Networking for schools
Flexible, ultra-reliable network solutions to connect and empower the modern classroom – better results for your school and your students
Deliver seamless digital learning at scale
Schools and trusts must be ready to deliver and support digital learning experiences and keep pace with soaring growth in data and device usage. Digital learning has removed the boundaries of the traditional classroom, standardising the use of digital tools and applications by every student and educator. But delivering uninterrupted digital learning requires an adaptive, modern network with the speed, security, and reliability education environments demand. In collaboration with our partner HPE Aruba Networking, we have curated a range of leading wired, wireless, and software solutions for robust connectivity and control.
Meeting the DfE's technology standards
The Department for Education has published a set of digital and technology standards for schools and colleges. These standards should be used as guidelines to help your school choose the right digital infrastructure, leading to safer and more cost-efficient practices - we design our networks to ensure we meet or exceed these specifications; you can read more about three of the standards relating to school networking in our blog series:
Most importantly, ensuring your network is up to date also enables new learning opportunities.
Five ways to enrich the lives of your learners
1. Preparation
Enabling your pupils to learn in a culture that sets them up to prosper in our modern digital world.
2. Collaboration
Increased confidence working with peers and teachers on projects and easier document sharing.
3. Accessibility
With a higher volume of devices connected simultaneously and guaranteed internet access, students are empowered to take an active role in their learning.
4. Inclusivity
Teachers find it easier to adapt pupils’ lessons to appeal to different learning styles by easily integrating them with connected devices.
5. Efficiencies
Eliminating technology issues such as outages and planning maintenance ensures that teachers can prepare lessons effectively and students can learn productively.
Your partner in networking
Discover secure, always-on network solutions from RM and HPE Aruba Networking.
Always-on
availability
Enable seamless roaming with AI-powered network optimisation to ensure users get the best possible network performance regardless of device or application.
Simplified
deployment
Deploy, configure, and update your access points, switches, and network controls with a single user-friendly interface and automated software upgrades.
Proactive
visibility
Maximise network up-time, optimise user experiences, and troubleshoot issues before they disrupt learning with AI-based alerts and centralised network monitoring.
Streamlined
costs
Take advantage of a fully featured infrastructure and limited lifetime warranty to reduce license costs and complexity while removing the need to manage support contracts.
Flexible networking to suit all school needs
Enhance productivity and adapt to changing network demands with enterprise-grade wired, wireless and software network solutions from HPE Aruba Networking.
Wired Networking
Connect, protect, and simplify networking with Aruba switches:
- From small to large deployments, HPE Aruba Networking’s comprehensive portfolio of switches provides ideal solutions for education and the flexibility to scale.
- Deliver best-in-class user experiences with a resilient and highly available wired network driven by industry leading performance.
- Built-in analytics and intuitive management tools ensure your wired network meets the constantly evolving needs of your users.
Wireless Networking
Enable uninterrupted learning and adopt the latest digital capabilities with enterprise-grade Wi-Fi performance, security, and flexibility:
- Automatically steer users to the best-performing access points.
- Deliver always-on availability for seamless network roaming.
- Enable fast guest access with the Aruba Instant On captive portal.
Aruba Central
Discover cloud-based network management from a single, unified dashboard for easy monitoring and control:
- Identify and resolve network issues before they disrupt learning with AI alerts.
- Monitor, provision, and configure your network from a single point of control.
- Easily deploy new services, onboard users, and create policies at scale.
"After the network upgrade, we can now provide robust stable connectivity, with numerous students online concurrently".
Partnering with RM and Hewlett Packard Enterprise?
RM has more than 50 years of dedicated experience helping schools and trusts embrace digital learning through best-in-class technology solutions. We only work with technology vendors we trust and judge to best meet the needs of the modern connected classroom.
What’s more, our expert team will work closely with you to identify and deploy the best possible network solution for your school, factoring in your school’s layout, device usage, and other potential disruptors.
Our curated portfolio of HPE Aruba Networking solutions are handpicked and rigorously tested to ensure they can withstand the industry’s rising network demands. HPE Aruba solutions are also designed to connect and protect users at scale, with flexible management controls and software to accommodate a wide range of learning tools and applications.
