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Hi All, We are currently trialing topmarks.ai to mark our mock exam papers for English and History. So far, so good, working pretty well. Just wondering if anyone else is using similar products as we are keen to find one for Science.

As a former user of Nova-T and now a current user of Timetabler (Keith Johnson version), i can say its not too steep a learning curve and Timetabler is slightly better than Nova-T. Yes there are features of both that outweigh the other, but on the whole I find Timetabler easier and once you get your head round how to build the blocking and splits, it schedules and points out issues/changes in an easier more visual way.

SC-900 Sorry for being late, too much on the last week of term.. could i possibly have the link. Thanks in advance.

Hi All, Has anyone received a request for information on mobile usage? Just seems a bit random. Below is what they require. Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request information regarding your school’s policy on the use of mobile phones by students on school premises. For the purposes of this Request, by ‘mobile phone’, we mean any wireless handheld device which allows users to transmit and receive voice, video, or other data. This definition also includes ‘smart phones’ which can perform many of the functions of a computer, often including a touchscreen interface; the ability to access the internet; the ability to download apps; and the ability to connect to other devices, such as a smart watch. Please provide the following information: 1. Is student possession and/or use of a mobile phone during the school day banned or partially banned? Please provide a copy of any relevant policy documents/guidance/codes of conduct. 2. Which of the following most closely matches your school’s policy on mobile phones for students: a) Not on school grounds. b) Collected or placed in locker at start of day. c) Not allowed to be used during day. d) Not allowed to be used, unless teacher allows. e) Only breaks and lunch, unless teacher allows. f) Only breaks and lunch. g) Can use any time. 3. How many mobile phones were confiscated from students during the Autumn Term 2023, and for how long, on average, were these phones confiscated for? If you have any records regarding phone confiscations for the Autum Term 2023, please provide a copy of these records. 4. Does your school’s policy on mobile phones for students also apply to other portable smart technology, such as smart watches? If there are separate policies for other portable smart technology, please provide a copy of any relevant documents/guidance/codes of conduct. Please do share a copy of any other relevant policies/documents relating to the matters in question. I kindly request you provide all information in a digital, written format, or provide links to available information. If you are unable to provide all of the information requested, please respond to as much as you can within the boundaries of the Act. Please respond within 20 working days as per the conditions of the Act. Please do not hesitate to contact me on this email address should any aspect of my request require clarification.

we have some details on there, then other details stored on the one drive

Hi, We have been using Sign in App for our visitor management and fire evacuation registers and its been pretty good. They are now looking to sell us their single central record addon. So, Just wondering if others use software to manage this or, like us, just have a OneDrive with all documents stored there. What kind of pricing too as I imagine they aren't too cheap. I have the webinar next week with a reseller of it so will know a little more then, but was just wondering about peoples solutions were to compare it against. The sales person said its an area of growth and said to share the booking form if anyone else is interested in finding out about it just ask for the link. Could just be another fad software like all the GDPR apps that came out. Suppose all will be revealed next week... haha.

Not much help to you, but, they did this a while back with our version of Smart 16. They turn off the license service for the version and you can't activate the license. We only had two staff who used it by that stage so just stopped using it. They don't offer any support apart from a nice invoice to upgrade, they did offer a bit of discount, but no backtracking.

Thank you so much for this. Its given me a starting point. Think i might just add it to eBay as a job lot with plenty photos. Something better than nothing and the equipment gathering dust when it could be put to use.

Yes, they are custom built. The firm used to build them for different industries and for themselves to do surveying work. Thanks for your info. I think I now know the way to go... bulk list and someone will get a bargain.

Thanks, that's a great help so i can at least look at listing them as possible DJI spares.

Hi All, I'm after advice/sale of some drones that were donated to the school. A local business donated them a few years ago as they were moving towards fixed wing drones and thought we might be able to utilise them. My knowledge of them is no existent and no-one here wants to take on they project so they are just collecting dust. They need controllers and battery packs so I think this has hampered progress with them. One has a broken legs issue, but it looks liek it was before we got it. there are a load of bits and bobs to go with them in a box too. So, We thought about selling them to purchase a parrot drone which look alot easier to work with, but don't know how much they are worth, or if anyone would want them or where to sell them even. Does anyone here have any ideas or information on them? To be honest it would just be good to get them to someone who'd use them. I've attached so photos of them and any information/advice would be grateful.

Fixed this... well I have a solution. Load in safemode, install the drivers, windows doesn't load at all. GO into the recover options and reset the machine using the local files. loads back up with all drivers installed and working... Crazy Machines...

Anyone found that installing the drivers manually, or from the script crashes windows? I have this working on some of them i did in the summer, but now it just won't work.

Hi All, Has anyone else noticed the extra filter on google searches for "show explicit content". (see attached image) As you can see in the image, we have safesearch enabled and the selection of this filter from the dropdown does indeed show the explicit content..... So, Is this something new, or have I missed a setting in the GPO for windows or Admin for Chromebook. Any help advice would be greatly appreciated. We use a Meraki MX100 so looking to see if it has any settings to close this gap in our filtering. Also checking if Sensocloud can close the gap.

Just wondering, has anyone had a complaint from parents to say that money has come out of their account? We have had a query, but I’ve checked mine and my partners, but we’ve had no money come out. Will be ringing schoolcomms ASAP tomorrow to check as it’s a good/believable parent. Then we’ll need to inform parents if it is taking money.