it simply depends on your school's aims, ambitions and goa...
Aug 31 2020
In March 2020, primary schools were closed indefinitely after the coronavirus pandemic swept the UK, and the world.
Aug 02 2020
WM College, historically known as Working Men's College (...
Jul 31 2020
Trusted to design the next school website in the trust!
Outstanding secondary education institution Nelson & Colne College were determined to showcase what's amazing about their college and generate exci...
Jul 30 2020
Cost of a school prospectus? Thousands of pounds. Cost of a school website? Also thousands of pounds. However, there's one option which, in the cur...
Jul 29 2020
On March 20, colleges closed their doors and faced an uncertain future. They sent home thousands of students with no tangible idea of when they mig...
Jul 27 2020
Traditionally education institutions would throw open their gates and invite students to look around on opening events. However, in an ever-changin...
Jun 20 2020
We're in love with the latest website for The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London, part of Capital City College Group!
As many schools have reopened their doors to certain year groups, we look at how the school website and other digital applications could shape the ...
Jun 07 2020
Bespoke school websites aren't just for secondary schools, many primary schools are seeing the benefit of a bespoke school website design for their...
Jun 06 2020
March 20 2020. A date in which life as we know it changed drastically as schools shut their gates and students went home with no sign of when they ...
May 25 2020
Following the successful launch of the ElmWey Learning Trust website we were commissioned with the design of the new school website.
May 24 2020
We're delighted to be launching the Nelson & Colne College Group website which marks a successful merger between Nelson and Colne College and Accri...
Apr 19 2020
No website job too big or too small, we take on a 3 websites in one project for this outstanding London school...
Apr 14 2020
Our latest school website launch for Alverthorpe St Paul's CE School has been an absolute success for our client! And we couldn't be happier...
Accrington and Rossendale college is the latest website launch for the newly formed Nelson & Colne college group...
Apr 09 2020
Following the outbreak of Coronavirus and the growing changes to our lives the team at Concept4 quickly switched to a homeworking status
Mar 16 2020
In light of the coronavirus pandemic affecting people in countries across the globe, we would like to reassure you that we have a business continui...
Mar 12 2020
Thinking it's time for a website redesign, but not sure where to start with auditing your current website? Or are you looking at improving your cur...
Mar 05 2020
A website absolutely has a shelf-life, and this is usually around the 3-5 year mark. This is because technology advances at such a rapid rate, and ...
Mar 03 2020
Swanshurst is a highly successful, oversubscribed school for girls aged 11-19 years old. Their aim is to provide an outstanding education so only a...
Mar 01 2020
When only the best website will do for the number one college in the country for A levels!
Feb 25 2020
You know we like a challenge. And Capital City College Gr...
Feb 24 2020
CRO is an acronym for conversion rate optimisation and is actually a less daunting task than it sounds...
Feb 13 2020
We're feeling generous! Get a massive 15% off a new college website with any order placed before the end of May 2020.
Feb 09 2020
We're not shy of a deadline at Concept4! So when Hereford Sixth Form College tasked us with creating a website for their multi-academy trust, which...
Jan 30 2020
If your marketing plan doesn't feature video then you're missing a trick to really captivate your college audience.
Jan 27 2020
With around 2.34 million students in the UK attending college or university it can be extremely difficult to stand out in an ever populated field.
Jan 24 2020
We love watching our clients form trusts and begin to gro...
Jan 19 2020
We LOVE a full screen video for a school website! So when...
Jan 13 2020
When Allerton High School went out to tender to find a school website design company that could bring the outstanding status of their school into t...
Engaging with college students can be difficult. Accordin...
Jan 08 2020
The latest in a series of website launches for City of London Academies Trust has gone live, reaching a total of 8 websites and counting for this s...
Dec 28 2019
Stanton Under Bardon Community Primary School wanted a new website to provide insight into their successful and popular school.
When Southlands School formed a multi-academy trust with Colborne Primary School and Standish Community High School, we were their first choice of ...
Rookwood School, a non-selective day and boarding school for children aged 2 to 16 needed to move away from their incumbent website provider as qui...
