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TED: Jamie Oliver - Teach Every Child About Food18 October 2011
TED is owned by The Sapling Foundation, a private nonprofit foundation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader and there are thousands of videos to inspire, motivate and engage. Some of the talks may act as springboards for teachers to develop and further their own ideas while others will engage and stimulate many of our learners in our schools. Northern Grid Newsletter - September 201112 September 2011Benefit from high quality services included in your broadband priceSubscribers to our newsletter were told about all of the benefits you can get from Northern Grid and the exciting upcoming opportunities throughout the region and beyond. View the NewsletterNorthern Grid Acceptable Use Policy 2011-201212 September 2011
Schools are well aware of the need to keep pupils, teachers, data and systems as safe and secure as possible. All schools need to ensure that they have an up to date Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). To support schools in meeting their eSafety requirements Northern Grid has a responsibility to ensure that the whole Regional Broadband Network continues to be safe and secure. This means that all organisations connected to the network need to abide by a common Northern Grid AUP. As technology changes rapidly this Grid AUP is updated regularly. The Northern Grid Acceptable Use Policy has been endorsed and approved by the Northern Grid Directors who are all senior managers within partner Local... 
Also labeled: Documentation, Guidance, Head Teachers, ICT, NG Services, Northern Grid Created, Publications, Teachers Important Information about Northern Grid Services12 September 2011
This is a collection of useful information about the services Northern Grid offers and what to do if you want to buy a service from us, or if you want to leave us to go elsewhere. The broadband Northern Grid provides to schools and Local Authorities is currently provided through Easynet. Our contract with Easynet will expire on July 31st 2012 and Northern Grid is going through a procurement process to identify who will provide our connectivity after this date This means that information in the documents on this page is likely to change. To make sure you get the most up to date information heads can complete the While this newsletter is written for schools in Darlington, Northern Grid support is available to schools in all of our partner Local Authorities: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, North Tyneside, Redcar and Cleveland, South Tyneside and Stockton. One of our eSafety experts, Simon Finch, was interviewed whilst at Plymouth e-Learning Conference 2011 about several subjects within the areas of eSafety and eSecurity. View the 4 videos below or go to our YouTube Channel. If you need guidance and resources in dealing with these areas visit the eSafety area of our website. Leave some comments below or on the YouTube Channel with your feedback! Thanks! |
The Summer Technology for Learning Newsletter was sent to all schools in Darlington. Articles give details of where schools can go for ICT advice and support, including a summary of what Northern Grid can offer. 
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