Additional services

Whole School Support

Our Whole School support package combines the support of the school’s Curriculum devices, including ICT suites and the school’s Admin devices (i.e. School office devices). This means that your School’s entire IT infrastructure is managed by the same provider and where 95% of issues are resolved remotely; removing the inconvenience and frustration of waiting until the next scheduled
visit by a technician. Any issues that cannot be resolved remotely will result in a same day visit by one of the technical support team.

Schools software systems and applications i.e. curriculum software, cashless catering, sign-in & visitor management and broadband providers supported, at no extra charge.

Classroom based Training Courses, Workshops and Seminars

Attendance of a Training Course, Workshop or Seminar

Statutory Data Return Packages

Option 1

• 1 place at each 4 Statutory Return Webinar / Seminar

• 1 additional place at Post 16 Webinar/Seminar or 1 place at
  the Key Stage Data Collection Webinar/Seminar

• 1 place at any 3 of the Statutory Workshops

Price
Supported Schools (Standard Package) £907
Non-Supported Schools £1,100

Option 2

• 1 place at any 3 statutory Returns Webinar / Seminar (pupil
  or workforce)

• 1 place at 2 Workshops (pupil or workforce)

Price
Support Schools (Standard Package) £500.50
Non-Support Schools £570

Bursar and Admin Support Service

The ICT Schools Team have a team of experienced Bursars and Admin support staff who can provide on-site support on a pay as you use basis. Our skilled team come from a school background,
with real hands-on experience; they are able to work ‘as a member of the school’ completing day to day tasks or carrying out larger projects, as the schools request.

Visits can be arranged for any period of time that you may require. You may like to consider purchasing Bursar Service support in the following circumstances:

• If a member of your staff is absent for a protracted length of time
• You have a new member of staff who may benefit from on-site support and guidance.
• If you have a post that you are waiting to fill
• If you would like periodic support for project work

Please contact us to discuss your individual requirements

Consultancy Packages

MIS - Enhanced Consultancy

• 3 On-site consultancy visits - Module based (1 per term)
• 2 x 1 hour Staff Inset / Twilight sessions - remote or onsite
• On site Audit & review of SIMS or Arbor in School (half day)
• 1 x Data Quality workshop – remote

Price (Including 30% Discount)
Support Schools: £1184
Non-Supported Schools: £1600

MIS - Basic Consultancy

• 1.5 days On-Site consultancy visit - Module based (1 per
  term)
• 1 x 1 hour staff inset/twilight session - remote or onsite
• 1 x Data Quality workshop – remote

Price (Including 30% Discount)
Support Schools: £542
Non-Supported Schools: £750

MIS Data Quality

• 1 hour initial online consultation
• 2 x half day onsite visits

Price (Including 30% Discount)
Support Schools: £382.50
Non-Supported Schools: £505

Ad Hoc Consultancy and Support Visits

This may include:
• Audit of Arbor deployment and its use in the school
• Development in specific areas such as assessment, performance analysis or attendance.
• Audit of the management information system (MIS) deployment and its use in the school.
• Analysis of effective data handling
• Technical support from the Schools Technical Support Team
This is not an exhaustive list; please contact the team to discuss requirements.

Package Type
Pay as used

Price 
For customers purchasing a support package from the ICT Schools Team: £425 per day
For customers not purchasing an ICT Schools Team support package: £526 per day

SIMS Hosted Solution

This service removes SIMS, FMS and Discover onsite school-based servers, and where you can access your data securely anytime and from anywhere with an internet connection using devices supporting Windows, Android, Chromebooks, Macbook or Apple iOS. 

Package Type
12 month contract 

Price on Application

SIMS Technical Support Package

• SIMS Upgrade Service (installing the three main releases from ESS which tie in with statutory requirements)
• SIMS Patching Service
• SIMS Technical Support

Pre-requisites

• Full access to SOLUS on the SIMS Server
• Full access & permissions to SIMS Server
• Full access to all Workstations with SIMS applied
• Full access to SIMS as Administrator
• CentraStage Datto RM applied to all SIMS Workstations and SIMS Server

Price
£1350