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31 March 2020

Homeworker Phone Systems Especially for Schools

We know many schools remain open to support Key Workers’ children, and to complete necessary building and maintenance works. To enable school managers and other key staff to keep lines of communication open with parents and other school employees, the Schools Broadband hosted phone system couldn’t be better.

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18 March 2020

Coronavirus Update: Remote Working for Schools Broadband Customers

Following on from the Government's announcement of School Closures, we'd like to assure all of our customers that we're here to offer support in ensuring your staff are able to work remotely and securely. We're equipped to ensure that essential administration and network continuity can still take place.

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11 March 2020

Helping MATs Utilise their Wide Areas Networks and Reduce Costs

For Multi Academy Trusts, the flooding of servers with additional content has resulted in the management of data becoming more complex than ever before. Here we look at how MATs can better utilise their Wide Area Networks and in doing so, reduce costs.

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27 February 2020

The Move to Ultrafast – 7 Things Schools Need to Know

You may have heard people talking about the move to ‘full fibre,’ ‘FTTP’ or ‘G.Fast.’ But what does this mean and how can it benefit your school? Here we look at seven things you need to know about Ultrafast FTTP and G.Fast.

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17 February 2020

Our useful checklist: Questions To Ask Your Internet Service Provider

Take a look at our 'Questions to Ask Your Internet Service Provider' to help you understand which provider can meet your School or MAT's requirements.

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5 February 2020

Keep Students Happy & Safe Online with our free download

In light of this month’s Children’s Mental Health Week (3rd-9th February) and Safer Internet Day (11th February), we’ve pulled together a free poster download for you to share with staff. The poster provides guidance on how to keep students happy and safe online with an emphasis on digital wellbeing. We’ve also pulled together links to some useful resources for schools regarding keeping children safe and happy online. Learn more.

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15 January 2020

Get the most out of the DFE’s Teaching Online Safety in Schools Guidance – Instalment 5

In June 2019 the DfE released the non-statutory guidance for schools, 'Teaching Online Safety in Schools'. We’ve partnered with e-safety adviser Alan Mackenzie to bring schools and MATs five helpful bitesize instalments along with expert insight to make it easier to digest. In this fifth instalment Alan discusses five key areas where online activities can potentially have an adverse effect on the wellbeing of a child or young person.

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13 December 2019

Ransomware presents an under-the-radar threat to schools

This year, we learnt that hackers used Ransomware to encrypt files at a Dorset school, when a member of staff mistakenly opened an email containing a virus. Ransomware is an increasing cyber security threat that poses a real risk to schools that don’t have the appropriate defences. Here we share five things you need to know about Ransomware and steps you can take to prevent an attack.

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11 December 2019

How to get the most out of the DFE’s Teaching Online Safety Guidance, Instalment 4

In June 2019 the DfE released the non-statutory guidance for schools, 'Teaching Online Safety in Schools'. We’ve partnered with e-safety adviser Alan Mackenzie to bring schools and MATs 5 helpful bitesize instalments along with expert insight to make it easier to digest. In this fourth instalment Alan discusses 8 elements of online activity that could affect a pupil’s personal safety and the safety of others online.

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1 November 2019

How to get the most out of the DFE’s Teaching Online Safety in Schools Guidance

In June 2019 the DfE released the non-statutory guidance for schools, 'Teaching Online Safety in Schools'. We’ve partnered with e-safety adviser Alan Mackenzie to bring schools and MATs 5 helpful bitesize instalments along with expert insight to make it easier to digest. In this this third instalment Alan discusses how to navigate the internet and the 10 specific harms to be aware of.

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18 October 2019

Schools Broadband Web Filtering and the Industry’s Move to DNS-over-HTTPS

Google and Mozilla (Firefox browser) are planning to implement DNS-over-HTTPS. This is causing concern to organisations who filter illegal internet content such as child sexual abuse imagery. ISPAUK has claimed that Mozilla plans to support DNS-over-HTTPS “in such a way as to bypass UK filtering obligations and parental controls, undermining internet safety standards in the UK.” This is not the case however for Schools Broadband customers using our hosted Netsweeper filtering service.

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4 October 2019

Anti DDoS Protection – Can your Provider Protect you?

The increase in the number and severity of DDoS attacks, on almost every organisation that exists, is, for those not adequately protected, wreaking havoc with their networks. David Tindall, CEO for Schools Broadband advises on how schools can ensure robust protection across their networks in order to prevent such attacks.

