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Sector: Education, IT Salary: Dependent on experience £30K - £45K Additional Benefits offered Nexus Associates is an ICT consultancy that has been specialising in consultancy in the educational arena for over 12 years and has provided services to numerous Academies and BSF programmes leading to successful implementations for our customers. We support our clients to develop an ICT rich environment from the initial building design through to the technical implementation and beyond by providing teacher training programmes that provide skills to staff enabling them to leverage the technology in the schools across the curriculum. Job Description We are recruiting someone who has experience working in a technical solutions development role. In this role the successful candidate will travel to a range of clients predominately located in the mid to Southern regions of the UK are therefore would ideally need live centrally to be able to travel to meetings in these regions. There will also be an occasional requirement to travel UK wide. The role will require the successful candidate to work alongside construction partners through to school teams, providing technical advice on a range of ICT areas as below, often requiring the output to be captured in reports and specification documents. ICT building impact ICT Strategy for Schools Infrastructure design Passive & Active Wireless (Heat Mapping) Network Management Server Solutions Telephony Apple, Android and Microsoft client solutions Mobile Device Management Project Management of ICT solutions Government compliant procurement IT process such as ITIL/FITS When not onsite you will be able to work from home to complete activities as required to meet project deadlines. Our candidate must have proven skills in Information Technology and be willing to develop their skills as industry changes dictate. We are looking for an individual who is self-disciplined, a self-starter and who is happy to take the initiative when given the opportunity and ask for support when needed. We need someone who is: Able to demonstrate a design competency in a wide range of infrastructure technology Presentable, personable and confident working with a wide a wide range of people Able to organise themselves and their tasks Attention to detail Effective time management Able to work individually, as well as in a team Desirable Skills Networking & Comms solution design: HP Accredited Solution Expert in Networking Technologies Educational experience – previous role as a schools Network Manager having gone through a new build/refurbishment programme The candidate must be able to drive, and be willing to travel to clients sites across the UK Career Opportunity This role would suit someone who has been working as a technical consultant or a senior engineer and wishes to broaden their consultancy skills, ideally with some knowledge of the education sector. Working for Nexus Associates you will get to experience a broad range of industries as we interface with professionals from Architects, Construction, Engineering, Educational and Technology backgrounds blending into a delivery team to meet our client’s aspirations. At Nexus we consult on a broad spectrum of technologies including: Smart Building Technologies Large scale Audio Visual design Integrated security systems Converged communications infrastructures Cloud based technologies Educational applications Servers and storage End user devices Our work in education allows us to give young people access to leading edge technology, which is fundamental to their education and their lives within the modern world. Nexus Associates is committed to the development of a fully inclusive workforce. All applications for employment are assessed purely on merit, against the capabilities and competencies required for the role. Nexus Associates does not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, race, faith or sexual orientation. Applicants, please send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

Sector: Education, IT, Construction Salary: Dependent on experience £30K - £48K Additional Benefits offered Technical Consultant Role Nexus Associates is an IT consultancy that has been specialising in consultancy in the IT arena for over 15 years, predominantly for new building programmes for the government many of which are in the education arena, developing the infrastructure requirements to allow for high speed networks in the new environment that will also support legacy solutions to be re-used from the existing IT solutions in the clients’ existing environments. This requires knowledge of the latest technology solutions as well an understanding of a broad range of technologies, to allow us to support our clients to develop an ICT rich environment from an initial building design through to the technical implementation and beyond. Job Description We are recruiting someone who has experience working in a technical solutions development role predominantly around switching and wireless design. In this role the successful candidate will travel to a range of clients located in the mid to Southern regions of the UK are therefore would ideally need live centrally to be able to travel to meetings in these regions and therefore must have a full driving licence and access to a car. There will also be an occasional requirement to travel UK wide. When not onsite you will be able to work from home to complete activities as required to meet project deadlines. Our consultants frequently work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, working alongside Architects, Construction and Engineering Specialists, and technical specialists from our clients teams blending into a delivery team to meet our client’s aspirations. document and present our findings and recommendations and develop these into a specifications that we ultimately will implement for the client via our delivery team. Our candidate must have proven skills in Information Technology and be willing to develop their skills as industry changes dictate. We are looking for an individual who is self-disciplined, a self-starter and who is happy to take the initiative when given the opportunity and ask for support when needed. We need someone who is: • Able to demonstrate a design competency in a wide range of infrastructure technology • Presentable, personable and confident working with a wide a wide range of people • Able to organise themselves and their tasks • Attention to detail with the confidence and ability to present information in reports and at meetings • Effective time management • Able to work individually, as well as in a team Ideally the successful will have demonstrable experience of the following: • IT building impact • IT Strategy Development – taking the clients vision into a practical programme of work • Infrastructure design o Passive & Active o Wireless (Heat Mapping) o Network Management o Server Solutions o Telephony o Apple, Android and Microsoft client solutions o Mobile Device Management • Project Management of ICT solutions • Government compliant procurement • IT process such as ITIL/FITS When not onsite you will be able to work from home to complete activities as required to meet project deadlines. Desirable Skills • Networking & Comms solution design: HP/Cisco/Dell Accreditations in Networking Technologies • New Build experience – such as a previous role as a Network Manager having gone through a new build/refurbishment programme The candidate must have a driving licence, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel to clients sites. Career Opportunity This role would suit someone who has been working as a technical consultant or a senior engineer and wishes to broaden their consultancy skills, ideally with some knowledge of the education sector. At Nexus we consult on a broad spectrum of technologies including: • Smart Building Technologies • Large scale Audio Visual design • Integrated security systems • Converged communications infrastructures • Cloud based technologies • Educational applications • Servers and storage • End user devices Our work in education allows us to give young people access to leading edge technology, which is fundamental to their education and their lives within the modern world. Nexus Associates is committed to the development of a fully inclusive workforce. All applications for employment are assessed purely on merit, against the capabilities and competencies required for the role. Nexus Associates does not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, race, faith or sexual orientation. Applicants, please send a copy of your CV to [email protected] **Approved**

