School CMS Platform
A custom CMS that lets teachers publish notices, events and results without touching code.
Client
Independent K-12 school
Category
CMS Solutions
Year
2026
Duration
7 weeks
What made this project work
Designed for teachers
Publishing flows shaped around real school workflows — not a generic CMS bent into shape.
Role-based publishing
Six roles from admin to class teacher, each with the exact permissions they need and nothing more.
Zero-downtime infra
Managed Postgres, Cloudflare edge cache, and automated backups keep the platform up during peak parent traffic.
A closer look
Selected surfaces, systems and shipped screens from the engagement.
01
The challenge
Teachers were emailing PDFs to a single developer to update the site. Notices went out days late and every small edit created a queue.
02
Our approach
We built a role-based CMS with a notice board, event calendar, structured content models and a preview flow — designed for teachers, not developers.
03
The outcome
Publishing dropped from days to minutes, and the school got a modern digital face parents actually check.
How we shipped this
A repeatable playbook — the exact steps behind every project we deliver.
Step 01
Discover
Kickoff, goals, audience, competitors, and success metrics agreed in writing.
Step 02
Design
Art direction, wireframes and hi-fidelity design shared as clickable previews.
Step 03
Build
Engineering in weekly sprints against a shared changelog and staging URL.
Step 04
Polish
Performance, accessibility, SEO and content QA before we call anything done.
Step 05
Launch
Cutover, DNS, monitoring and a launch playbook for the internal team.
Step 06
Iterate
Post-launch reviews and monthly improvements based on real analytics.
Numbers that moved
-92%
Time to publish
24
Editors onboarded
99.98%
Uptime
What we delivered as a team
- Product design
- CMS engineering
- Editor training
- Hosting & DNS
Technologies & tools
Shipped in this engagement
- Custom CMS with 6 roles
- Notice board & calendar modules
- Media library
- Editor onboarding playbook
- Analytics dashboard
Every pixel considered
Typography, spacing, motion and interaction states designed with intent — the kind of details you feel before you can name them.
- Purpose-built design system, tokens and components.
- Accessible by default — keyboard, screen-reader, contrast.
- Motion that guides attention without slowing anyone down.
"For the first time in years our website is actually up to date. Teachers publish things themselves now."
Principal
K-12 school
Questions we get asked
Do teachers need training?
A one-hour onboarding is enough — we also ship a printable playbook for new joiners.
Can we add new modules later?
Yes. The CMS is modular — new content models can be added without touching existing ones.
Is it accessible for parents?
The parent-facing site targets WCAG 2.1 AA, with keyboard navigation and screen-reader labels tested.
What about data protection?
Data stays in a region of your choice, with role-scoped access logs and daily encrypted backups.
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