Something that I have been working on over the last few years is using Power Automate (formally Flow) to automate as many processes as I can within my team and schools. When the team at Lourdes IT needed to grow Read more…
Traditionally the summer holidays is one of the busiest times of the year for education IT teams, not because we have users to support (although the numbers using technology and requiring support throughout the summer continues to grow) – but Read more…
In the last 14 years I’ve found something I enjoy. Something that changes everyday, that makes an impact and that allows me to enjoy the company of some exceptional individuals who have taught me so much, and become life long Read more…
Depending on when you ask me, I either love the buzz of the summer holiday and September, or despise it. Ultimately I must enjoy it to an extent to keep doing it, but there is no denying it’s getting much Read more…
When the pandemic struck, we got devices out as fast as possible across our trust, and this meant we were not as good as we should have been with naming conventions. It’s quite hard to change things once done in Read more…
When I started working in Education – BSF (Building Schools for the Future) was a ‘threat’ to the internal IT team. The thought at the time (and for many the reality) was that these big companies would come in, and Read more…
“It’s a case of if not when” for schools and trusts to be the recipients of a successful cyber attack. And that is what is keeping a lot of IT folks awake at night. At the very time when use Read more…
Recently throughout the pandemic, I’ve been reminding people that not just teachers work in schools and that there is a wide range of other professionals who work there. Indeed, during school holidays these crucial members of staff are often in Read more…
When it comes to mental health, it’s about time we stopped just having special days, stopped having posters and badges and logos and actually do something to support all of us. Well-being is not just a chocolate bar from your Read more…
It’s January 2021 and we are about to enter into further hybrid learning, but has anything actually changed since the first lockdown for schools? Devices Well, the DfE have given out some more devices. They have also had to cut Read more…