Dec 17 2019
While a standout school website attracts new prospects into your school and keeps outside influences informed, it's just as important to keep commu...
Dec 13 2019
Effective communication in any business is crucial but good communication within a school community is imperative.
Dec 02 2019
Our marketing packages for schools are without doubt our most cost effective way to produce your school marketing materials. Adding
Nov 26 2019
When our clients Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys and Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls were looking to form a multi academy trust, we were...
Nov 18 2019
Rowanwood professional services, a leading provider of bespoke technology services needed a new website to help promote their tech services and clo...
Nov 11 2019
When our client Wolsingham School were coming to the end of their contract for a premium school marketing package, they had no doubt at all that th...
Nov 04 2019
Your website is the cornerstone of your school marketing ...
Oct 30 2019
So, we're not shy of a deadline, and we're used to turning things around quickly at times, but no one expected to complete 17 prospectuses in one m...
Oct 25 2019
It's always exciting when a school wants to do something a little bit different with their school website
Oct 24 2019
When we were invited to tender for Preston College's new ...
Oct 13 2019
Barnoldswick Church of England Primary School is a beautiful school located in the lovely Lancashire town of Barnoldswick. Awarded "Outstanding" in...
Oct 08 2019
We're well versed in handling multiple websites at once, and Christ the King Sixth Form was no exception.
Oct 03 2019
When Casterton College came to the end of their marketing package with us, they had no doubt whatsoever that they wanted to resign for a brand new ...
Sep 30 2019
Trust projects come in all shapes and sizes, and partnering with an agency that understands that and can deliver on your trust website objectives i...
Sep 22 2019
For over 30 years, we've evolved with the education secto...
Sep 17 2019
Is your independent school, like others we're talking to,...
Sep 10 2019
We're renowned for our work in the health sector, delivering digital projects that push boundaries and get results, which is why when Greater Manch...
Sep 05 2019
Welcome back to school! All the excitement of the new year, a new intake, teachers changing year groups, new Governors, even new buildings!
Sep 04 2019
When it comes to college website design and development, we are second to none.
Aug 26 2019
We were invited to pitch for an exciting marketing project at Southlands School. The school had recently appointed a new Headteacher who wanted to ...
Aug 11 2019
Changes coming into force from 1 September 2019 have been...
We know school's out for Summer, but your looming School Open Days are probably at the back of your mind
Aug 06 2019
Whether you're a small business or a Digital Marketing Manager for a large organisation, getting more website traffic is not far from your mind.
Aug 01 2019
It's all about security and your users. Having an SSL certificate installed on your web server will mean users enjoy a safe browsing experience.
The soaring temperatures in July (ok, the last week of July) meant things were hotting up all round in the Concept4 studio!
Jul 30 2019
Websites are our bread and butter, we've spent years sharpening the process to perfection so it's as easy as possible for both you and us.
Jul 23 2019
Marketing your school can no doubt seem like a pretty daunting task! Most of our school clients aren't trained marketeers, but there's this all imp...
Jul 09 2019
Keeping up with digital trends is one thing and connecting digitally with your customers is another but what about digital disruption? How do you p...
Jul 06 2019
When we say influencer marketing, you probably conjure up an image of a celebrity (or insta-famous celeb!) promoting brands to their mass following...
Jul 01 2019
Phew, June was a busy one! 14 websites pushed live this month including the first of the HEART Academies Trust primary school sites
Jun 24 2019
As a leading digital marketing agency for the education sector, we've got our ear to the ground and we know what your frustrations are. Budget cuts...
Jun 17 2019
Don't get us wrong, your school website is central to your school's marketing, but is it really enough? Communicating with parents is more importan...
Jun 11 2019
Your website is most likely your main source of lead generation; keeping it maintained and updated is the key to its success. But when is it time f...
Jun 03 2019
Around 4 years ago, we pitched for Pendle Education Trust...
Jun 01 2019
It's been a busy one. From supporting the emergency services to multi-academy trust branding and sleeping on top of Pendle Hill all in a month's wo...
May 29 2019
Businesses that blog, on average, get around 400% more website traffic than businesses that don't!
May 22 2019
Your website is the ULTIMATE trackable piece of marketing you'll own and it works for you 24-7-365!
