Schools are massively dependent on their IT systems. Imagine if your school suffered a complete IT meltdown for a day – could you continue to operate?
Signs your school needs an IT managed service
Managed IT services in schools are undoubtedly growing in popularity. Handing the responsibility for increasingly complex IT services to an expert provider, allowing the school to focus on education…
Time to move your school out of its ICT comfort zone?
A quote to refresh the server farm for St Paul’s School for Girls in Birmingham proved to be the spur for Network Manager, James Wilson to move out of the comfort zone provided by RM CC4 and look around to see what moving to a vanilla network would entail. Background James takes up the story: “I received a quote from ... Read More
Introduction to Profiles
We have long known about issues in education where profiles are a regular headache; Microsoft primarily make networks for businesses where, the majority of the time, a user logs on to a PC at 9am, works on it and logs off at 5pm…
Penetration testing for schools
The security of your school’s IT network, systems and data is fundamental. Whether it’s confidential student data, financial information or other sensitive data, all must be protected…
A school wireless installation from start to finish
Wireless infrastructures are becoming ever more vital to schools of any size. When wireless doesn’t function as it’s supposed to it can become a major source of frustration for staff and students. As a leading provider of school wireless networks we have shared the details of a wireless installation from start to finish at one of our schools, so you … Read More
The Microsoft Academy
Last week CSE teamed up with Microsoft Education to host an Academy full of tips and tricks for teachers, and senior leadership staff using Microsoft programs in their schools. Schools from Sheffield, Solihull, Uxbridge, Crystal Palace, Witney and Highworth all took part in the Academy and…
Managed Services are a “win-win” for Tudor Grange
We spoke with Steven Groutage, Chief Operating Officer at Tudor Grange Academies Trust about their experience of managed IT services and the role CSE plays within the trust…
New Magellan Mobile app released
The all new CSE Magellan Mobile App is now available for download from app stores. Search the store for ‘Magellan’ or follow one of the links at the bottom of this article. This is a major update of the app, re-written from the ground-up and introducing exciting new functionality, enabling students and staff to access their resources seamlessly from mobiles … Read More
How to make managing users simple
Last week we joined-up with Education Technology to bring you a webinar all about managing users in education, whether that be schools, colleges or universities. It was an insightful discussion between Education Technology’s Editor, Sophie Beyer, and our expert panel, with some thought-provoking questions from education technology professionals from schools, colleges and universities along the way. Don’t worry if you … Read More