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Department for Children, Schools and Families – website editing
“Please accept my thanks for all the work you have done on ECM. Your calm and constructive professionalism and skill as an editor has been an invaluable asset. Very best wishes for the future, it has been a pleasure working with you.” Darren Davison, Digital Communications Manager at Department for Education. “Anita’s many skills have…
Read MoreRoyal Scottish National Orchestra – copywriting, CD & booklet
Writing Services was tasked with copywriting a CD booklet for a project to encourage parents of babies in Scotland to play and enjoy classical music in the home. Hello baby, welcome to the world. Here’s astar to light your journey, And to watch as it’s unfurled. Astar is the Gaelic word for journey. We chose…
Read MoreMusic Teacher / Cardiff Music Service – feature article
With massive deficits in most local authorities in Wales, music services (the local authority-funded departments or organisations that provide tutors for music lessons to schools, out of school music groups and centres, and other music opportunities for young people) have either closed, or had to lay off staff and vastly reduce their services. Music Development…
Read MoreMusic Education UK – articles for magazine and website
Music Education UK magazine and website approached Anita to write two articles on headteachers’ role in promoting/developing music in their school, and the wider impact this has on the school and pupils. This was in 2011, a time when music in schools was facing threats from the English Ebacc and the possible removal of music from…
Read MoreEnvironment Agency Wales – staff newsletter
Writing Services won the tender to edit the staff newsletter for Environment Agency Wales in order to appeal to staff and to communicate corporate messages. “We’re delighted with the way Grassroots has developed since Anita has been working with us. It has an important role in our internal communications strategy, and the editing process helps…
Read MoreDance Blast – communications, press, marketing
“As a result of Anita’s work, we have a variety of marketing tools and an improved understanding and ability to think strategically about marketing. Anita is enthusiastic, knowledgeable, generous and understanding. I gained a huge amount of confidence in my abilities to devise and deliver marketing strategies for Dance Blast.” Sally Carlson, Director, Dance Blast.…
Read MoreCreative Partnerships – communications consultant
“Anita is one of the best communications professionals I have ever worked with. She helped us deliver loads of great events and communication channels – often high profile and nationally significant, working with many different partners, including schools, children and young people and to very tight and pressurised timescales. She never failed to deliver – and…
Read MoreLeicester-Shire Schools Music Service – communications strategy
Writing Services developed a communications strategy and plan for the new music education hub in Leicestershire. “Thank you for this – it is a meaningful working document [communications strategy and plan] that everyone in the organisation will take on board. Your great facilitation and leadership style has empowered and enriched the understanding of the team,…
Read MoreReal Ideas Organisation – writing for the web
Writing Services created a writing for the web INSET training day for the Real Ideas Organisation which included web navigation and good digital writing. “Anita is one of the best communications professionals I have ever worked with. She never fails to deliver – and always with warmth, clarity and absolute professionalism.” Matt Little, Director, Real Ideas…
Read MoreYouth Music – website development and user testing
“Anita is professional, efficient and innovative. Her work has made a huge difference to our communications with our supporter audiences, and we’d be very happy to work with her again.” Sophie Scott, Communications Manager, Youth Music. The Youth Music Network website is an online community for people working in music education and community music. It is…
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