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Hi Steve, thanks for the reply. I installed it 3 days ago. Is there a way to force the check to take place? Thanks

Hi all, When attempting to upgrade Configuration Manager to version 2111 I am getting the following prerequisite error: [Failed]:Configuration Manager requires at least .NET version 4.6.2 for site systems, clients, and the console. To minimize disruption, before you run Configuration Manager setup, update .NET and restart the system. If possible, install the latest version of .NET 4.8. For more information, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2165437. I already have .NET 4.8 installed but it doesn't seem to be detecting this? I installed .NET 4.8 via the standalone installer so it doesn't show in 'Installed Windows Updates'. Has anyone else had this issue and if so how did you fix it? Thanks Steve

Do you want a job where you make a difference to the lives of children and young people? Do you want to be inspired on a daily basis by your work? Vacancy for: ICT Technician SCALE 5 – 37 HOURS (Term time + 1 week) SALARY £18,876 TO £21,241 An exciting opportunity is available for someone looking for a career working in the education sector or a fresh challenge in an inspiring learning environment across the Specialist Partnership Provision, where we provide children and young people with ‘second chance’ learning. It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join the Barnsley and Kirklees Special Provision Partnership. We’re a new, bold partnership, formed through the collaboration of Springwell Learning Community, Greenacre School and Joseph Norton Academy. Through our collaboration we are able to provide unique opportunities for our children, our staff and the communities we serve. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, hard-working and creative professional to join the Partnership as our ICT Technician. The primary purpose of the role is to support staff in their use of ICT which will include troubleshooting problems, working with a broad range of technologies, the implementation of a number of ICT strategies and to promote and support Teaching and Learning. You will also be required to share knowledge and provide ICT support as and when required. This is an important position in the partnership to support the learning of students through the use of ICT. As part of the role there will be an opportunity to develop IT systems and research and develop emerging technologies to support the learning in school. You will be part of a small team providing support across the three schools. Successful candidates will be responsible for: ● Assisting/ delivering training and supporting staff, as and when required, on the use of new ICT developments ● Assisting with the maintenance and replacement of all ICT infrastructure across school as required ● Assisting with the management and maintenance of stock and records of ICT consumables across the estate ● Assisting with the management of the school’s ICT Support Helpdesk Ticketing system ● Provide staff and students with specialised support for the use of specialist technologies ● Provide staff and pupils with support in the use of computers and software for teaching, learning and administration ● Support teachers and support staff in the use of ICT to enhance student learning ● Research and investigate new ICT equipment and software and feedback to the School ICT Team ● Assist in creating documentation/support guides for Partnership staff ● Provide remote support to staff either via electronic means or physically traveling to remote sites ● Liaise with third party providers of third party services and raise support calls where applicable Post holders require: ● Level 2 qualification in English and Maths or equivalent ● NVQ/HND in computing/ICT discipline ● Significant experience in providing ICT support services ● Experience in supporting more than two of the following technologies; Windows, Apple/iOS & other similar devices; printers and print management solutions; projectors, IWBs and other interactive teaching technologies; internet and network connectivity; Microsoft Office Application Suite + Office 365; Arbor or equivalent management information systems; Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 & 8. Moving to Windows 10;G-Suite ● Experience of supporting a local networking infrastructure. ● Knowledge / support of iOS/Android Mobile Device Management Software. ● Up to date knowledge of ICT Hardware, Software, Applications and Systems. About us Specialist Provision Partnership Our aim is to provide the best possible care and education for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and children and young people with severe and complex needs. Unconditional Positive Regard is at the centre of what we do. As a provision we are welcoming, caring, safe, warm and believe that all our pupils can be supported and empowered to succeed. We create individual and personalised pathways for pupils that are built around their varied needs. We believe in working closely with our families and carers and welcome their support, but also realise that at times they will need our support too. We work closely with other agencies and schools to make sure we do all we can to make learning and life the best it possibly can be. Wellspring Academy Trust At Wellspring Academy Trust, we believe that every school is unique, because it has a unique history, it serves a unique community context and is full of unique individuals. We value and celebrate the unique identities of our academies. We encourage them to innovate, create and develop their uniqueness because we want others to learn from them. Excellence is about diversity, not conformity. We do not believe that one size fits all. If you would like to discuss or find out more about this post, please contact Steve Savage, IT Manager, via email [email protected] Completed applications should be e-mailed to [email protected] Your letter of application should outline why you feel your experience makes you a strong applicant for this exciting opportunity The closing date for this post is: Friday 5th February at 8.00am. We expect that interviews will take place during the following week. Special Partnership Provision is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure and barring services check. http://springwelllearningcommunity.co.uk/ http://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/

Yeah, we use Arbor so it's accessible from any machine. I guess I'm looking for arguments to feed back to 'get my way' ...... the right way