May 15 2019
When Bolton Hospice approached us to look at their Annual Report, we put forward a digital solution that wowed their marketing team and was simply ...
May 03 2019
Your school website is the single most effective marketing tool to improve communication and engagement with stakeholders, promote your school to p...
Apr 30 2019
It's been a busy month despite Easter holidays and lots of our education clients being on their jolly holidays! So, just what have we been up to?
If you're like some of our clients and you've been mulling over the idea of going digital with your homework planners, but haven't quite put the wh...
Apr 25 2019
We were approached by a local primary school who were impressed with our fantastic work with Pendle Education Trust including their Trust website,
Apr 20 2019
South Craven School, an existing client who take our Homework4 web and app school planner solution in their school, were keen to work with us on a ...
Hope you enjoyed the Easter Break! If you were anything like us, you'll have eaten your kids Easter eggs until you felt sick and possibly dropped d...
Apr 11 2019
Are you in the process of looking for a new school website provider and struggling to see the wood for the trees? We hear you!
Apr 05 2019
If you're looking for a beautiful, but above all, functional school website design with a content management (CMS) that's as powerful as it is easy...
Mar 20 2019
Whether you're working in a small primary school or large all-through independent school, you should absolutely be using social media to communicat...
Mar 12 2019
The inevitable question of how much does a school website cost is hands down the question we're asked the most - and rightly so! No doubt you've a ...
We have worked with West Lea school for three years, successfully delivering a wide variety of marketing collateral including a responsive website ...
Mar 04 2019
Our Group Marketing Manager started her career as an apprentice Receptionist in a design agency, having just turned 16 years old! She talks candidl...
Feb 28 2019
We were chuffed to be invited to pitch for Furness College's new website following a recommendation from another of our college clients! One of the...
Feb 25 2019
I'm not really a fan of spending money, either personally...
Feb 12 2019
Greenhead College are renowned throughout the UK for being the No. 1 A Level College in Yorkshire, and voted sixth form college of the year!
Feb 11 2019
Well, we already were Google Partners, we've re-qualified. But what does that mean exactly?
Are you struggling with your marketing and not seeing the results you once were? If so, when was the last time you really reviewed your marketing s...
Jan 23 2019
Are you, like many schools, still managing your sixth form's admissions using a manual, paper application process? You've done it the same way for ...
Jan 17 2019
It would be rude not to jump on this #TenYearChallenge so we've managed to grab a view of a website we designed 10 years ago...
Jan 15 2019
When our client Bedford Academy approached us to create branding, website and print for Heart Academies Trust we were delighted!
Jan 10 2019
There's plenty of reasons not to produce a school prospectus nowadays, or a printed version at least. Budget cuts, time and more focus on digital m...
Jan 03 2019
Preparing the perfect design brief for your school branding project can be a daunting task. So, we've put together some tips to help you write a gr...
Dec 20 2018
Wow, what a year! We're certainly ready for the Christmas Break, but we've had a brilliant year made possible by having the most awesome clients an...
Dec 19 2018
Wait, I need to blog more than once a year? I was asked by Emma, our Group Marketing Manager to generate some blog content for our company website.
Dec 12 2018
South Craven school needed a solution to homework planning, monitoring and management which was easy-to-use and more importantly, implement into sc...
Dec 11 2018
The company, with the ethos "Lovingly handcrafted in Yorkshire", wanted to partner with a web design agency who would bring creativity and attentio...
Nov 20 2018
We don't blame you! Far too often we hear how our new clients experienced really poor service from their former school website company, particularl...
Nov 13 2018
We were first choice for Lammas school's new website to communicate their three pillars of proud traditions, wide horizons and high achievement.
Country Range, the leading independent Foodservice brand, provides over 800 products to a variety of re-sellers across the UK.
Oct 15 2018
You've been tasked with purchasing a new school website and you don't know where to start
Digital printing has come a long way in the last twenty years. Print quality has improved beyond recognition and the printing method itself has gre...
Sep 12 2018
Having worked with Penwortham Girls for a number of years, we've helped to develop their brand throughout the school.
