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Are you an experienced IT professional looking for your next career move? Are you passionate about helping every child succeed and improve their life chances and go the extra mile? Are you prepared to work flexibly and collaboratively for the benefit of young people? Then the Bishop Fraser Trust would love to hear from you! As part of the next phase of our Trust Growth strategy, we have an incredible opportunity to join our team. We’re at an exciting time in the on-going development of IT function which supports our existing schools - consisting of Bolton St Catherine’s Academy, Canon Slade School, St James’s C of E High School and Bury Church of England High School, with expansion to include additional schools in the near future. The role sits at the Trust central office, working closely with the Trust IT Strategic Lead, and the IT Network Managers from across the schools in Trust. The person we are looking for will possess: • Flexible and clear-thinking skills. • Motivation and drive with the ability to work on their own initiative. • Integrity, be reliable and trustworthy. • A demonstrable record of success to date. • Effective communication skills with the ability to relate well to all stakeholders and external partners. • Clear and accurate reporting skills with the ability to deliver to tight deadlines. You will have the experience, skills and capacity to: • Ensure that the IT and communication systems are operational and purposeful for the teaching, learning and management functions of all schools across the Trust. • Ensure that maintenance and projects are delivered on time and within budgets. • Manage the team of Network IT Managers. • Contribute to the Trust’s IT development planning and systems design. • Actively contribute to the school’s IT vision. • Plan an effective training programme for the IT technicians and wider Academy Trust staff. • Liaise with support providers to ensure efficient resolution to problems. In return we can offer: • A supportive and encouraging staff team. • 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme. • Access to a paid premium healthcare cash plan. For more information please visit our Greater Jobs advertisement

Opens 11th March the job can be found at https://www.hltrust.co.uk/hollingworth-learning-trust-vacancies Questions can be sent to the Trust Operations Manager at [email protected] We are looking for a Senior IT Technician to provide support and management of ICT facilities across the Trust, supporting onsite teams with issues as they arise and ensuring that the highest level of support and security is implemented across all Trust networks. The post-holder will work under an experienced team at a Trust level. We are looking for an experienced Senior Technician with a background in the education sector, who is looking to develop themselves and share their skills and knowledge over multiple sites. Initially the post will be predominately based at Newhouse Academy to support a major refresh to the IT infrastructure, led by the Trust. The post holder will be supported with professional development opportunities suited to their career goals. Hollingworth Learning Trust currently has two academies, Hollingworth Academy and Newhouse Academy. Hollingworth Learning Trust’s core purpose is to make a positive difference to the lives of its children. Its role as a sponsor of both schools is to provide the support, challenge, expertise and resources necessary to significantly improve the provision for education. Our Trust exists to support school improvement and share innovation across all of our schools in order to raise standards, improve provision and unlock potential. The purpose of each school is to improve the life chances of each child regardless of ability, gender, social background or ethnic origin. Our Central Services Support Team are a key part to us supporting schools on their journeys to ‘World Class’.

We have approx 60 Macs (mix of emac, imacs, minimacs) and a G5 Xserve all running Leopard (or Leopard Server in the case of the Xserve). All desktop machines are binded (?!) to Open Directory on the Xserve and Active Directory on the multiple Windows Server 2k3 domain controllers. Every week since binding them to AD we get 3 or 4 desktop macs which appear to have lost their trust with Active Directory. We get the green 'everythings cool' light on both the OD and AD connection in Directory Utility yet we cannot login with any domain user. If we unbind the problematic mac, delete the object from AD and rebind it, systems are all go again. There is no obvious pattern, no specific machines that keep loosing trust, no specific models and we've checked the time which is spot on. We also have an Ubuntu 8.04 file server running samba which in turn authenticates with AD using Likewise open (setup to authenticate a month ago). Interestingly, no one could access the shares this morning so after taking a closer look I found using the 'ls -l' command in the terminal, that the usually assigned group 'domain^users' has been replaced with a gid number. Logging in directly to the server using a network account also failed. This looked rather familiar so after unbinding the server, deleting its AD account and then rebinding it all systems were go again and the gids upon running 'ls -l' had turned back into 'domain^users'. Not really what you want for a file server! If it makes any difference, all the macs and the ubuntu machine are on static ips. After originally thinking that it must be a Mac issue somewhere, I'm now leaning towards it being Server 2003 not liking something. Does anyone have any ideas, pointers or similar experiences? Kev

