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[Michael]

I do think it needs to be clarified whether it's mandatory or optional, but also highlight the differences to your line manager or SLT. Sometimes demonstrating the technical limitations of one system over another (instead of just verbally telling someone), can help a great deal to most Head Teachers (for example), who don't understandably have the technical understanding... but quite rightly their focus is on the Staff/Pupils and not the technical in/out of O365.

[welshman]

You're right, WAG need to publically announce their intentions to allow (or not) LEAs to support cloud platforms other than the All Wales O365 tenancy.

 

I have held several meetings with SLT and shown them the limitations of WAGs offering. To be fair they agree with 90% of the points I make. The main reason they don't want to leave the WAG offering is the worry of being alienated and not having LEA support. It is a fair point, I can't promise that I will be in post 3 years from now. WAG have made the hard sell to SLTs, using O365 as the carrot to entice them into the Hwb+ platform. But the O365 offering is not good enough, and IT managers at schools have little power to change or improve things. Unfortunately staff don't always realise that, "I am the IT manager so I must be responsible for this poor system". Its very frustrating for somebody who has the technical know-how to deliver a cloud ecosystem that is perfectly tailored for the requirements of the school.

[PotNoodleTech]

This conversation is getting interesting!

[garethEds]

This conversation is getting interesting!

 

Yes it is getting interesting and because I use my real name on Edugeek I am backing out. I have my opinions and they are not popular.

 

Don't stop on my behalf though.

 

Gareth