Creating House Shields for Schools

Are you looking to develop some house shields or emblems for your school? Our partner business www.educationdesignandprint.co.uk can provide you with the expertise you need. If you're thinking of designing a house shield for your school, here are a few tips from the team.
Start by defining the values and characteristics of each house – are they based on local history, inspiring figures, or personal traits like resilience or creativity? Once you’ve got that foundation, we recommend choosing bold, clear symbols and colour palettes that reflect those qualities while remaining easily recognisable across different formats. If this is something you aren’t able to do we can look at some suitable symbols that reflect your ideas as a template to begin the conversation.
Typography matters too. A classic serif might convey tradition, while a modern sans serif can signal innovation. Whichever route you take, keep it simple—school branding works best when it's clean, strong, and consistent. We recommend keeping the design in line with your branding guidelines. If you don’t have any of these we can also help you explore what might work best within your house shields and then work with you across your brandscape to develop some continuity. Below are some initial test samples developed for a specific school.