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The latest news from Novatia.

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Achieving ICT excellence for schools through partnerships with Contractors

You are the contractor for a new school build and naturally you want it to be well planned, go smoothly and be ready for handover, on time and on budget. As you know, the key to achieving this is having the right partners, whose area of expertise...

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Novatia: a chosen ICT Consultancy provider through the CPC Framework

Knowing and understanding what ICT services you need to procure for your MAT isn’t always an easy process; it can be time consuming and require...

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Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR): Getting to grips with energy and carbon reporting

With pressures on the UK to meet its climate change targets, the government launched Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) so all ‘large’ UK...

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Effective ICT Procurement - a strategic approach to achieve efficiencies

Is your organisation set up to run an effective ICT Procurement process? You’ve identified a need for new technology or that rationalising the...

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Implementing ICT Projects: How to enable successful ICT project implementation

ICT in schools nowadays is vital. There are many things, both pastoral and academic teaching, that would not be able to be done without ICT to...

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ICT Audits & Reviews - Now: the right time for an ICT appraisal

The current pandemic has meant that most MATs and schools have had to very quickly implement ICT Projects. We’ve been discussing with some of our...

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How to correctly set your MAT's ICT Budget and avoid overspend

Despite all the uncertainty facing schools right now, we must try to remain positive and keep an eye on the future and our plans beyond COVID-19.

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Buying School ICT - how to achieve the best cost savings

As advisors to UK Education, we have assisted hundreds of school leaders over the years to achieve efficiencies, as well as best value for money, by...

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An ICT Vision for MATs and Schools

As discussed in a previous blog post, the Covid-19 pandemic meant that many MATs and schools had to implement ICT fixes at speed. Those who had a...

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ICT Procurement - a strategic approach to achieve efficiencies

You’ve carried out a strategic ICT Audit and Review. It’s identified a need for new technology, or you’ve discovered how rationalising the...

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