With the workload for staff increasing, and budgets constantly decreasing, schools want to find cost-effective technology that just works. Google for Education has a solution that was built for education that will reduce costs in not only money spent but also in time.
RM Education has many years of experience in change management and implementing new technologies and as a Google for Education Partner, we can take the pain away by making your school’s journey to Google simple. From purchasing the end-user devices and associated management licences, through to the embedding of Google Apps for Education into the school.
We offer a comprehensive set of services, including: setup, training and support to help give your staff the skills and confidence they need. Our dedicated team of experts can advise you on how best to embrace and embed these services to support collaborative learning, regardless of how big or small your school or budget is.
We understand that every school has their own challenges and by working together we will take time to understand where you are now and where you would like to be. With our experience in implementing Google services for both individual schools and multi academy trusts, we will work with you to establish your vision and strategy for teaching and learning and develop a full plan for your adoption of Google for Education.
When used in the right way, technology can enhance teaching and learning and with our unique experience in education, we are keen to support you in harnessing the benefits technology can bring to maintain academic excellence and innovation in order to contribute to raising standards and attainment within your school.
Whether you’re familiar with Google for Education or completely new, we take the pressure out of understanding and executing all the tasks that are required to setup your Google Apps service.
Our Google for Education services are flexible and scalable to work to your ICT requirements, helping you make an easy transition to Google at your own pace, whilst reducing the risks and impact of change.
Our Google for Education Consultancy is designed to help your staff adapt and successfully manage the changes within your organisation, to enhance learning opportunities and give your staff the skills and confidence they need to use Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks.
"RM have been incredibly supportive in the training and implementation of the Google Chromebooks and extended Chrome Device Management software suite in our school. They have provided personal and group staff training in a clear step by step manner that people of all ages and IT experience could follow and then also provided in class support so we could implement what we have learned in a way to maximise student learning and minimise teacher workload. I recommend RM's services most highly”
Our absolute focus is to give your school community the confidence that regardless of where you are in your Google journey, you will get a solution that meets your specific requirements. Our experienced and professional support team are on hand to help you every step of the way.
To find out more about how RM Education can help make your adoption of Google for Education simple, call us free on 0800 046 9798, email networks@rm.com or complete the contact form below.
Google Apps for Education is a free suite of tools that encourages communication and collaboration between both staff and students. Google offer a device neutral solution that works effortlessly across all devices. Regardless of the device, users will get the same experience.
Google Classroom is an app within Google Apps for Education. With Google Classroom, teachers can create assignments, set due dates and provide feedback to students in real time. Students and staff can work on documents both individually and collaboratively as everything is easily accessible, regardless of the location or device they are using.
Other apps within the free set of tools include Gmail, Calendar, Docs and Drive and all provide anytime, anywhere, learning, on any device.
Google’s easy to manage, affordable devices encourage learning on the go both inside and outside of school. Both Google Chromebooks and Android Tablets are easy to set up, taking minutes instead of days.
Teachers can have the confidence that they can walk into a classroom and just teach. With a battery life that will last for the school day and the ability to boot up in under 8 seconds, Google devices take the stress out of technology in the classroom.
When a teacher walks into a classroom, they want to be able to start their lesson quickly with minimal distractions. By using Google Apps for Education, teachers have access to all their resources in one place. Documents can be saved in their Google Drive and then pushed out to students using Google Classroom. It's no longer necessary to print worksheets, hand them out, collect them in at the end of the lesson and then spend hours marking them that evening.
Teachers can communicate with their students and provide real time feedback, keeping their students engaged and productivity high.
Google for Education was designed for the classroom and built for learning. With Google Classroom pupils can collaborate on work both inside and outside of the classroom, start discussions during lessons and discreetly request help if they are falling behind in lessons.
Google Apps for Education keeps students on track as they have all their resources in one place with reminders when certain assignments are due and instant feedback from their peers and teachers.
It can often be a challenge as a headteacher to balance the large number of priorities that you are responsible for: communicating and collaborating with staff and students, saving money, Ofsted, and more.
With Google Apps for Education, it is the small gains, that when added up, really make the difference. Time spent arranging meetings is time that could be spent focusing on your school improvement plan. Time spent at the photocopier is time that could be spent in the classroom.
The significant savings that can be made both in time and cost, allow you to make further investments in the improvement of teaching and learning.
With the increasing use of technology in schools, IT managers are often expected to manage a large number of devices on top of their existing day to day role. The Google management console reduces this pressure with the ability to centrally manage your devices regardless of location.
With Google devices, setup reduces to minutes instead of hours, bootup time reduces from minutes to seconds, and the time spent managing technology in the classroom reduces dramatically.
Westerings Primary Academy is a small Primary Academy in Essex which invested in Google Apps for Education, refreshing their old devices at no cost and removing their servers; saving them time and money and improving collaboration and learning experiences in a serverless environment. Watch some of the changes that the school has seen in teaching, learning and efficiency since they made the move to the cloud.
We have a stringent RM Recommends testing and validation process to ensure that the hardware we offer to schools is made for education. As a result of this process we have selected a 14” Chromebook and an 11” ruggedised Chromebook
Utilising our relationship with HP we are now able to offer any UK school or academy the opportunity to trade in any old device to get up to half the price of your new Chromebooks off as cash back.
This scheme will allow you to get the latest devices at a fraction of the cost you’d normally pay, Further to this, HP can collect the products to be traded-in in certain cases, meaning you can recycle your old computers quickly, responsibly and without the usual headache.
If you are looking to purchase device management licences for your Google for Education devices, you can link to RM Education as your reseller to receive preferential management console licence prices and gain access to our digital leader programme.
Our digital leader programme has been designed to support your digital transformation by empowering students to become digital leaders.
To link to RM as your reseller is simple and will not impact your domain.
Navigate to the URL: admin.google.com/TransferToken
Read and agree to the Google for Education terms and conditions
Click on the ‘Generate Transfer Token’ text
Supply us with your Token and school details* by email: google@rm.com
This step is optional. If you wish to restrict RM access follow these steps
*Please ensure you provide us with your Transfer Token, school name, Google Apps for Education domain name, and if you are already an RM customer, your RM Customer ID.
To find out more about the range of products and services that RM can offer, please download a copy of the Transform your Digital World with Google for Education brochure.
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