Archimedes

Archimedes is a Drupal CMS site template built specifically for education providers, including primary schools, secondary schools, and day facilities. Its purpose is to provide a clear and effective platform for keeping parents, teachers, staff, and the wider school community informed about key information and events.

The template offers a robust foundation for building school websites, educational resource hubs, and community portals with minimal setup effort. It includes example content and preconfigured structures to help content creators quickly publish high-quality pages.

By combining configuration, design components, and carefully selected contributed modules, Archimedes enables educational institutions to launch a professional Drupal website significantly faster than building from scratch.

Key Highlights include:

Preconfigured Drupal CMS recipes and modules: Built on the latest Drupal 11 standards to ensure stability, performance, and long-term maintainability.
Canvas-based visual layout components: Enables editors to create rich, component-driven landing pages and bespoke content layouts without requiring development or coding expertise.
Eureka Design System integration: Includes a modern, accessible frontend theme tailored to the needs of educational environments.
Comprehensive content ecosystem: Out-of-the-box support for:
- News and blog content
- Vacancy listings
- Flexible, unstructured landing pages
Automated workflows: Uses ECA (Event Condition Action) to support configurable site logic, notifications, and automation.
Professional communication tools: Integrated Easy Email support and robust anti-spam protections, including Honeypot.
SEO and media ready: Preconfigured Pathauto, Metatag, and Media Library to support a strong and polished digital presence.
Privacy-focused: Built-in cookie consent functionality via Klaro to support compliance requirements

Typical use cases include:

Primary and secondary school websites
Educational resource and knowledge hubs
School district or multi-academy trust portals
Teacher and staff recruitment platforms
School community and alumni engagement sites