[B]Field Based IT Network Engineer The Company[/B] Nexus Associates is an ICT consultancy that has been specialising in consultancy in the educational arena for over 12 years and has provided services to numerous academies and BSF programmes leading to successful implementations for our customers. We support our clients to develop an ICT rich environment from the initial building design through to the technical implementation and beyond by providing teacher training programmes that provide skills to staff enabling them to leverage the technology in the schools across the curriculum. <table> <tr> <td> [B]The Role[/B] The role requires someone who has excellent experience of designing, implementing, and troubleshooting network infrastructures. Day-to-day activities include an interesting variety of network infrastructure planning/implementation, consultancy support and end-user training. You will lead design and delivery of network solutions leading the search for new technologies and techniques, striving to find the best solutions to the required design criteria. You will be able to quickly and efficiently convert self gathered requirements into a full design and produce an enterprise level solution within the designed networking solution. You will have experience of articulating technical information to non-technical teams and individuals with a professional and approachable manner. [B]Main Duties / Responsibilities[/B] [LIST] [*]Create, request, and present technical specifications and requirements for procurement of new networking equipment [*]Provide Level 2 and Level 3 Support for networking incidents. You will also act as an escalation point for Level 1 and Level 2 support technicians [*]Provide Infrastructure support/implementation in all areas needed, including but not limited to: wide area network, local area network, firewalls, routers and WAN accelerators [*]Create and maintain comprehensive documentation relating to network topology, equipment, configuration, standards and procedures [*]Create designs, project plans, and implement these designs [*]Interface with third party vendors [*]Represent Nexus Associates in a professional and approachable manner [*]Stay current with vendor changes, developments, and updates [/LIST] [B]Knowledge, Skills & Experience[/B] [LIST] [*]The candidate will ideally have had at least 2 years’ demonstrable experience of deploying communications infrastructure and ideally a formal certificate in network engineering e.g. CCNA or HP ASE [*]Formal qualifications or equal experience within an IT discipline e.g. HND / Degree would be an advantage but are not essential. [*]Server infrastructure knowledge is beneficial but not essential. [/LIST] Demonstrable experience of the following; [LIST] [*]Troubleshooting and configuration of WAN/LAN [*]In depth knowledge of Cisco/HP LAN equipment [*]Configuration of Wi-Fi networks including centralised management [*]Network infrastructure design including link aggregation / trunking, switch stacking, redundancy, LAN topologies etc. [*]Physical cable patching of fibre and Ethernet [*]Experience and excellent understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, Routing, QoS/CoS, DNS [*]Network monitoring, troubleshooting and capacity planning [/LIST] Familiarity with: [LIST] [*]VMware [*]Server & Storage Hardware [*]Windows Server & Microsoft Active Directory [/LIST] [B]Personal Attributes[/B] The candidate will be interacting with clients and must therefore be: [LIST] [*]Conscientious with a high attention to detail [*]Confident, friendly and able to deal directly with client queries [*]Willing and able to learn new technologies [*]Self-motivated & self-disciplined. [*]Able to work well as part of a team [*]Able to manage personal workload and priorities and know when to ask for help [*]Flexible in approaching working schedule, since some activities may need to take place out of hours [*]Prepared for travel UK wide to support the setup / maintenance of network infrastructure [*]The candidate must have a valid UK driving licence and access daily to a car [/LIST] When not onsite you will work from home to complete activities as required to meet project deadlines. Job Type: Full-time Salary: £30000 - £45000 /year experience and skills dependent (inclusive of a car allowance) plus expenses Minimum Required experience: [LIST] [*]Network Engineer : 2 years [/LIST] </td> </tr> </table> Nexus Associates is committed to the development of a fully inclusive workforce. All applications for employment are assessed purely on merit, against the capabilities and competencies required for the role. Nexus Associates does not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, race, faith or sexual orientation. Applicants, please send a copy of your CV to [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]

