Deaks

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/bsf/14643-kent-bsf-wave-3-11-schools-northgate.html

http://www.mascalls.kent.sch.uk/pdfs/JobADs/ICTTechnician.zip Taken from the KCN mailing list.

Kent Jobs - Mobile Cumputer Scheme Administrator - MALLING SCHOOL from Kent Messenger

Kent Jobs - ICT Technician - HIGHVIEW SCHOOL from Kent Messenger

Kent Jobs - ICT Technician - CASTLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL from Kent Messenger

https://jobsearch.kent.gov.uk/pages/job_search_view.aspx?jobId=7021

My understanding is that up to now at least LEAs have not been able to bid for BSF contracts as it's a conflict of interest. Not sure if you mean or think that in Kent the bidder was somehow connected to the LEA but it was not. Land Securities and Northgate are no different to RM and they're overall bidding partner, ie. companies who were simply bidding for the contract with no prior connection with the LEA.

Damn, it's too far for me or it would be perfect. Travelling from Herne Bay to maidstone daily would put a huge dent in the pay packet.

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/educational-jobs/34616-2x-technician-bsf-kent.html#post323734

Northgate-is - Careers Should I apply? (They just sacked me as NM).

Comments removed following an email from Northgate HR. I will no longer comment on this matter. [email protected]

It's a little unclear where this is coming from. I heard it from Alan Day as Kent wanting this as part of the contract. I raised it with Northgate in the pre-tuping meetings and was told that they were not aware of this requirement. It has since been raised by our new line manager(s) and I've pointed this discrepancy out to them, and pointed out that tupe protects our working hours. I'm waiting to hear back. As a general update I'm afraid I'll have to say "no comment". Now that I'm employed by Northgate I don't feel comfortable commenting in an open forum on how things are going either in relation to them as my employer, or as a supplier to the school.

Complete autonomy for now. They have stressed very firmly that they do not want to come in and tell us how to do things as we're already running quite smoothly. They will just offer support and suggestions. This may not be the same for all schools though, if they're thought to have weaker departments that need some input.

Well, it's my first day as a Northgate employee. I received a welcome pack and a copy of my contract in the post on Friday, no surprises so far. Someone from the company will be coming in to see us this week, and then there's a couple of induction days later in the month. Not really much else to tell at the moment as they're been very clear that it will be business-as-usual for us for a few months yet. Our Northgate contract manager came in to see us briefly a couple of weeks back. The surprise was that we already knew him as he used to teach here a few years ago. He left to work for RM and is now with Northgate. Outside of the ICT strand building work has now started in ernest. Nothing new to us here as there's been some kind of building works going on almost constantly for ten years now. BSF should prove the most challenging though as just about every department is being moved at some point.

Yep, I added the hot-swap sata card becuase the mobo didn't support it.