Required as soon as possible, a Data Officer to provide statistical and data support to both the secondary and primary school within the trust. https://www.ashmoleacademy.org/page/?title=Non%2DTeaching+Vacancies&pid=410 Closing Date: 10am on 29th January 2024 Damian

https://applicant.website/i/9EAA27/vacancy-info/0000001186 The School will be on a rapid trajectory of improvement, that will be sustained over many years, it is a chance to be part of something very special. It will support career development and equip you for a further promotion within our Trust. We are based in Newbury in Berkshire which in itself is in a beautiful area of the country and provides good access to Oxford and London. The area we serve is diverse, and therefore our catchment and students offer a range of expectations and challenges, being able to drive ambitions is key. Greenshaw Learning Trust

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to install SIMS' Attendance module on our teachers' laptops and I'm having some problems. We have a curriculum and an admin network and I have no control over over the admin network - it's being administered by the council's ICT services. So, a while ago I asked them to setup a trust, which they did, but I can only see the share from the curriculum server but not from any of the clients. I have verified there's a two-way trust and I can ping the admin server by name. I've contacted ICT services again, but I've been put on hold and I need to sort it relatively soon. Has anyone else had this issue, or have any ideas on what to do? Is there something I could from my end? Thanks

Hi all, We have a Paxton Net2 server at each of our sites. Within this, there is a department for that site's staff (managed by Salamander) and another for Trust staff. This means whenever a member of the Trust Central Team joins/leaves, we have to make the changes 7 times. I'd like to try and automate this by using our Trust's Net2 server as the 'master department' and then keeping the other sites in sync. In my head, I'm wondering if there is some way to script the export of the department as a CSV (we only populate name and token) which I can then push to the other servers and have them go through the list and add anyone not already on their server, update anyone who has had a new token or got married and expire anyone who exists on the server but not in the CSV. Does anyone know if this is possible or, even better, have a solution for such a scenario? Thank you in advance. Kind Regards, Callum

Hi, Our school has become a MAT recently and one of the things we have to do in the IT department is setup a domain trust so that users at the new school can eventually use their traditional login details to access resources here. The domain names use the forms myschool.sch.uk and newschool.local. However I am having real issues getting the domain trust between the 2 working properly. So far I have: 1. Used OpenSSL to create certificates for all domain controllers involved in both domains. Installed these certificates and the relevant root certificate authority certs so that they can all use LDAP over SSL on port 636. 2. Setup firewall rules between the 2 sites based on Microsofft's documentation here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/179442/how-to-configure-a-firewall-for-domains-and-trusts 3. Setup the DNS so that _msdcs.newschool.local and newschool,local are available here as secondary zones, and setup myschool.sch.uk and _msdcs.myschool.sch.uk as secondary zones on the new school's DCs. These zones are transferring and replicating OK, and I can resolve DNS names for both domains on all servers in both locations. 4. Setup a domain trust (Trust type= forest, 2 way, transitive). I have enabled Kerberos AES encryption on both ends as all DCs are 2012 R2 or newer. I have also validated the trust using Active Directory Domains & Trusts, at both ends on multiple DCs and clients; all receive the result "The trust has been validated. It is in place and active." Now I want to add user and groups to certain roles, however I keep receiving errors stating that the domain controllers required to find the objects I want are not available. This is really odd because the MMC resolves the full domain name for a user or group when I partially type it in and click "Check Names". I have attached a picture of this error, and as you'll be able to see, the GUI is displaying the full name of the user object, and I only typed in the first 3 letters of the username and clicked "Check Names". So, the server is sending the request over to newschool.local and retrieving the user account details, populating the box but then generating an error that it could not contact the domain controller. All the DCs respond to PINGS, so ICMP is actively working between the 2 sites. Run a DCDIAG on all servers, and apart from minor eventlog replication issues, all AD services appear to be functioning properly. I also ran the command remotely on servers from my local machine to make sure that remote functionality was behaving itself, and this generated the same positive results. Any support documentation on the MS site points to DNS issues being the main cause, but as I mentioned above, DNS is replicating, updating and behaving as it should. All relevant servers for AD services are contactable and listed in DNS correctly. Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated as I'm out of ideas now. Regards D

