Press Release: 21th May 2008
If you are a teacher in a school or other educational establishment or authority and would like unlimited access to all our images for internal educational use, then you can buy a Schools Subscription.
We have more than 300,000 images available on all curriculum subjects, and more than 2000 new images are added to the collection each month. Our images come with full informative captions, produced in-house by a team of science graduates.
There are many ways you can benefit from using our images:
- Capture childrens imagination
- Stimulate class discussion
- Add colour and interest to your handouts and presentations
- Invite students to use our collection as a resource for images and information
Entry Level
£149 per annum per school
Access to an unlimited number of low resolution (530 pixels) unwatermarked images. For an additional £100 you can also have access to motion clips.
Ideal for web based course works, PowerPoint presentations, overhead projector acetates, interactive white boards and small printouts (up to A5).
Premium Level
£249 per annum per school
Access to an unlimited number of low and high resolution (approx 50 MB) unwatermarked images. For an additional £100 you can also have access to motion clips.
Ideal for large classroom printouts and printed course works.
To purchase a Schools Subscription, please email us or call +44 (0) 20 7432 1100.
All the images on the website can be downloaded as low resolution JPEG files of 530 pixels. Of these 200,000 are available as high resolution files typically of 50MB. Most word processing, publishing or presentation packages allow you to use images, so no special software will be needed.
Terms & Conditions
1. What you can use the images for
You may use these images only for non-commercial educational purposes within your own school.
2. What you can't use the images for
You must not use the images for any promotional activities at or for your school (for example, prospectuses or exhibitions), nor for any private or commercial purpose whatsoever outside of your school activities.
3. Buying the subscription mid year
If you purchase the subscription during the academic year, then the annual fee is adjusted pro rata to include the month you are purchasing the subscription in. For example purchasing the subscription in March you will have 6 months left to run of the subscription, so pay half the annual fee ie. £74.50 if purchasing the Entry Level subscription.
4. Renewing your subscription
Towards the end of the subscription period we will send you a reminder inviting you to renew your subscription. If you wish to go ahead and renew your subscription, then you can continue to use any images already downloaded as well as download more images. If you decide, however, to cancel your subscription then you must destroy any copies of images downloaded and remove these images from any master documents created whilst the subscription was in place.
5. Cancelling your subscription
You are entitled to cancel your subscription at any time. Simply contact us and let us know. We will refund to you the value of any complete months left on the scheme. There is an additional administrative fee of £20.
6. Disclaimer
SPL is a resource for a very wide range of customers, and these include many medical and technical publications. Therefore, you may from time to time encounter images which could be thought inappropriate for use in a school environment if not treated in the correct context. By purchasing a schools licence you accept that such images may be encountered, and we apologise for any unintended distress or confusion that may result. We strongly suggest that images being downloaded are approved for use by responsible members of staff.
Although we do have over 300,000 images on our website, our imagery does not necessarily cover every aspect of the curriculum. We are sorry if you are disappointed and we would value your feedback on areas where we can improve our collection for you.