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Events September 8

EduGeek EdSec 2026 is Go! 27th Oct in Derby

We are very please to announce our real-world conference for 2026 once more! Following the decision to pivot EDIT 2026 to an online event in May due to global events, we are finally back on the road in October! Join us on Tuesday the 27th of October at the Museum of Making in Derby for the free EduGeek EdSec Conference, for a day of EdTech security focused talks, networking, and an evening social. Once again, we have a raft of top EdTech industry speakers for this conference wit

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DfE refreshes the digital and technology standards manual

The Department for Education has made another round of amendments to its Meeting digital and technology standards in schools and colleges manual, with the latest changes published on 25 August. Taken together, this year's updates focus on three areas: generative AI in filtering and monitoring, the new Cyber Essentials 2026 requirements, and Wi-Fi 7. They are worth working through before the first safeguarding and IT review of term. What has changed in 2026 Generative AI and f
Urgent September 8

Patch Now: Ubiquiti Drops Fixes for Three CVSS 10 Flaws Across UniFi Stack

If you manage any UniFi kit, it is time to schedule a maintenance window right away. Ubiquiti’s Security Advisory Bulletin 067 is a massive patch drop fixing 22 vulnerabilities across the stack, including three separate unauthenticated CVSS 10.0 flaws hitting UniFi Protect, UniFi OS, and UniFi Talk. The Heavy Hitters Having three simultaneous maximum-severity vulnerabilities in a single release is rare. None of them require existing credentials or us
Urgent September 8

Emergency PaperCut Advisory: Active Zero-Day Campaign Targets Print Servers

If you have a PaperCut application server sitting on the public internet, stop what you are doing and restrict network access immediately. PaperCut Software has issued an urgent advisory warning of active, in-the-wild exploitation targeting both PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF, accompanied by out-of-band emergency security patches.papercut Active Exploitation and Flaws Security teams at PaperCut, Huntress, and watchTowr confirmed that attackers are actively chaining two newly disclosed vul
Webinars August 27

EduGeek EDIT Online 2026 YouTube Recordings Now Live

Let us start by saying a big thank you to all of you that joined us for the recent series of webinars we have hosted as part of our EDIT Online Webinar series. These are now live and can be viewed on our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/edugeek But to save you the time and effort, we have listed the 4 sessions below. Please note that we are still trying to get the NCSC and Bromcom booked in and we’ll keep you updated once we get dates confirmed. A big thanks
Vendor News May 8

Redway - The Infrastructure Gap Holding Schools Back

The Infrastructure Gap Holding Schools Back With tight education budgets and small IT teams, school network managers are often dealing with ageing infrastructure that’s no longer fit for purpose. This makes it difficult to introduce new initiatives or innovate effectively, particularly when the underlying network cannot support modern teaching and learning requirements. Projects such as 1:1 device rollouts or multi-site deployments can feel especially daunting without a solid foundat
EduGeek March 14, 2025

EduGeek V6 is Go!!!!

It’s finally here…almost! This is a little heads-up to let you all know that it is planned that EduGeek will be receiving its much-anticipated upgrade to EduGeek v6.0 is coming in the next week. We will be doing a full test this weekend 15th-16th March if the final checks are okay and dont present any issue's we will look to migrate but if anything comes up it will be in the following week. We are just going through some extra testing and checks and will update here with an ETA.
Events March 11, 2025

Event: EdTech Connect 2025 - 20th March - Leeds

Join us for Smoothwall's EdTech Connect 2025 in collaboration with EduGeek! We’re teaming up with EduGeek to bring you EdTech Connect 2025, an exclusive evening of networking, knowledge-sharing, and engaging EdTech discussions at Smoothwall HQ, Leeds! Date: Thursday 20th March 2025 Time: 17:00 - 20:00 Location: Smoothwall, 2 Whitehall Quay, Leeds, LS1 4HR (2 minute walk from Leeds Train Station) Join us for an informal yet insightful gathering where
Vendor News February 17, 2025

ESP IT in Education Salary Survery 2025

2025 ESP IT in Education Salary Survey Will at ESP has sent over this years Education Salary Survey. This will be used for gathering up-to-date data on wage and other financial areas of the school IT support sector, and ESP would welcome your answers to help gauge the market. Further details and more information from ESP below: This month, we are delighted to launch our 2025 IT in Education Salary Survey. We (ESP) will send our follow up report including t
Events January 19, 2025

Where to Find EduGeek And Our Sponsors at BETT 2025

With just a short time to go until BETT once again throws open its doors to the global EdTech industry it’s time again to let you know what we and our sponsors have to show you at the show. Once again, we are to be sharing a stand (NH21) with ICT Direct and will be there to provide you all with a place to rest your feet and free lunchtime pizza courtesy of NET-CTRL. For more details, keep an eye on our WhatsApp - WhatsApp - X feed - - or BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/eduge
Events December 4, 2024

EduGeek EDIT 2024 Conference - All Talks Now Live!

Thanks to everyone who made it to our annual EDIT conference in Hendon at the end of October, it really was a great day of talks and very ice to see so many of you in the real again 😊 Please find below the talks, which are all now available to watch on our YouTube channel. To save you the effort though, please find them all listed below (in order of the days schedule). Just to finish, we’d like to thank Smoothwall, for sponsoring the conference and providing the keynote speaker, Microsoft,
Webinars November 4, 2024

Free Webinars: Building an Engaging Intranet with Cloud Design Box

Free Webinars: Building an Engaging Intranet with Cloud Design Box Sign up for the free Cloud Design Box webinars here Join Cloud Design Box and Thinking Schools Academy Trust for a series of free webinars. Learn how to centralise resources, and build an engaging intranet for your Multi-Academy Trust or school. Go beyond standard Microsoft Teams and SharePoint approaches to streamline communication and enhance engagement for staff and students: How Thinking S
Events October 29, 2024

EduGeek EDIT 2024 Live Stream Information

And we’re go for EduGeek EDIT 2024! With all tickets now issued we will be hosting what promises to be an excellent day of talks, networking and a chance to meet some of your favourite Edtech vendors. If you didn’t manage to get a ticket yet, then fear not! We shall be streaming all of the talks live at the following times: 09:50 - 10:45: Smoothwall Keynote – Generative AI and its impact on Filtering and Safety 10:45 - 11:30: Abloy - Martyns law, Compliance for life safety in educational fa