Although this is "old" news, I thought it might be worth posting about since there are some nice new features in Android 4.3, in addition to lots of bug fixes (inc. some relating to proxy servers). Have any EduGeek's upgraded yet? Download Links Factory images for Nexus 4, 7, 10 and Galaxy Nexus [url="https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images"]https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images[/url] USB drivers for Nexus devices [url="https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers"]https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers[/url] OTA URLs Nexus 4: [url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145848"]forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145848[/url] Nexus 7: [url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1745781"]forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1745781[/url] Nexus 10: [url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971165"]forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971165[/url] Galaxy Nexus: [url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170"]forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170[/url] New features An in-depth look at the big (and small) additions to Android Jelly Bean 4.3 Android 4.3 Feature Focus: Multi-User with Restricted Profiles App Ops: Android 4.3's hidden app permission manager. Control permissions for individual apps! Android 4.3 update brings TRIM to all Nexus devices « AnandTech Bugs Fixed AOSP changelog for JDQ39 (4.2.2_r1) to JSS15J (4.3_r2.1) (Full List) 00e8d4c - Turn back on global proxy support b7cb374 - Allow wildcard for bypass proxy 61298b3 - Allow underscore in proxy hostnames 51e4ece - Fix proxy and IP settings fdd5731 - Support 4 DNS servers, up from 2 8058f62 - Support for DNS domain Guides How to update your 2012 Nexus 7 to Android 4.3 (JWR66V) and root it How to flash your Nexus 4 to Android 4.3 (JWR66V) and root it

I've currently got an iPhone 3G and was contemplating stick with the 'dark side' and upgrading to an iPhone 4S! I was temped to make the transition to Android (my GF has an Samsung Galaxy Mini S which seems pretty good for a low spec handset). The main problem is that, as far as I can see, there aren't any other handsets out just now that are really catching my eye. Most of the ones with the same price as the Iphone 4S seem to have inferior specs/hardware. I guess there's the Google Nexus Prime which is about to be released but as much as I like the thought of a 1280x720 screen on a phone I'm not sure I'd want a handset as large as 4.6"! Has anyone on here got an iphone 4S yet? Are there any Android handsets that would be worth considering in place of it?

Nexus Associates is an ICT consultancy that has been specialising in consultancy in the educational arena for over 12 years and has provided services to numerous Academies and BSF programmes leading to successful implementations for our customers. We support our clients to develop an ICT rich environment from the initial building design through to the technical implementation and beyond by providing teacher training programmes that provide skills to staff enabling them to leverage the technology in the schools across the curriculum. Job Description We are recruiting someone who has experience working in a technical solutions development role. In this role the successful candidate will travel to a range of clients predominately located in the mid to Southern regions of the UK are therefore would ideally need live centrally to be able to travel to meetings in these regions. There will also be an occasional requirement to travel UK wide. The role will require the successful candidate to work alongside construction partners through to school teams, providing technical advice on a range of ICT areas as below, often requiring the output to be captured in reports and specification documents. ICT building impact ICT Strategy for Schools Infrastructure design Passive & Active Wireless (Heat Mapping) Network Management Server Solutions Telephony Apple, Android and Microsoft client solutions Mobile Device Management [*]Project Management of ICT solutions [*]Government compliant procurement [*]IT process such as ITIL/FITS When not onsite you will be able to work from home to complete activities as required to meet project deadlines. Our candidate must have proven skills in Information Technology and be willing to develop their skills as industry changes dictate. We are looking for an individual who is self-disciplined, a self-starter and who is happy to take the initiative when given the opportunity and ask for support when needed. We need someone who is: Able to demonstrate a design competency in a wide range of infrastructure technology Presentable, personable and confident working with a wide a wide range of people Able to organise themselves and their tasks Attention to detail Effective time management Able to work individually, as well as in a team Desirable Skills Networking & Comms solution design: HP Accredited Solution Expert in Networking Technologies Educational experience – previous role as a schools Network Manager having gone through a new build/refurbishment programme The candidate must be able to drive, and be willing to travel to clients sites across the UK Career Opportunity This role would suit someone who has been working as a technical consultant or a senior engineer and wishes to broaden their consultancy skills, ideally with some knowledge of the education sector. Working for Nexus Associates you will get to experience a broad range of industries as we interface with professionals from Architects, Construction, Engineering, Educational and Technology backgrounds blending into a delivery team to meet our client’s aspirations. At Nexus we consult on a broad spectrum of technologies including: Smart Building Technologies Large scale Audio Visual design Integrated security systems Converged communications infrastructures Cloud based technologies Educational applications Servers and storage End user devices Our work in education allows us to give young people access to leading edge technology, which is fundamental to their education and their lives within the modern world. Nexus Associates is committed to the development of a fully inclusive workforce. All applications for employment are assessed purely on merit, against the capabilities and competencies required for the role. Nexus Associates does not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, race, faith or sexual orientation. Applicants, please send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