Aug 15 2018
At Wrekin College, an exceptional day and boarding school in the heart of Shropshire, they work only to the most exacting standards and their visio...
Aug 14 2018
St Gregory's are a long standing client of ours. Over the years, we have been commissioned to rebrand the school, produce their prospectus and crea...
Aug 13 2018
Having worked with the school for a number of years, we were contacted to redesign the school website to fit with their modern and vibrant environm...
Jul 25 2018
Swanshurst School and Sixth Form, the largest all girls s...
Jul 18 2018
A valued independent school client; Lichfield Cathedral school commissioned us with the redesign of their website.
Jul 16 2018
Havering Sixth Form commissioned an engaging prospectus to communicate the real values of being a student at the college. Their culture, environmen...
Jul 15 2018
Wolsingham School selected Concept4 to be their partner in completely overhauling their school marketing and identity.
Jun 20 2018
As a newly opened school in a competitive Parisian British and International school market, Kingsworth approached Concept4 to help improve their on...
Apr 17 2018
We were contacted by this high achieving largest school in Rutland and the only 11-18 Independent Academy in the county, to redesign their website.
We were selected to redevelop Robert Blake Science College's new brand and prospectus.
Apr 10 2018
An existing website client of Concept4, Orleans Park school wanted a website re-design and chose to sign up to one of our Bespoke Website Packages,...
Mar 20 2018
Full suite of prospectuses from infants to sixth form for Bolton independent school.
We were approached by the school based on our excellent work with other schools in their area. Martinshaw wanted their website and prospectus to re...
May 17 2017
Concept4 joined businesses, charities and public organisations at the recent Industry and Employer Awards, hosted by Nelson & Colne College, one of...
Apr 12 2017
Tresham College appointed Concept4 to overhaul its digital and print communications following a competitive pitch.
Jan 17 2017
Andrew Hall has been with Concept4 for 6 years and is Lead Developer in our Digital team; we thought we'd have a chat and find out what he enjoys m...
Jan 11 2017
We were approached by Pendle Education Trust, a family of...
Ashville College needed a prospectus that would appeal to 'first time buyers' of Independent Education
The Secret Drawer are gifted designers and makers of besp...
Dec 14 2016
Langley School wanted to move away from their traditional content heavy website towards a site that would have more appeal.
Nov 14 2016
It's recently been announced that Lancashire-based Graphi...
Aug 16 2016
September 2016 marks 40 successful years of trading for Printoff Graphics Arts (PGA) Group Ltd.
Aug 03 2016
The team at LAL came to us with the challenge of developing a standalone website that would grip a wide audience to increase awareness and boost co...
May 08 2016
A valued independent school client; Lichfield Cathedral s...
May 07 2016
With the online space evolving more and more each day website technologies are advancing to match the latest trends. However some of these so calle...
May 06 2016
For the past 12 months we've been working extremely hard for RS Clare, Liverpool's oldest company on a host of on and offline marketing collateral ...
Apr 15 2016
Bowker BMW approached Concept4 for a bespoke customer enquiry management system for new and used cars and motorbikes
Apr 14 2016
Whether you're feeling your image is out dated, looking for a rebrand or trying to keep up with the competition, here are a few reasons why it may ...
Mar 10 2016
This leading provider of quality family vacations, required a "Partnership Plus" email campaign to share offers with their holiday home owners.
As a newly opened school in a competitive Parisian British and International school market, Kingsworth approached us to help improve their online m...
As part of their engagement strategy, one of our long standing clients, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, were looking to create an area within ...
Pennine Acute NHS Trust recognised a need to engage with their patients, visitors and staffs throughout their four hospitals.
Mar 03 2016
The 3rd generation of Content4 our custom built Content Management System (CMS), places you firmly at the forefront of the latest technologies and ...
Nov 23 2015
Concept4 are now producing fully branded and bespoke exercise books which can be designed to benefit your students and staff.
Oct 13 2015
I've worked for the business since 1994, at the time Concept4 was known as Marketing for Education.
We've been working hard on an exciting new product a brand new homework app for schools!
Working closely with NHS Blood and Transplant and local Community organisation One Voice, the team at Concept4 created a powerful hard hitting vide...