Schools Broadband Wins Community Award
We are thrilled to announce that Schools Broadband has been named the winner of The Community Award for Medium Size Businesses at the Raising the Bar Awards, hosted by the West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce. This is a testament to our company’s ongoing commitment to making a meaningful impact in our local community. […]
Webinar: Safeguarding for Schools
Free Webinar Wednesday 23rd October 4.00pm – 5.00pm Book Your Place Safeguarding for Schools – Making Filtering & Monitoring Software Work For You Diving into detail on how to get the most out of your digital safeguarding services, this webinar is an absolute must-see for Designated Safeguarding Leads, Senior members of staff responsible for procuring […]
ISO 27001 Re-Certification Success
Talk Straight, Trading as Schools Broadband is Awarded ISO 27001 Re-Certification Success with a Mature and Effective Security Management System We are pleased to announce that Talk Straight, trading as Schools Broadband has successfully passed our re-certification for the ISO 27001 Information Security Management System accreditation AND upgrade to ISO 27001:2022, conducted by the UKAS […]
Free Seminar for Liverpool Schools
Free Seminar: Choosing Smarter Value Broadband Thursday 7th November 9.00am – 11.00am The Mansion House Calderstones Park, Liverpool, L18 3JB Complimentary tea, coffee and pastries Book Your Place Some school broadband contracts in the Liverpool area will end this coming March 2025, giving you the opportunity to switch to a better value provider. To transition […]
Talk Straight Limited Acquires E2BN Protex Ltd
We are delighted to announce that Talk Straight Limited, trading as Schools Broadband, and a leader in providing high-speed connectivity and cybersecurity services to UK schools, has successfully completed the 100% cash acquisition of the share capital of E2BN Protex Ltd trading as Internet4Schools. This acquisition marks a significant milestone in Talk Straight Group’s strategic […]
Schools Broadband ISPA Finalists
We’re proud to announce that Schools Broadband has been selected as a finalist for Best Customer Data and Network Security at the 2024 ISPA Awards. This year marks the 26th annual ISPA Awards, an event where the UK’s internet industry comes together to celebrate the year’s accomplishments. The ISPA Awards are among the highest accolades […]
Webinar: Filtering and Monitoring for School Governors
Free Webinar Wednesday 25th September 4.00pm – 5.00pm Book Your Place Filtering and monitoring requirements for schools: KCSiE compliance, Governor responsibilities and how to provide strategic challenge Join our free training session for School Governors, delivered by safeguarding consultant Joanne Bocko, to enhance your understanding of the recently changed responsibilities in digital safeguarding, as outlined […]
New Deadline For The PSTN Switch-Off
More Time Required To Manage VoIP Compatibility With Critical, Security & Alarm Services How Will This Affect Your School? Some of you may have heard already that the BT Group announced it has delayed the PSTN Switch-Off of all copper-based data and phone lines across the UK until January 2027. That’s 13 months later than […]
Talk Straight runs Leeds Inflatable 5k for Charity
In a bid to support Zarach and its mission to end bed poverty among children, a dedicated team from Talk Straight will participate in the Inflatable 5K obstacle course at Harewood House, near Leeds, on Saturday, 29th June. This dynamic event will see Sallie Bewell (People Manager), John Standhaven (Sales Manager), Victor Josi (Sales Support) […]
Improving Safeguarding In School Emergencies Webinar
Free Webinars Thursday 2nd May 11.00am – 12.00pm | 2.00pm – 3.00pm Join us for a FREE webinar where we will look at how the Schools Broadband VoIP phone safeguarding and alerting service can help improve response times to lockdowns, evacuations, invacuations, reduce your costs and get you ready for the copper phone line switch-off. […]