Disciplines
- Digital Strategy
- UX/UI Design
- Web Development
Team
- Aemon
- Chelsea
- Josh
Industry
- Education
Year
- 2023
Catholic Schools Maitland-Newcastle
Catholic Schools Maitland–Newcastle engaged Beech to design and deliver a scalable digital platform to support the rollout of websites for each of the schools across the diocese. The project required close collaboration with stakeholders across the diocese and each school community, alongside the development of a robust and flexible content management system.
To balance consistency with individuality, we created a master design system that could be efficiently deployed across all sites while allowing each school to express its unique identity. This approach ensured a cohesive diocesan brand presence without compromising the character of individual schools.
The result is a streamlined, future-ready platform that significantly reduces the complexity of managing multiple websites, while empowering schools with greater control, consistency, and flexibility.
Solution
As part of our solution we created templates and guides for each school to populate with their specific content, imagery, PDFs, and any other documents or multimedia files. We then worked closely with representatives from each school to review the content, ensure it met branding and accessibility standards, and provide feedback before implementation.
Each school had a dedicated point person that we trained on how to use the CMS and content entry process. We also created documentation, tutorial videos, and guidance on best practices for content creation, messaging, and marketing.
Through a well-executed content strategy, flexible CMS, and stakeholder coordination, we have successfully launched new cohesive and on-brand websites for the Catholic Diocese. This system continues to serve the schools’ needs for marketing, communications, and community engagement.