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2 October 2019

Taking Financial Control of Trust Technology: The Direct Impact Cloud-Hosted Services Have on Improving Operational Efficiencies and Cutting Costs.

According to the latest research from the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), cost savings are one of the key priorities this year for Multi Academy Trusts, with the majority looking to make significant savings in IT and IT infrastructure. In our latest white paper, we set out considerations for MAT board members and school senior leadership teams, to help shape a new approach to finding a balance between central economic control of IT and localised IT activity.

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2 October 2019

Get the most out of the DFE’s Teaching Online Safety in Schools Guidance: Instalment 2

In June 2019 the DfE released the non-statutory guidance for schools, 'Teaching Online Safety in Schools'. We’ve partnered with e-safety adviser Alan Mackenzie to bring schools and MATs 5 helpful bitesize instalments along with expert insight to make it easier to digest. In this second instalment Alan discusses the 5 important ways that we can encourage children and young people to recognise and assess information or behaviours that may pose a risk online.

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27 September 2019

Seven Steps MATS & Schools Can take to Prevent Phishing Attacks

Following an increase in phishing emails during summer 2018, David Ryder, Technical Director of Abbey Multi Academy Trust in Leeds, identified a vast number of emails coming from other educational establishments and affiliates. Identifying the potential negative impact of a user ‘falling for’ a phishing email and giving away credentials, along with their ongoing cyber security projects, they prioritised work around phishing and mitigating the risk of a breach. In this feature, they share a seven-point best practice guide for schools throughout the country.

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24 September 2019

Schools Broadband Awarded Place on Crown Commercial Service’s framework

Schools Broadband is delighted to announce it has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) RM6103 framework including; Lot 1 ICT Solutions, Lot 2 Broadband Fibre Infrastructure and Lot 3 Broadband Services. By purchasing Schools Broadband goods via the CCS framework, our customers can have peace of mind that our services comply with EU and UK procurement regulations, whilst procuring goods in the most efficient and cost-effective way.

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10 September 2019

Tips on how to get the most out of the DFE’s Teaching Online Safety In Schools Guidance: Instalment 1: 5 Key Recommendations and Questions to Ask

Tips on how to get the most out of the DFE’s Teaching Online Safety In Schools Guidance: Instalment 1: 5 Key Recommendations

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6 September 2019

Get your school ready for the switch to SIP/VoIP: 5 Things You Need to Know

BT is planning the withdrawal of ISDN phone lines. Here are 5 things you need to know about what this means for your school.

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6 September 2019

The IWF’s Role in Online Safety for Children and Why It’s So Important

The IWF’s Role in Online Safety for Children and Why It’s So Important

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24 May 2019

Tips on how to get the most out of the DFE’s Teaching Online Safety In Schools Guidance: Instalment 1: 5 Key Recommendations and Questions to Ask

Tips on how to get the most out of the DFE’s Teaching Online Safety In Schools Guidance: Instalment 1: 5 Key Recommendations

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24 May 2019

Government launches Guide for Education Providers and the Technology Industry

The Government’s latest Edtech strategy guide has been launched to help education providers address the challenges faced when it comes to understanding how technology can support positive change in schools.

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7 May 2019

Schools Broadband Helps Rural Schools to get Gigabit Speeds

As part of the Government’s commitment to improving the country’s internet structure in rural areas, schools where broadband is not up to par, will soon be able to experience speeds ten times faster than their existing speeds, thanks to new technology being delivered by partnering Internet Service Providers.

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13 November 2018

Schools Broadband Fortinet Firewalls Rank Top in the World

Schools Broadband is delighted to announce the Fortinet enterprise firewalls they provide as part of their hosted security service, officially rank among the top two security services in the world.

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6 November 2018

Introducing our Hosted Netsweeper Web Filtering solution: What are the advantages?

As new broadband technology becomes available, bandwidth usage in schools is Skyrocketing. To ensure we continue to cater to customer’s increasing bandwidth needs we’ve invested heavily in our brand-new content filtering platform developed in conjunction with Netsweeper, one of the world’s leading providers of content filtering.

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19 September 2018

Four Questions to Ask When Considering Broadband, Web Filtering & Network Security for Your School

If you’re confused with where to begin when choosing a Broadband Provider for your school, our 'Four Questions to Ask' guide will help you to get started.

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