Hutchesons' Grammar School

Hutchesons' Grammar School, founded in 1641, is one of Scotland's leading independent schools, at the forefront of learning and teaching.

Requirements
tictoc were appointed by Hutchesons' to re-develop their existing internet site, improving the visual appearance in-line with the vibrant and contemporary feel of the school, supplying consultation on the site architecture to improve usability, and integrating a Content Management System to allow future in-house management.

Solution
The new site features large, landscape on-site photography, classical typography and a clean, contemporary layout.The site is built around our Ruby-on-rails Content Management System (Clever Monkey) and includes a bespoke tagging function to enable quick filtering of content. It also integrates seamlessly with offline databases to enable the display of real-time data such as the school's calendar. The site has been built to enable the quick development and addition of future phases of functionality as and when required.

Features

  • Tailored Content Management System
  • Integration with internal systems to display real-time data such as the 'Calendar' of events
  • Tagging system to allow quick filtering of articles