
Technical resources, guides and weblinks.
11 May 2012
Northern Grid has signed a 5 year contract with BT and will be providing new, fast, affordable and robust broadband connections to schools across the North East of England. The update reports are intended to...
09 May 2012To Our Customers:
Please note that there will be a change freeze activated on the 1st June 2012. No further firewall changes will be accepted after the 31st May 2012. This change freeze will stay in place until the end of the current contract with Easynet which is the 31st July. On the 1st August firewall rule...
19 March 2012
Northern Grid has signed a 5 year contract with BT and will be providing new, fast, affordable and robust broadband connections to schools across the North East of England. The update reports are intended to...
14 November 2011A guide for ICT Team Leaders
Cloud Storage - is it safe to use?
Cloud based storage and online synchronisation offers individuals many benefits, one of which is removing the need to carry flash pens and portable disks around. The question that needs to be asked is what issues are raised by this increasingly popular and free service.
Google Apps and Live@Edu have...
24 March 2011On the rare occasions that there are problems with the Northern Grid network we want to ensure that we are able to keep users informed. We have just launched a notification system that will be used when we have important announcements about service affecting issues. Examples of this would be a disruption of service or notification of an upgrade. It will not be used for day to day...
14 March 2011Please carry out the following checks. If any of the tests fail then your Cachepilot configuration is not providing adequate protection. Contact Easynet Support on 08453334568 for further advice and assistance.
Google Safe Search
Open your browser and type the URL www.google.com a search windows will open click on the search settings...
27 January 2011
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02 December 2010
Why use the E-Security practitioner’s toolkit?
The security toolkit provides clear and relevant practical advice to schools to ensure the safety of network users and protection for the network itself. The toolkit addresses those topics that are key to any sound security and risk management strategy. The...
26 November 2010
Northern Grid's accreditation from Becta has been renewed.
The Becta Accreditation of Internet Services enables schools and other establishments to make an informed choice of a managed internet service provider or web content filtering solution....
22 November 2010
As part of Northern Grid’s fully, accredited manage service, the Email provision delivered to users should provide the following as a minimum set of requirements to meet Accreditation standards.
- At least one mailbox per person within the end user organisation
- Mailbox size has to be a minimum of 20 MB
- Attachment size has to be a minimum of 5...
12 October 2010
Northern Grid can offer a range of e safety services to its partner and non-partner schools as well as the independent sector.
Northern Grid for Learning has a national reputation for its range of support and materials. Resources are available for organisations with...
08 October 2010
Northern Grid has produced this document to assist you in checking that your CachePilot is configured correctly. It contains a list of sites with instructions on how to test your configuration settings correctly and any actions that should be taken from performing these tests; in addition to these test instructions it also contains a list of
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29 September 2010
What features do schools require of a broadband supplier?
A local or regional authority may be considering a public service network serving schools as well as other partners. A school may ask if a commercial provider could provide appropriate educational broadband services. This paper provides an overview of areas that need to be considered when designing broadband ...
17 September 2010

The Technical Service Review is a combination of a remote diagnostic network assessment, the completion of a five minute electronic questionnaire followed by an onsite...
22 July 2010
Northern Grid wishes to engage consultants to support the next procurement of their regional broadband network.
Documents below detail the consultancies for the required technical and legal...
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