The IT Field Technician will work within the IT Services Team to provide first line support, both remotely and in person, to end users across the Trust. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES, TASKS & DUTIES · Delivering a high level of customer service to customers both remotely and face to face. · Providing remote and in-person support to end users with hardware and software issues. · Receiving and logging incidents into the Trust’s IT Service Desk, ensuring that all required information is collected from the customer in order to prioritise incidents effectively. · Assessing and assigning priorities to tickets and ensuring that all issues are escalated in line with company policy in a timely manner. · Meeting KPI’s ensuring that customer incidents and requests are resolved within the agreed SLA’s · Escalating Problems and Trends to 2nd and 3rd Line Support. · Following predefined Incident & Service Request Management and Change Management processes. · Maintain Software and Hardware Asset Management. · Be aware of current Health and Safety, Data Protection, GDPR and other IT related policy requirements. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Essential: · Proven background working within an IT support role. · Must be articulate, possess excellent IT and communication skills and work well under pressure. · Experience in the deployment and management of Windows 10 clients. · A good knowledge of end user hardware and software applications. · Full UK driving licence and own transport. Qualifications One or more of the following qualifications would be desirable: · Computing Infrastructure Technician Apprenticeship Level 2 (or equivalent) · Certification as an IT Technician (CompTIA, Microsoft, Cisco etc…) We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We operate DBS safeguarding procedures. Applicants invited for interview will be required to complete our standard application form in order to progress their application. Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of 15 January 2021. Contract length: 12 months Application deadline: 15/01/2021 Job Types: Full-time, Temporary Salary: £18,562.00-£19,698.00 per year Benefits: Bike to work scheme Company pension On-site parking Sick pay Wellness programmes Schedule: Day shift Monday to Friday COVID-19 considerations: Risk Assessments in place and regularly reviewed. Experience: I.T.: 1 year (Preferred) https://www.indeed.co.uk/viewjob?jk=9bfca16077005f78&advn=4215348534995389&adid=362286368&ad=-6NYlbfkN0BcAs7ov9PsMVDTAvVYF3v7Zw3C8fKPnPi_xeb3bgr3a7drvq1a2-oxhZ1zKoqJQ4uJs9VNw-GG0TBmm1WXWrP3m5Lovs0xi6mEI02YjWpsf1mY6_lWKx2zWTG27xtanfNNrcgliovQNIyIj6KIYf0e0GAdfucxYr3cvJmtKbbYYXoE35L9iRpIIQqYoRJF-nhvix7nPvecUDbG1qsrj7lW1X1P18WVkUeG3VaRJpAxS4ckyUJxDB7Tdaiqx0Ct2FK2m48fWNSrvlkB-1O10CTKr1crfYjyiZ8OWnJ9qKD1INMYc85izjQq6SJDpY672oPHJXlh0oFBVjQqvj8cLdG4_GDmqcc2wrcjElfAZ3LMoJiKoVUIb75adSwYYp0wCKM%3D&from=serp&from=mobRdr&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indeed.co.uk%2Fjob%2Ftemporary-it-field-technician-9bfca16077005f78&desth=c284c5908364ec1d9c60f68fa022ebe7&prevUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indeed.co.uk%2Fm%2Fjobs%3Fq%3DIt%2Bfield%2Btechnician%26l%3DBoston%252C%2BLincolnshire&tk=1epoe5bbnstug800&dupclk=1&acatk=1epoe5fuusrj7800&pub=6917c08ec3ecf6012dd26f3773156e870cace3277f6b99df&utm_source=%2Fm%2F&utm_medium=redir&utm_campaign=dt

Senior IT Technician required to work across two schools (Bushey Meads School & Little Reddings Primary School), both schools form part of the Bushey St James Trust. Closes - Tuesday 28th June 2016 (12 noon) This is a varied role working across the Trust with no two days being the same and provides many exciting opportunities for the successful candidate. The salary for this post is APT&C Points 23 – 26 (depending on skills and experience) plus London fringe (currently £21,057 – £23,166 p.a. plus £832 p.a.) Additional remuneration is available for an exceptional candidate. For more information and to apply please visit the link below Bushey St James Trust | Senior IT Technician Application forms are attached below, or available via the website Application-Form-Associate-Staff-1.doc Person-Specification-2.doc Senior-IT-Technician-JobDescription-FINAL-5.docx

Apply here: https://www.mynewterm.com/jobs/473796499/EDV-2023-LAT-48562 Website: https://www.learningat.uk/vacancies About ICT: https://www.learningat.uk/ict ICT Strategy: https://link.learningat.uk/ictstrategy Learning Academies Trust are seeking an enthusiastic, hard-working, and dedicated Deputy IT Manager to join our outstanding team and make a positive impact in how we can develop our technology to provide a secure, compliant, collaborative, and productive infrastructure to our schools. We are excited to utilise and invest in a variety of modern technologies and solutions to improve the outcomes and experience of our staff and pupils, and we hope you will be equally as excited at this opportunity to make a difference. You will be joining our centralised ICT team to provide technical support and to aid our IT Operations Manager in the delivery of planned improvements. With the growth of the organisation, this is an exciting time to lead a large-scale project to update and embed technology into numerous schools and enhance the overall operations and delivery of education within our organisation. With soon to be eighteen individual primary schools, the Learning Academies Trust we are largest primary school trust in Plymouth and the first education employer in Plymouth to achieve the Livewell Southwest Wellbeing at Work Bronze Award. The Trust is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all staff and is proud to work closely with official bodies to ensure we have a holistic approach to staff wellbeing. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought for all shortlisted candidates and all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a questionnaire about any convictions or adult cautions that are unspent. Guidance will be given to those shortlisted. Appointment is subject to an Enhanced DBS. Read more...

