There are many issues in education right now, some of these have been the same challenges for years if not decades – funding and recruitment being the main stalwarts – but over the last, say 5 years, we have seen a steady rise in cyber security causing havoc at schools Read more…
The use of IT in education is only increasing, to improve student outcomes, prepare them for the work of the future, and reduce staff workload whilst increasing flexibility. But how does everyone access this, when we still have IT rooms and laptop trolleys?
Following on from my recent post around a brief history of Management Information Systems, I wanted to write a similar blog about how we ended up in a cloud-focused world, and the benefits of adopting it in education There are three options for schools these days, on-premise, hybrid, or cloud. Read more…
A brief history of MIS systems in education… and the future possibilities MIS (which stands for Management Information System) – is a key tool in schools, that handles the majority of data within schools, a kind of CRM for education – assessment, attendance, timetable, communication, behaviour, payments, safeguarding, exams, SEND, communications Read more…
I have to admit, Chat-GPT was something I used last summer to help me with some coding I needed in powershell, have a bit of an explore with its generative tools – but that was it. I even paid for it for a couple of months to try and take Read more…
Everyday, solving issues, putting projects into place, delivering change. Things that you do – are often one time things for end users. It’s important to remember this when providing support, because what you might think is no big deal, is often a change, and humans are notoriously bad at handling Read more…
This is a bit of a different topic to my usual posts, but it’s my blog so stuff it. In early October I had delivery of my new car, a BYD Atto 3 EV, to replace my aging Nissan Qashqai +2. I was lucky in that the launching of the Read more…
I’ve just looked back over my previous blogs to see if I have written one on this subject before, and I don’t think I have – but it’s such an important element of what my role is now I wanted to get some thoughts down. Everyone wants everything, now. Of Read more…
Anyone following me on socials or working with me will know that my focus for the last few years has been moving schools to the cloud, and it’s something I passionately believe is the right move for many schools. It brings many benefits to schools, particularly the ability to work Read more…
One of the benefits for many in our industry of being part of an MSP is the hive knowledge it produces. You don’t have to be an expert in everything, and have had every experience yourself, as long as you can engage with your team easily. This allows a MSP Read more…