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RM Unify
Cutting IT admin workload, improving network security and more with RM Unify
For over a decade, RM Unify has provided a log-in and authentication service for apps and software for schools, trusts, and even an entire country’s education department. Some of RM Unify’s most...
School broadband
Cyber security
New cyber protection for schools, what does the NCSC PDNS mean?
What has NCSC announced? Earlier in October 2024 the National Cyber Security Centre announced that its PDNS for Schools service is now available to multi-academy trusts, academies, independent...
School networking
How does upgrading network connectivity benefit a school?
Unlike a diamond, your school network infrastructure is not forever. If your network was built more than seven years ago, by now it’s probably due an upgrade. A sign that your network is the IT...
Hardware
Why schools must consider the implications of the end of official support for Windows 10
Windows 10 launched to great fanfare in July 2015. Microsoft called it “an operating system as a service” which would receive continuous updates rather than be superseded by a new version roughly...
Hardware
A surprising number of PCs can't be upgraded to Windows 11
Windows 11 Launched in 2021, Windows 11 marks the first major release of the operating system since 2015. The redesign focuses on user experience and ease of use, alongside new productivity features...
Budgets
IFRS 16 - How will the change in accounting standards affect leasing in schools?
What is the purpose of IFRS 16? A new international financial reporting standard (IFRS 16) is being applied to schools, as it is already for other parts of the public sector. Its purpose is to...
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 2027
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....