Hi, this week we've had workstations losing their trust with the domain, some multiple times a day. I looked in the Event Viewer on our 3 domain controllers and there were lots of errors reported by the win2003 server, replication errors. Event Type: Warning Event Source: NtFrs Event Category: None Event ID: 13508 Date: 18/07/2015 Time: 14:23:17 User: N/A Computer: DC Description: The File Replication Service is having trouble enabling replication from PDC to DC for c:\windows\sysvol\domain using the DNS name pdc.domain.town.sch.uk. FRS will keep retrying. Following are some of the reasons you would see this warning. [1] FRS can not correctly resolve the DNS name PDC.domain.town.sch.uk from this computer. [2] FRS is not running on name.domain.town.sch.uk. [3] The topology information in the Active Directory for this replica has not yet replicated to all the Domain Controllers. This event log message will appear once per connection, After the problem is fixed you will see another event log message indicating that the connection has been established. For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. Data: 0000: 21 07 00 00 !... ALSO Event Type: Error Event Source: NTDS Replication Event Category: Replication Event ID: 1864 Date: 20/07/2015 Time: 15:40:35 User: NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON Computer: DC Description: This is the replication status for the following directory partition on the local domain controller. Directory partition: DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=domain,DC=town,DC=sch,DC=uk The local domain controller has not recently received replication information from a number of domain controllers. The count of domain controllers is shown, divided into the following intervals. More than 24 hours: 2 More than a week: 2 More than one month: 2 More than two months: 2 More than a tombstone lifetime: 0 Tombstone lifetime (days): 180 Domain controllers that do not replicate in a timely manner may encounter errors. It may miss password changes and be unable to authenticate. A DC that has not replicated in a tombstone lifetime may have missed the deletion of some objects, and may be automatically blocked from future replication until it is reconciled. To identify the domain controllers by name, install the support tools included on the installation CD and run dcdiag.exe. You can also use the support tool repadmin.exe to display the replication latencies of the domain controllers in the forest. The command is "repadmin /showvector /latency ". For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. It was always my intention to demote our Win2003 server today so that is what I did. I tried to run dcpromo but it errored with a logon failure, so I ran dcpromo /forceremove then removed entries in AD Comp & User and AD Sites & Services. Removed the NS from DNS then ran dcdiag.exe everything passed except for:- Starting test: SystemLog A warning event occurred. EventID: 0x000003F6 Time Generated: 07/21/2015 11:17:22 Event String: Name resolution for the name domain.town.sch.uk timed out af ter none of the configured DNS servers responded. A warning event occurred. EventID: 0x00001695 Time Generated: 07/21/2015 11:17:46 Event String: Dynamic registration or deletion of one or more DNS records associat ed with DNS domain 'domain.town.sch.uk.' failed. These records are used by other computers to locate this server as a domain controller (if the specifi ed domain is an Active Directory domain) or as an LDAP server (if the specified domain is an application partition). ......................... PDC failed test SystemLog I'm wondering why we've got workstations randomly losing their trusts? Is AD healthy apart from the above error? Just got another losing trust The session setup from computer 'WIN7PWPSNB99' failed because the se curity database does not contain a trust account 'WIN7PWPSNB99$' referenced by t he specified computer. Many thanks TG

Hi, My school was recently federated, and as such I have been asked to give the teachers the ability to log on to both schools with the same username and password and with the same Home area and shared drives. We are a kent school and both schools are using the same Internet service provided by EIS. As such, the easiest and least expensive way to link the schools was to open up the ports between both schools. I am now able to remotely log on to their servers and vice versa. This is where things get shakey. I thought the best way to give the teachers what they need was to set up domain trusts (which I have never done before) and then give them the option of which domain to login to on the logon page. I believe I have set up the domain trusts OK. In My schools DNS I can see the federated school and vice versa. When you get to a logon screen here you have the option of which domain to log on to. SO I choose the other schools domain and used a username and password from their domain, but when I do this I get the error message "The system cannot log you on now because the domain is not available". COuld anyone point me in the right direction with this? I'm convinced that I'm either going about this whole thing the wrong way, or I've made some small error in the setup. Thanks,