Hi, I'm the IT Engineer in school. The interesting thing about us is that we are a special needs school and the teachers often use the register as a means of engaging the students at the start of a lesson. In Arbor the pupils faces come up and the pupils names and faces come up when taking the register..... We have the same problem with the Plasmas with built in PC at the front of class. Thanks Stephen

Thanks for your response. We have staff laptops which tend to be on a desk somewhere around the classroom so they are separate to the plasma at the front of the classroom so unfortunately output options isn't an option for us and nor is freeze My feeling is that the register should be taken on the staff laptop so only the member of staff taking it has access to it. Thanks Steve - - - Updated - - - Hi, interesting point, I will contact our MIS (Arbor) to ask the question. Thanks Steve

Hi all, MIS GDPR question - what's your take on the register being taken on the plasma/whiteboard at the front of class. For me it's a no but I am receiving some pushback from school leadership/IT management. I'd appreciate opinions either way. Thanks

Hi All, Having some difficulty with the OSK in windows 10 on our classroom screens. As you all know in Windows 7 if you touch a text box/anything which requires text input then the OSK pops up and then hides again when you touch off the box. Not so in Windows 10 and after doing a bit of forum hunting I can't find a suitable solution. Typing OSK into the start menu every time it is needed isn't great and there are reg fixes to make it available in the taskbar. There is even an option in Windows 10 settings to 'Automatically show the touch keyboard in windowed apps when there's no keyboard attached to your device' - but what if I also have a keyboard attached? So there are semi-workarounds but no fixes So far I'm drawing a blank so any help would be great!! Thanks Steve

The solution to this was quite strange. I found that if I turn off the option to 'Set time automatically' on the phone the error stops. Maybe this is due to a discrepancy between Microsofts time service and the certificate time? Anyway its now resolved.

Hi, We are running emails on Office 365. When the head takes his phone home he gets the following error regarding his school e-mails: 'It appears that there's a problem with the certificate for outlook.office365.com'. When he is in school the error is not present. He is using a Nokia Lumia 630. Any ideas? Thanks Stephen

Hi, You can use group policy to specify what a new tab does ie. open home page. This policy 'Specify default behaviour for a new tab' can be found in User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer. Thanks Stephen

Hi, In control panel>Pen and Touch>Touch I want to disable 'Enable multi-touch gestures and inking' but whenever I disable this, apply and return to the setting it is re-enabled. I have done some research and Microsoft suggest installing the latest version of the touchpad driver which I have done but with no success. This is the same on different models of laptop in different scenarios (both touch screen laptops and non touch screen laptops plugged into touch screen TVs). The reason I want to disable this is because we have children who are unable to touch the screen with one finger so interactive games are unresponsive or over-responsive when touched with the back or palm of a hand. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Stephen

Hi, Any suggestions for an AV/Network installation company covering the WF7 area? Thanks

Thanks for your in depth response - would you be able to expand on it? Any recommendations for software? Have you used any cameras you know to be good for this tech? Thanks Stephen

Hi All, I'm looking into green screen technologies for our small 11-19 Special School. Does anyone have any experience with this or can recommend any products? Thanks Stephen

The school in question don't have a school bell - I think the main issue is out of sync clocks so some kids are down 5 - 10 minutes before others. Back to the question would that be a 'no, there is no way to do this in SIMS'? Cheers

Hi all, One of my school wants to know if there is a way to set up alerts which flash up through SIMS.net to remind teachers of breaks, lunch and the end of school. I am aware of the individual alert option however is there a way to set up scheduled alerts which go out to all staff and repeat everyday? Here hoping. Thanks Stephen

Hi all, One of my schools have recently purchased a set of the new LEGO cameras (made by Digital Blue) with The LEGO Stop Animation suite 1.0.0. After installation of the software onto a networked machine, I plug the camera into the PC and the software asks me if I want to transfer the contents from the camera to the PC. I say 'Yes' and it appears to be transfering but errors. The content is, however, transfered into my documents. It would appear that the software is not able to read this 'My Documents location. If I install the software on a local machine and do the same method it works ok and the files are displayed within the software but it would appear that on a network machine where the my documents points to a UNC path it cannot read it. The same happens when I save an animation, it says it cannont save the file it but it does, again to 'My Documents'. Also the update feature does not work and it says that there is no internet connection, which there is. I contacted Digital Blue about these issues and there response was simply 'We do not support this product for netoworked machines and we have no intentions of releasing any updates in the future to support this.' Now maybe it's just me but I'm thinking that they are being a bit silly since 90% of the schools I work in have the now outphased DigiBlue cameras and they appear to be phasing themselves out of the market. (My Opinion) Any ideas would be gratefully received. Thanks