msi Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Young network manager with 4 years experience in grammar schools and strong IT background seeks new position in remarkably forward-looking school wanting to invest heavily in cutting edge infrastructure (eg. blade, virtualisation, reliable wireless management systems), drive forward industry standard security, implement in-house VLE and parent/customer portal services with Sharepoint, and fast-track to becoming a leading light for ICT in schools. Must offer nice office with wooden floors and a soft breeze in return for an exceptionally creative and technically strong individual who happily works 12 hours per day for about half what he'd get in the private business sector. Preferably state sector, in order to retain feelings of warmth and goodness. -------------- I'm joking. But in seriousness, I am actually not joking, and so if anyone knows of such a job... :/ 2
msi Posted June 18, 2008 Author Posted June 18, 2008 (edited) Whereabouts are you? Live in West London but currently working in home counties and can travel! ... My message was kind of tongue in cheek, I think I have been spoilt for good schools so far and may have to make the switch away from the education sector... But if anyone has any ideas?! Edited June 18, 2008 by msi
TriggerHappyUK Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 (edited) Is New Milton, Hampshire, too far away for you? We'll have an opening soon at our school. Currently transferring all of our servers (17) to 2 ESX servers (4 x quad 2.66, 26 GB RAM) and 2 SAN servers (3TB). Also, looking into splitting our flat network onto VLANs. 500 PCs, 300+ Laptops, 2nd generation wireless network. Edited June 18, 2008 by TriggerHappyUK
msi Posted June 18, 2008 Author Posted June 18, 2008 Is New Milton, Hampshire, too far away for you? We'll have an opening soon at our school. Currently transferring all of our servers (17) to 2 ESX servers (4 x quad 2.66, 26 GB RAM) and 2 SAN servers (3TB). Also, looking into splitting our flat network onto VLANs. 500 PCs, 300+ Laptops, 2nd generation wireless network. Ah yes, virtualising one's existing hardware. This is the first thing I like to do nowadays, anywhere I go! I shall check journey options to there...
Butuz Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Is New Milton, Hampshire, too far away for you? We'll have an opening soon at our school. Currently transferring all of our servers (17) to 2 ESX servers (4 x quad 2.66, 26 GB RAM) and 2 SAN servers (3TB). Also, looking into splitting our flat network onto VLANs. 500 PCs, 300+ Laptops, 2nd generation wireless network. And there's me with £5k for this year :censored: Luckly lucky dabs!!!! Andrew
TriggerHappyUK Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 And there's me with £5k for this year :censored: Luckly lucky dabs!!!! Andrew Our budget for this year is £10k! My NM was in very lenghty talks with one of out deputy heads to get the extra money for our ESX project.
Guest coquet636 Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Our budget for this year is £10k! My NM was in very lenghty talks with one of out deputy heads to get the extra money for our ESX project. 10K some of you guys are so lucky, I have nothing... well nothing for new equipment. Our budget has been assigned and it is based on what we used last year for consumables and repairs, no npot for new items this year....... SO i said we need certain items and now they seem to have a pot called Capital Money, so allowed 3K out of that.... Bring back NGFL Money all is forgiven...
pallen Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 lol, we dont get a figure with a "k" in our budget:rolleyes:
DSapseid Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 I have a budget of 11.5k for 'Harnessing Technology' which is to purchase all my software licences and any new machines/laptops, i then have 7.5k for general maintenance and 15k for consumables. I have managed to get a new server out if so far buy hagling on software licence prices.
LeMarchand Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 What is this "budget" that you all speak of? Your words are strange to me. *Tries to imagine what it would be like to have a budget*
DSapseid Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 (edited) 129k now your just showing of arent you ;) Edited June 18, 2008 by DSapseid
alan-d Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 It's not a lot of money to achieve everything on our development plan and pay our isp etc. I've spent more in past years
Ex-MGSTech Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Similar here for everything (SIMS, support contracts software licenses etc etc) = £132k ISP (LEA) is free to 10mbit and £5k per 10mbit after that. last year spent £14k on printer consumables!! 1300 on roll, some new kit this year and a technology refresh next year on 5 year old PC's Steve
Butuz Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 *falls off chair* Well thats something to tell SMT about!!! Butuz
Gatt Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Hmmm and mine has been SLASHED! to 15,500! AFTER they told me it was 60k! so now grossly over budget and its only mid june
Guest Guest Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Hmmm and mine has been SLASHED! to 15,500! AFTER they told me it was 60k! so now grossly over budget and its only mid june What that i smell? It smells like your backup drive has went bang... Believe me, if you need the money they will find it from somewhere.
Sylv3r Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Young network manager with 4 years experience in grammar schools and strong IT background seeks new position in remarkably forward-looking school wanting to invest heavily in cutting edge infrastructure (eg. blade, virtualisation, reliable wireless management systems), drive forward industry standard security, implement in-house VLE and parent/customer portal services with Sharepoint, and fast-track to becoming a leading light for ICT in schools. Must offer nice office with wooden floors and a soft breeze in return for an exceptionally creative and technically strong individual who happily works 12 hours per day for about half what he'd get in the private business sector. Preferably state sector, in order to retain feelings of warmth and goodness. -------------- I'm joking. But in seriousness, I am actually not joking, and so if anyone knows of such a job... :/ Sorry, but im not moving on for a while yet - i'll let you know when my job becomes available
msi Posted April 15, 2012 Author Posted April 15, 2012 ** Amusing 4-year update ** I never got a steady desk job again, instead I went freelance as an "Education ICT Consultant". Yes, yes. An extremely poncey title, but you have to big yourself up, right?... I enjoy 2 day weeks for more-or-less the same pay as my previous job, and enjoy working in a variety of different places, businesses, schools, shops, etc. Anyone wanna join me?
Will_Townsend Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 do you need to fill the other days with occasional work, in which case we should connect as I occasionally need short term cover
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