Northern Grid for Learning was established in 1999 to work in partnership with 7 Local Authorities in the North East and aims to provide high quality digital learning experiences for educational professionals and their students.

More specifically, Northern Grid will:

• Deliver a world class broadband experience which supports learning across the region.
• Ensure the online safety and protection of all users of the Northern Grid network and their data.
• Deliver high quality services and value for money, bringing significant annual cost savings to Local Authority partners and their schools.
• Promote the take up and embedding of online and digital technologies to better support the outcomes within “Every Child Matters”, “The Children’s Plan” and “Harnessing Technology”.
• Support the delivery of anytime, anywhere learning, exceeding national guidelines for networked systems, security, data storage and personal entitlements.
• Foster school creativity and innovation by supporting the development of best practice and expertise in the use of ICT to optimise learning opportunities and maximise achievements

For more information about Northern Grid, our strategy and the benefits of working with us visit our publications page.

If you would like to know how you can get involved with Northern Grid then visit our Get Involved section.

Along with the 10 English Regional Broadband Consortia and the 3 devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales Northern Grid is a provider of the National Education Network.