ICT Event - Innovate, Inspire, Connect and Stay Secure (Free to attend)

ICT Solutions are excited to be hosting a Free ICT Event on Wednesday, 16 November, at the John Innes Centre in Norwich.

This event is suitable for all senior leaders, governors, business managers, ICT managers and leads, and teachers.

Sessions include:

Supporting Schools with Digital Inclusion - Jon Nice, Senior Advisor at Norfolk County Council

Schools are in a unique position in communities, and the support that they provide to families is ever-increasing. As the number of digitally excluded families increases, we have put together a fully funded offer to provide schools with devices they can loan to families in need.

Building a Cost-Effective IT Strategy with Google for Education - Jeminatu Alabi-isama, Google for Education team

Leverage Google innovation to build a foundation of sustainability for your organisation. Education technology that is built on the world's only carbon-neutral cloud and is designed to increase productivity while reducing environmental impact.

Strategic Cyber Security: Plan for When, Not If - Norfolk & Suffolk Cyber Security team

It will never happen to us is not a valid answer to organisational cyber security. While cybercrime is becoming more common, increasingly disruptive, and costly, it remains underreported to the Police. It is therefore critical that organisations of any size define, implement, and test a cyber security strategy. This talk will provide a brief outline of what should be considered when considering a cyber security strategy as well as highlight some key national resources.

Hands on session Title - Chromebooks are for everyone and not just students

Chromebooks are easy-to-use, fast, and secure computers. This makes them a favourite for teachers and admin staff as it removes the technology hassles, letting you focus on teaching and learning and your day to day activities.

This hands-on workshop will give you a chance to sample a range of activities that are available to your students and staff on Chromebooks.

Learn about the advantages a Chromebooks can bring to teaching and learning and supporting the day to day activities for an admin staff' . Discover how you can breathe life into old devices, reducing e-waste and saving your organisation money.

365 in the classroom - Lara Sorrell, Microsoft Education

A practical demonstration focusing on how 365 can support learning in the classroom and teacher workload, focusing on making the classroom inclusive and accelerating learning.

Learning from Subject Access Requests and Breaches: Making Data Protection Strategic in Your Organisation - James England, Data Protection Education

Also sessions from:

• Secure Schools
• CyberAlarm, Metropolitan Police
• Microsoft Education on Surface devices
• DfE
• Demonstration sessions from our Audio Visual suppliers

There will be stands from some of our key suppliers for Broadband, Audio Visual, Telephony and key areas within Norfolk County Council (i.e., IoT network, My Oracle, Digital Inclusion).