Reputation matters to schools and colleges. Those which are well thought of in their communities have lower rates of absence, better relationships with businesses and other organisations and encourage pupils to have confidence and pride.

Parents and the wider community rely on reputation as a signal of safety, inclusivity, and academic standards. A damaged reputation can lead to scrutiny, reduced trust, and even intervention by authorities.

Devon County Council’s press and media team is here to help schools to celebrate success and to stand by their side with expert advice in times of crisis. Our experts include former print and broadcast journalists and council staff with decades’ experience.

We understand publishing deadlines, media law, regulation and complaints procedures. We’ve hands on experience of tackling social media storms, and intrusive media and we’ve landed positive articles in national newspapers and trade publications. Our on-call advice is available around the clock.

From crisis management to positive promotion - it’s all covered by a single subscription payment - costs are calculated depending on the number and size of schools covered in the arrangement. (Indicatively, a single primary school’s subscription would be £394).

At a time of 24-hour news, can your school afford to be without the insurance of the media service?