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Racing towards STEM success: Year 8 pupils experience motorsport careers at Brands Hatch
What happens when you combine 60 enthusiastic Year 8 pupils, a British Touring Car Championship racing car, and a day of hands-on STEM challenges? The answer: an unforgettable learning experience...
RM Unify
Go, go, Google Groups! And a peek at the RM Unify roadmap
Greetings everyone, I hope your 2025 academic year is going well, particularly where RM Unify user and group provisioning is shouldering the bulk of the work in creating those accounts, updating...
Cyber security
Understanding cyber security in the risk protection arrangement (RPA) for schools
This blog was originally posted in April 2024 and was updated in September 2025 to include the latest information. The education sector faces mounting challenges in ensuring the security of its...
School broadband
Cyber security
Police CyberAlarm for schools and trusts: the easy route to all the benefits
If you're responsible for IT in any school, you've probably encountered the familiar scenario of another compliance requirement that sounds simple in theory but proves complex in practice. And if...
Budgets
Addressing IT pain points to boost efficiency in public sector organisations
The limited resources held by public sector organisations present a challenge when trying to transform their IT infrastructure. RM can help address these challenges by providing a comprehensive...
School broadband
Hampshire school broadband from RM - a superior connection speed and serious savings
Many schools across Hampshire already benefit from RM Broadband. As a leading Internet Service Provider (ISP) with decades of experience dedicated solely to the education sector, RM has a proven...
Budgets
Unlocking potential: overcoming the toughest EdTech procurement challenges for MATs
For multi-academy trusts (MATs) in the UK, the promise of technology to transform education is clear. Yet, the path to realising that promise can be fraught with complex challenges, especially when...
Statutory obligations
How schools can comply with Martyn's Law
This blog was originally posted in April 2024 and was updated in July 2025 to include the latest information. The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, also known as Martyn's Law, received...
Online safety
RM SafetyNet Go
The RM SafetyNet Development Team has been working hard over the last couple of months to ensure the Google Manifest V3 update is applied to both the Chrome and Edge SafetyNet Go Extensions. What is...
School broadband
10Gbps and 30 years: A new chapter in RM Education connectivity
As the Connectivity Product Manager, few moments are as rewarding as seeing long-term strategy come to life. This week, we reached one of those moments, one that not only marks a technical milestone...
RM Unify
Maximising your MIS data
If you have RM Unify MIS Sync enabled, congratulations! You are already capitalising on probably the most powerful piece of functionality within RM Unify.
RM Unify
RM Unify update v4.62
Our latest product release for you contains a few fixes, some improvements, and a sparkly new Help section. Some highlights: Improved Microsoft 365 account management When users leave your...