What PA? can offer you the perfect solution if you're looking for a new PA System for your school or college, or if you need to upgrade your old one.

Whether you need it for small Primary School assemblies and plays or a large Secondary School or 6th Form College staging presentation ceremonies, concerts and talent shows with wanna-be rock bands, we can help. We can also offer advice on the best portable systems if you need to be able to move it around, and also on systems suitable for use outdoors at Sports Days and fetes.

We offer a range of PA System Packages containing the most popular equipment for your size of school or college, then allow you to mix'n'match by adding on the microphones, stands, CD players and accessories you need. We also offer an installation service in our local area of Essex should you need it; please call for details.

Most school enquiries are made by PTA members or school secretaries who don't necessarily know too much about PA systems - don't worry, we won't baffle you with technical jargon! We will only call if you ask us to, and we won't pass your email address on to anyone else.

If your existing PA system needs upgrading, just drop us an email with the spec of the existing system and what you feel is wrong with it. The most common problems are: no capacity for more microphones, not loud enough, microphone signal dropping out, crackly, not compact or portable enough... can you add to the list? We can suggest what you could add to the system or what could be replaced, saving you money if you don't need a complete new PA system.

What size system do you need? As a guide to how many watts of power you might need, we would recommend 1 watt per audience member for the spoken word, and 2-3 watts per audience member if you are also playing music. If you have a large stage and will be hosting Live bands you may need more. Click for more advice ...

What size speakers do you need? 10" speakers are fine for the spoken word. If you are amplifying keyboards or will have music from a CD player or iPod then you will be better off with 12" speakers. If you have vocalists on stage you might need to consider stage monitors. Click for more advice ...

Wired or wireless microphones? We'd always recommend wireless radio mics for Schools as it's safer not to have wires to trip over. Click for  more advice ...

For more advice on how to choose and use your PA system please visit the What PA? Advice Centre. Please note that some of the links on this website will take you to our parent website www.whatpa.co.uk These links will open in a new window.