Richard Sambrook Smith

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How to create the most effective ICT Vision for your School

Information & Communications Technology (ICT) will never replace a good teacher. However, used correctly, it can radically transform our schools. Whilst this message isn’t a new one, it has resurfaced recently in the Education media, thanks to the...

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Education Technology: THREE common pitfalls

All too often we see Schools & Trusts acquiring their ICT piecemeal, with no real thought about any forward planning. As industry experts, we know...

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6-Step Guide to ICT Planning for Schools

Want to maximise your school tech budget but don’t know where to start?

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Schools & Trusts: rationalise your ICT and save money

In this time of shrinking school budgets, leaders are looking at where they can make cost savings without compromising education standards. ICT is an...

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UK Education - how to plan your Trust and Schools' ICT

With over 15 years' experience helping UK trusts and schools to plan their ICT, we interviewed our Managing Director and Senior Consultant, Richard...

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Schools & MATs: a New Year's guide to setting ICT budgets

The New Year is upon us. Senior leaders at schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs) are already looking ahead, setting their budgets for the next...

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Hammond's £400m of "little extras": How to make the best ICT choices for your School

Let’s face it. The Chancellor's budget-pledge offering schools a capital "bonus" to buy what he called "little extras" has left the Education sector...

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How to get your School ready for a tech-led 'classroom revolution'

Another school year is upon us. Once more, the use of information and communications technology (ICT) is high up there on the agenda. The message is...

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How successful MATs use ICT strategically to support and drive growth

‘Great leadership’ and ‘coherence of vision’ are vital if you want to run an effective and sustainable multi-academy trust (MAT). These are the key...

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Come visit us at Bett 2018

We hope you can join Novatia from 24-27 January 2018 at ExCel London for Bett 2018 – Europe’s leading showcase for technology in Education.

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