I work in a primary school and we have 9 x Nexus 7 tablets. I have been able to download Expeditions app but cannot use the app. When launching 'guide' mode the app shuts down. I can launch in 'explorer' mode and detect a guide on the Nexus (am able to launch the guide on a Samsung tablet) but the expedition does not start. I have tried this on both the schools' Dell /Aruba wifi, dual band, and at home just in case there was an issue on the schools network. The Nexus 7 has the latest ios 5.1.1. I would appreciate any advice, we have had a demonstration by a Google representative and the school is very keen to use our own devices. Thanks in advance

Sector: Education, IT Salary: Dependent on experience £30K - £48K Additional Benefits offered Nexus Associates is an ICT consultancy that has been specialising in consultancy in the educational arena for over 14 years and has provided services on numerous educational ICT programmes leading to successful implementations for our customers. We support our clients to develop an ICT rich environment from the initial building design through to the technical implementation and beyond by providing teacher training programmes that provide skills to staff enabling them to leverage the technology in the schools across the curriculum. Job Description We are recruiting someone who has experience working in a technical solutions development role. In this role the successful candidate will travel to a range of clients predominately located in the mid to southern regions of the UK and therefore would ideally need to live centrally to be able to travel to meetings in these regions. There will also be an occasional requirement to travel UK wide. The role will require the successful candidate to work alongside construction partners through to school teams, providing technical advice on a range of ICT areas as below, often requiring the output to be captured in reports and specification documents: • ICT building impact • ICT Strategy for Schools • Infrastructure design - Passive & Active - Wireless (Heat Mapping) - Network Management - Server Solutions - Telephony - Apple, Android and Microsoft client solutions • Mobile Device Management • Project Management of ICT solutions • Government compliant procurement • IT process such as ITIL/FITS When not onsite you will be able to work from home to complete activities as required to meet project deadlines. Our candidate must have proven skills in Information Technology and be willing to develop their skills as industry changes dictate. We are looking for an individual who is self-disciplined, a self-starter and who is happy to take the initiative when given the opportunity and ask for support when needed. We need someone who is: • Able to demonstrate a design competency in a wide range of infrastructure technology • Presentable, personable and confident working with a wide range of people • Able to organise themselves and their tasks • Attention to detail • Effective time management • Able to work individually, as well as in a team Desirable Skills: • Networking & Comms solution design: HP/Cisco/Dell Accreditations in Networking Technologies • Educational experience – previous role as a schools Network Manager having gone through a new build/refurbishment programme The candidate must be able to drive, and be willing to travel to client sites across the UK Career Opportunity This role would suit someone who has been working as a technical consultant or a senior engineer and wishes to broaden their consultancy skills, ideally with some knowledge of the education sector. Working for Nexus Associates you will get to experience a broad range of industries as we interface with professionals from Architects, Construction, Engineering, Educational and Technology backgrounds blending into a delivery team to meet our client’s aspirations. At Nexus we consult on a broad spectrum of technologies including: • Smart Building Technologies • Large scale Audio Visual design • Integrated security systems • Converged communications infrastructures • Cloud based technologies • Educational applications • Servers and storage • End user devices Our work in education allows us to give young people access to leading edge technology, which is fundamental to their education and their lives within the modern world. Nexus Associates is committed to the development of a fully inclusive workforce. All applications for employment are assessed purely on merit, against the capabilities and competencies required for the role. Nexus Associates does not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, race, faith or sexual orientation. Applicants, please send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

Good Evening all, I work in many primary schools and I have one primary school that has just purchased a batch of google nexus 7 tablets. I was wondering if anyone working within a primary school could recommend me any apps that would be useful to purchase for the students. Also any free ones. Because this is new for the school, I thought I'd ask in the hopes that some of you may have used some apps that you find useful within your primary schools. Thanks in advance. Darren