Technology Blog
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Cyber security
Ransomware threats to your school, and how to combat them
Education is one of the sectors targeted most frequently by ransomware. What is it, and how can schools deal with it? Government research shows that the number of education establishments...
Learn how VoIP can help your school handle the PSTN switch-off in 2025
If you work in a school, you may have heard that the traditional phone system will be switched off in January 2027* [Note: this has since been extended from December 2025, the deadline at the time...
DfE standards
Online safety
A school and trust leaders' guide to the DfE filtering and monitoring standards
The Department for Education (DfE)’s new standards for digital filtering and monitoring will mean a change of emphasis for academy trusts. Here’s what you need to know. On October 22nd, 2024, the...
Cyber security
Do I need to backup my school's data that's in the cloud? Yes you do.
Commercial organisations often describe their data as their most valuable asset. This commercial imperative does not exist to the same extent for schools and trusts, but the data protection landscape...
Cyber security
The five biggest cyber threats schools face – and how to protect yours
We have put together the top five cyber threats that schools in the UK face at the end of 2022 and into 2023, so you can take the right steps to protect your data. Our top five trends that schools...
Sustainability
RM’s commitments to achieve sustainable procurement goals
Individual schools or multi-academy trusts are acting to make their operations more sustainable. How suppliers are working towards greater sustainability is a growing factor in procurement decisions....
School networking
DfE standards
Network cabling standards published by the DfE
If network switches are the unsung heroes of an IT network, cabling is their mostly invisible sidekick. Network cables make the physical link between devices connected to the network. The DfE has...
School networking
DfE standards
Network switches standards published by the DfE
Network switches are possibly the unsung heroes of IT networking. They perform an apparently simple task, but if they stop working, everyone soon knows about it. The DfE has published network...
School networking
DfE standards
School wifi standards published by the DfE
Connected technology in schools has moved out of a dedicated IT suite and into every corner of the school, bringing new demands on school wifi networks. To help schools install the right equipment to...
School broadband
DfE standards
School broadband standards published by the DfE
Just like domestic connections, the speed of broadband available to schools varies widely across the UK. Until recently, the DfE only provided guidance on schools broadband connections. Earlier this...