Join DMSystem and partners on Wednesday 24 June 2026 at Alliance Manchester Business School for a half-day seminar focused on what the DfE’s six core digital and technology standards mean in practice, and how to evidence them before the 2030 deadline. It is 2026, and the pace of change in [...]
If your further education college has recently received a FE college condition allocation as part of the DfE FE college funding round, you’re now facing one of the most consequential planning decisions of the academic year. How you deploy that capital funding will shape your college’s operational resilience, digital capability, [...]
OZEV Workplace Charging Scheme for Schools: How South East State-Funded Schools Can Secure Up to £80,000 State-funded schools across the South East are increasingly looking at how to support staff, visitors, and parents with on-site EV charging. The good news? Government funding is available right now, covering up to [...]
RISE Programme Opportunity Maximisation: Securing Your Connect the Classroom Wi-Fi Funding If your school has been identified as receiving targeted support through the Department for Education’s Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) programme, you have already cleared the hardest hurdle. In most cases, your eligibility for Connect the Classroom [...]
Microsoft Copilot Cowork: more useful in practice, but only if the foundations are right Microsoft’s latest Copilot direction signals a move away from AI being used just for one-off prompts and towards AI helping with broader pieces of work inside Microsoft 365. Microsoft has positioned Copilot Cowork as part of [...]
Rising Hardware Costs: Why Cloud & SaaS Matter Now Hardware costs are rising and refresh planning is becoming less predictable across the UK. If recent quotes for laptops, desktops, servers or storage have come back higher than expected, you’re not alone. Pressure on key components like RAM (memory), alongside market [...]
Strengthening Access Control with a Password Management Solution Passwords remain one of the biggest weaknesses in cyber security. Whether in education, business, or the public sector, managing credentials securely is essential to protecting systems and data. A password management solution brings order, consistency, and accountability to what is often a [...]
