Making The Right First Impression with School Signage

Making the right first impression with school signage is at the forefront of any school’s mind when welcoming people to their premises.

Whilst we are sure having a tidy playground, a clean surroundings and an accessible website will be taken into account, one of the best ways to make the right first impression is with professional signage in schools. 

From way-finding systems, to post and panel signage, the options for signage in schools are endless. By incorporating school logos, colours and fonts school signage can help keep branding consistent and make your building and surroundings instantly recognisable.

When visiting your school or trust, one of the first things anyone will notice is your signage. Ultimately, its how people recognise the building as your own while looking to provide a warm welcome and strong first impression. Because of this, it is a key component to your school building and isn’t something that should ignored. 

Signage in schools is a great way to make students and faculty feel welcome and at home on a day-to-day basis, but is also important for events such as school open days and parents evenings. Well-branded and cohesive signage systems enhance the school environment, ensuring a professional, unified image to help underpin your school’s vision and values. Communicating your school’s ethos to prospective parents right from the minute they see the building on an open day sets the tone for the remainder of the event, and will help provide a positive and successful introduction to your school.

As the UK leader in marketing for schools, we are experts in helping schools & trusts develop their branding and logos, slick new websites and distinctive school prospectuses. We also know how much time, effort and resources go into developing these! As a result, you don’t want this hard work to be unravelled if it isn’t mirrored throughout the school building via your signage and wayfinding systems. Being consistent with your branding and image is key, and signage in schools is another element to keep in line with this.

What are the different types of school signage you can use:

• Wayfinding Systems – Directing people around your school doesn’t have to be boring. Organise your school and give visitors directions around the building with professionally designed, eye-catching signage that is consistent with your school branding.
• Post and Panel Signage – With the use of the highest quality materials, secure and long lasting post and panel signs are a traditional but fool proof way to welcome visitors to your school. With a number of variations to fit your specific needs, post and panel signage is at the core of any signage project.
• Free Standing Monoliths – From the classic to the modern, free standing monoliths offer a sleek and striking alternative to welcome visitors to your school. A highly versatile style of signage, they can be designed to suit your requirements. Whether you want to incorporate a wayfinding system onto your free standing monolith, or create a more visually striking design, we can help you create the bespoke free standing monolith that is the perfect fit for your school.
• Architectural Lettering – Looking to make a bold statement? Architectural lettering is perfect for this, creating an instant impact. By creating flat-cut or three-dimensional signs of your school’s name or logo, and mounting them high above eye level will add style, colour and impact to the outside of your building, making you instantly recognisable.
• Creative Signage – Use signage to inspire your school community as well as inform them. Graphic Wall displays, Photo boards and other creative signage can create a community feel, as well as showcasing subjects and reinforcing your school values. Turn bland walls into engaging displays, combining information with graphics and imagery to help you stand out.

We recently completed a large Signage refresh at Harris Academy Falconwood. We worked closely with the school to develop a set of designs that highlighted the school’s principles and astounded their students, parents, and staff as they walked around the site.

So, if you are wanting to make a positive, impactful first impression, signage in schools is a tried and tested way of doing this, discover our school signage portfolio. Clearly stating who you are and giving visitors all the information they need to find their way to and around your school through signs that remain within school branding guidelines is both helpful and visually impactful.

Lacking ideas? Speak to us for inspiration as to how we can transform your space. The team at Cleverbox are experts when it comes to designing and installing signage in schools. Get in touch with us today to learn more.