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Hi all, Anyone with any experience of Cisco Phone systems give me a heads up on how to enable International calling for a user and also enable nhs 111 number for a user. I can't for the life of me find where the setting is Regards, TMAHA

As retained recruitment partners ESP are seeking to appoint a Data Manager with the technical knowledge, educational experience and customer support skills to manage the data related services and lead a small team to drive innovative and efficient use of technology within the school. The British International School, Riyadh caters for students aged 3-18. 50% of students are British but over 50 nationalities are represented within the student body. The school is accredited by the Council of British International Schools (COBIS) and the Council of International Schools (CIS). The recent British School overseas inspection described the BIS curriculum as “outstanding” and states that “students demonstrate outstanding attitudes, behaviour and personal development. They take a pleasure in their own success and that of others”. In a recent confidential survey staff overwhelmingly stated that they enjoy working at the school. We now seek to add to our team a well qualified Information systems manager / sims manager / data manager / Web services manager. The ideal candidate will: • have excellent computing skills, able to easily manage and analyse data using MS Excel; • have a depth of experience using and supporting Capita SIMS software; • be skilled in, or willing to learn about, the construction and maintenance of school timetables; • understand the purpose of a VLE (preferable FROG) and be able to guide and support staff in making the most of the software tools available; • have experience of creating and implementing assessment tracking systems; • possess ability to work under pressure and to respond to rapidly changing priorities and demands; • be customer focused; • show evidence of excellent leadership and project management skills; • understand and appreciate the role of social media in marketing and public relations; • have an abundance of good humour and initiative. The successful candidate will: • manage the Helpdesk, MIS & Website systems, supporting over 3000 users; • embrace change and plan, deliver and review new innovative systems to improve efficiency; • provide a regular schedule of training and develop resources to support staff learning; • keep the school’s leadership team informed of new uses of technology in education; • be self-motivated and enjoy working flexibly in a busy environment To apply for this position please submit your cv to [email protected] for initial review. The school are looking to hire someone by February next year although they reserve the right to make an earlier appointment if a suitable candidate applies. ESP are managing the recruitment process from the UK including initial pre-screen interviews and technical tests as appropriate. The package includes generous salary and overseas allowance for an initial 2 year contract, free education for up to 2 children, car loan, training, medical cover, transport, accommodation, insurance and assistance in many areas like visa’s etc

Hi, Any International SIMS users out there please raise your hands. Was thinking about setting up a group for us, so we can share information / issues specific to us independent, international schools. Interested to know, size of schools, usage of SIMS, do you have SLG, any issues you currently face with the software.... Vik

MIS (iSAMS) and Data manager required, Switzerland, to start as soon as possible. Salary information is confidential in Switzerland, but will be discussed with applicants invited to interview. MIS/Data Manager & Trainer PM if you wish to discuss life in Switzerland.

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I love this site already btw. I am thinking of blogging about my current work with Becta, Naace, British Council, DCSF, QCDA and Janet. I am in a job whereby I try to get schools to take funding (we handle around £10M available each year), to build networks, get young people connecting and communicating and finding out what their peers in other countries think of the UK and want to find out about life in the UK. It is usually a complete revelation when they realise that young people worldwide are interested in the UK and what is going on. We link our projects to history, citizenship, arts, sport, science and geography. We support projects (investigative, live and real) about fair trade, water reserves, Islam, rights, cultural identity, climate change, the Olympics, slavery, music and technology. I've just returned from an inspiring event organised by Teach First and many of the teachers I spoke to thought that this would be effective for school improvement in the schools where they work. We have endorsement for what we do from all the above bodies. It is even on the SEF and is recognised by Ofsted (well we did our homework!). We support schools to realise this through learning platforms, mobile technologies, live interactions.... The good practice is out there - teachers are skyping, blogging and web-conferencing. Do you think people on EG are up for a blog about this?