Andrew Ford Lyons

I’ve been digital media manager for Teacher Support Network since the start of the year and currently we’re in the midst of a major website redesign. I’m working with Ken Harper of Iron Clad Images and web designer Nigel Parry. The image attached here is of the current website, a Drupal installation. Teacher Support Network consists of a collection of ambitious charities and social enterprises aimed at helpingover-worked, under-paid and under-appreciated teachers in the UK reach a more healthy balance between work and life.

Being a part of this project has given me a far better look at and greater appreciation of educators here and in the U.S., and a lot more empathy for those teachers who put up with me from primary school on.

We’re switching off of Drupal to a customised, independent cms, integrating the site with the RightNow crm and giving it an all-together different look and architecture. Transitioning from the current brochure-site look to something that approaches an actual online service-oriented tool has been a great case study in site usability dos and don’ts which I hope to illustrate here once the project is complete.

Tags: Iron Clad Images, Nigel Parry, Teacher Support Network