Link2ICT News
Your MIS Training Guide for Summer 2020 is here (Birmingham and Staffordshire)
Welcome to our Summer term course brochure which gives details of all the courses being delivered by the MIS team during Summer 2020.
Here is the March issue of the Link2ICT School Newsletter
- Blog: The 'wow!' moment - This month, our Senior Education Advisor Bren Taylor, argues that authenticated treasure maps will help you maximise the impact of your spend on technology, as a Lexplore pilot is launched in Birmingham and Staffordshire schools.
- Content, concerns and confidence - Discover how to ensure you can protect young people when using the internet at school. We have developed a suite of services and tools to support all aspects of the safeguarding agenda.
- Successfully support SEND - Available anytime and anywhere, SENDSpace is the brand-new whole-school development programme meeting the needs of pupils with SEND.
- BGfL-Hosted Services - An important reminder to Birmingham schools about migrating their BGfL-hosted services before 31 March 2020.
And lots more - Take a look now!
Your MIS News for Spring 2020 is here
Welcome to the Spring edition of MIS News! As usual, there are some helpful and important tips in this issue for all our schools across Birmingham, Staffordshire and West Sussex.
Headlines
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Coronavirus: Free school meals children to get food vouchers
Coronavirus: Free school meals children to get food vouchers
Ministers say the vouchers could be available to families in England as early as Tuesday afternoon.
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'The phone slipped into the bath': Conference call tales
'The phone slipped into the bath': Conference call tales
How to avoid some of the pitfalls of teleconferencing and how it is changing the way we meet and do business.
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Lack of childcare 'forcing key workers to stay home'
Lack of childcare 'forcing key workers to stay home'
As many childcare providers close their doors, key workers with young children tell the BBC they are "stuck".
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Created on: Mar 30, 2020 | 21:35 pm
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Coronavirus: Tech firm Bloom Energy fixes broken US ventilators
Coronavirus: Tech firm Bloom Energy fixes broken US ventilators
The 170 repaired machines had been in storage since the H5N1 bird flu outbreak of the mid-2000s.
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Coronavirus: Start-ups use Zoom app to lay off staff
Coronavirus: Start-ups use Zoom app to lay off staff
Two California-based start-ups confirm they have used the conference-call app to lay off staff.
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Coronavirus: What are ventilators and why are they important?
Coronavirus: What are ventilators and why are they important?
The lives of some Covid-19 patients may depend upon medical ventilators - here are the basics of how they work.
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Created on: Mar 30, 2020 | 11:08 am
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Coronavirus: UK broadband data caps removed during pandemic
Coronavirus: UK broadband data caps removed during pandemic
Coronavirus pandemic prompts removal of UK broadband data caps on fixed-line connections.
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Created on: Mar 30, 2020 | 10:36 am
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University admissions could face emergency controls
University admissions could face emergency controls
Universities are considering fixed limits on student numbers amid financial worries over admissions.
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Created on: Mar 30, 2020 | 09:31 am
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