ABOUT US.

EMPRA: Your go-to partner for education marketing and PR.

Looking for a marketing and PR agency that specialises in the education sector?

Look no further than EMPRA - an award-winning, full-service PR and communications agency that has been helping schools, colleges, universities, and other education-related organisations achieve their marketing and PR goals.

At EMPRA, we understand that the education industry is highly competitive. Whether you're a school looking to recruit more students, a college with a crisis, a university aiming to build a better reputation, or a business that caters to the education sector, you need a partner who can help you stand out from the crowd. That's where we come in.

Our team of experienced PR and marketing professionals offers strategic, creative, and innovative solutions that are tailored to your specific needs and objectives. We work closely with you to understand your unique challenges and opportunities, and then develop customised solutions that help you reach your goals.

Whether you need help with media relations, social media marketing, content creation, event planning, crisis management, or any other aspect of marketing and PR, we have the expertise and resources to deliver results.

Our focus is always on driving measurable results that positively impact your bottom line.

Meet the Team

  • Ruth Sparkes

    FOUNDER /MD
    I solve lots of client problems from creating effective PR, communications and marketing strategies, supporting clients through a PR crisis, getting clients positive media coverage and working with the fabulous EMPRA team to deliver beautiful and effective marketing campaigns and collateral (prospectuses, guides, websites and more).

  • DONNA HEWITT

    MARKETING / PROJECTS
    I get to know our organisations, quickly. Understanding the key issues and constraints, I develop marketing plans to enable organisations to meet their targets, within budget.

    We can effectively implement all or some of the marketing plan quickly so, with the help of the brilliant team at EMPRA, clients can focus on their day to days jobs, knowing that their marketing activity is in safe hands.

  • SUSAN DELGADO

    PUBLIC RELATIONS
    I’m a former TES Assistant Editor and I help our clients to develop positive coverage for their school, college, university or business across traditional and digital news platforms, helping to get them noticed for the right reasons in the right places. Developing a creative, challenging narrative around your work adds credibility and authority to your business.

    When your competitors are getting noticed, can you afford not to be?

  • CLARE GILBERT

    PUBLIC RELATIONS
    I work with our busy clients who have a lot on their plate, it's my job to come up with creative ideas and coax stories out of them, to get all the info I need for a great press coverage.

    I’m a trained print and broadcast journalist so I’m part of EMPRA’s media training team too.

  • Nick Kenyon

    DESIGN
    With over 25 years’ experience, I help clients identify the best way to reach their specific audiences and meet their marketing goals through the effective design of marketing collateral, whether that's for print, online campaigns or general branding.

    I also have the responsibility for making sure we as a team, adhere to all clients' brand guidelines.

  • DEBBIE ELSDEN

    DESIGN
    I     have a passion for all things design. Happiest at my Mac creating fabulous design solutions for EMPRA clients.

    I’m an illustrator too (I created these illustrations of us all) and I love a technical challenge!