Sahel EDU

A website for your school: what it contains, how to publish it, how to be found

A parent looking for a school almost always starts on a phone: they want to know what it teaches, who works there and how to reach it. With Sahel EDU, the school’s public website is filled in from five administration screens, in French, English and Arabic, and the head decides when it becomes visible.

Why a school needs a website

Many schools make themselves known by word of mouth, a poster or a social media page. That is valuable, but it does not answer every question from a hesitating parent, a partner or a future teacher.

A stable address to give out, print on a document or share in a message.
Information that does not change depending on who answers the phone.
A presence in Arabic, French and English for families who do not all read the same language.
A careful image of the school: its team, its premises, its activities.

What a good school website should contain

A school website does not need to be long. It should answer parents’ questions quickly, on a phone screen, over a slow connection.

A few pages kept up to date are better than a large abandoned site: a news item two years old tells visitors the school no longer looks after it.

A clear presentation: who the school is, its motto, its values, its contacts.
The programmes and structures: cycles, classes, streams, sections.
The management and teaching team, with good-quality photos.
Regular news: start of the school year, results, events, ceremonies.
A photo gallery showing the real life of the school.
The ways to get in touch and, if the school wishes, the enrolment request.

The Sahel EDU public website, screen by screen

The website is managed from five screens, in the order they are filled in: identity (logo, texts, contacts), structures, team, news and gallery. Texts are entered in each language, with one tab per language, French remaining the reference version.

Nothing goes live until the head has ticked “Publish”. A school’s website has its own address, a subdomain of Sahel EDU, and its home page is presented as a slideshow of its photos and news.

Identity: logo, motto, presentation, contacts.
Structures: the programmes on offer.
Team: the management and teachers the school wants to show.
News, with their translations.
The gallery, which is added to throughout the year.

Being found: titles, sitemap and languages

Each school website has its own titles and descriptions, its sitemap in every language and markup that identifies it as a school. The school’s robots.txt file lets search engines read that sitemap. The language is chosen through the address, so each version has its own.

This makes the search engines’ work easier, without guaranteeing a ranking. The best support remains true, complete and lively content that the head keeps up to date.

A sitemap specific to the school, in three languages.
Separate addresses for French, English and Arabic.
A site that is unpublished, suspended, in discreet mode or a demonstration is not indexed.
A discreet link “Site powered by Sahel EDU” on real sites.

Privacy, discreet mode and enrolment

Some schools are in areas where it is better not to display the address. Discreet mode then removes the address, the map, the town and the photos from the public part, while leaving enrolment and sign-in open.

The enrolment request from the website exists, but it is closed by default: the head opens it when ready to handle requests, with the documents and their status. While it is closed, the site offers an appointment.

A discreet mode decided by the head.
An enrolment request opened only by the head.
Student honours on the public site only with the family’s agreement.
Photos chosen by the school.

Limits and getting started

The Sahel EDU website is a presentation site, not a shop or a forum. It is part of the platform: it is read in the browser and needs neither separate hosting nor software to install.

To start, gather the logo, a short presentation, the list of programmes, a few photos you are allowed to use and the contacts. Enter French first, check it, then add English and Arabic before publishing.

The texts and photos come from the school: the software does not invent them.
The website address is a subdomain of Sahel EDU.
Publishing remains a deliberate act by the head.

Frequently asked questions

Do we need to buy a domain name and hosting?

No. The school website comes with the platform, on an address specific to the school that is a subdomain of Sahel EDU.

Is the website available in Arabic?

Yes. Texts are entered in French, English and Arabic, and the site displays right to left in Arabic.

Can the school hide its address?

Yes. Discreet mode removes the address, the map, the town and the photos from the public part.

Can parents request enrolment from the website?

Yes, if the head opens the online enrolment request. It is closed by default.

Can we try the website before committing?

Yes. The free trial lasts 30 days, with no commitment. The price is then negotiated with each school and can be read on the Pricing page.

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Try Sahel EDU free for 30 days, no commitment. Afterwards, the price is negotiated with your school and confirmed in writing.

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