LuciferMorningstar

Morning all, I am relatively new to my current position, and have been tasked with writing a 5 year strategic ICT plan. Could anyone provide some pointers please? or if possible share there own? I'm not exactly sure where to start, as a school we need to move with the times and future proof where possible. Thanks in advance.

Already tried going down that road! The data team are happy with Sims and not interested in a move away at the moment (its a long term plan to convince them otherwise).

We are onsite physical servers, desktop computers. Staff do have a mix of Chromebooks and Windows laptops (school owned), these were mainly used for remote learning via GC. We use currently use Smoothwall.

Hi all, We are looking into the best options for remote access for staff, we are a bit behind the times in some ways. How do you (or don't you) provide remote access for teachers/staff from the comfort of their homes? and what can they access? Ideally the staff here want access to Sims, MS office, home directory and a few other applications. Thanks

I agree and I have been fighting against moving away from GC but the powers that be are constantly trying to push the MS route.

Thanks, the vast majority of teaching staff seem happy with GC but a lot of the senior staff prefer teams. Its a difficult one and either way it seems someone will be upset about the decision. We don't want to use both side by side, its either one or the other. Its the usability bit that bothers me the most as MS always seem to complicate things, whereas Google is easier and cleaner for the end user. A lot of staff aren't tech savvy so if its easier to use then its easier to get them onboard and using it to the benefit of the students who need remote learning.

Hi all, First time post! We are looking at how we can improve our remote learning environment, we currently use Google classroom but are looking at the possibility of moving to Microsoft teams. Has anyone any first hand knowledge of using both and which is preferred both for the management and end user experience? Thanks in advance.