The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) brings together organisations from industry, charities and the public sector to work with the Government to...
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The Internet is a wonderful resource providing information and learning activities. It has a darker side, of information not appropriate to learners. Schools should be aware of the potential dangers taking measures to ensure...
The “credit crunch” and the inevitable squeeze on public finances will be of concern to schools, Governing Bodies and senior managers. All managers and teachers will be reassured to know that through their LA’s partnership with Northern Grid, broadband costs to schools are amongst the lowest in
09 June 2009
Understanding E Safety and Managing the Risks is a guide for schools in developing an e-safety strategy.
The...
29 May 2009
A PDF version of our E-Safety leaflet. Includes advice regarding many E-Safety issues.
29 May 2009
Northern Grid has been reviewing its three year strategy for 2009 to 2012. The strategy has been developed in consultation with schools and Local Authorities. It outlines the company's vision, aims and objectives and describes how its work will link to National initiatives.
22 January 2009
Virtual learning environments (VLEs) use computers to allow remote access to learning materials. As the routine use of computers becomes all pervasive, there is an expectation that VLEs will form a significant part of the next generation's experience of learning.
This survey, produced by Ofsted, evaluates how VLEs are...
20 January 2009
This briefing note has been compiled in response to the request, in the Byron Review of e-safety in schools, for a short study of what schools are saying in their self-evaluation forms about e-safety.
Ofsted conducted a small-scale study of 100 self-evaluation forms of schools that were being inspected in the summer...
12 January 2009
How to conserve network bandwidth and improving browsing response times
Busy networks create congestion, this congestion results in poor response times when browsing the Internet. Reducing congestion is easy, simply request websites that will be accessed in the next few days or weeks to be downloaded to your Cachepilot...
13 March 2008
Every Child Matters focuses on giving each child the support they require.The emerging emphasis on personalised learning is closely tied with ECM outcomes and is a rapidly developing central educational theme.The personalised learning space and many management processes depend on the broadband networks that Local Authorities have been very...
Various publications, mainly from the Northern Grid for Learning.
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