Education

An endorsement from Nick Olley
Deputy Principal Sawtry Community College

Over the years that Innovit have been working with us, they have revolutionised our network, turning it into an industry standard operation.
They have brought knowledge, efficiency and innovation to the College which has returned us to the leading edge of ICT and its technology.
As a result of their work, teachers have renewed confidence that they can use ICT as a rich and critical tool for teaching and learning, and administration staff can now rely on our systems to deliver.
Furthermore the sensitive approach of Innovit towards expansion, and the efficiency with which they carry out their work, means that the College continues to move forward in a cost effective and balanced way.
Innovit have had a major impact on all aspects of ICT at the College.

Innovit Sponsors Futures Vision 2007

For the second year running we are sponsering the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Futures Vision Tour. This year the theme is Personalised Learning and the focus is on Academies.

The southern tour took place from October 1st until October 3rd and the northern tour was October 7th to 9th. For more information see: http://www.schoolsnetwork.org.uk/Article.aspa?NodeId=0&PageId=237763 And for a live blog of the tour please visit http://fvbt.dnsalias.net

Case Studies

A Cambridgeshire School, the benefits of strategic support

Innovit had been undertaking ad-hoc installation and maintenance tasks for this school since 1997. The Senior Leadership Team approached Innovit informally as the school was struggling to integrate existing equipment into a more holistic system.

Project management at a Leicestershire secondary school

We were recommended to the Senior Leadership Team by another school in 2006, a school who valued Innovit as a trusted partner. Innovit were invited in to assess the existing IT environment and to recommend a development strategy which provides a firm foundation for whatever the future may hold….

Newsletters

Newsletter Issue 1 - September 2006

Newsletter Issue 2 - January 2007

Spring Clean Restores Network Integrity | Technology Foundations Deliver Success | Innovation in Staffing at Sawtry | Choosing a Learning Platform? Confused ? | and more .....

Issue 3 - May 2007

Videos

The Innovit Advantage

Duration 16mins. Originally produced as part of our sponsorship of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Futures Vision Tour 2006. Four of the schools we are working with helped us produce this video at very short notice. We are extremely grateful for their contributions.

Articles

The 100% Reliable Network

When I speak to groups of teachers or Heads, I can always guarantee a rueful laugh when I talk about the possibility of a 100% reliable network – a network which never goes down. It seems to imply that such a thing doesn’t exist... at least in their schools. Is yours the same?

Choosing a partner for ICT supply and installation

One of my abiding mental images is of area meetings at which heads attempted to outdo each other by relating tales of their latest successes, acquisitions, and, in particular, how up-to-date their ICT installations were. It didn’t take long to work out that they didn’t actually know much about ICT, but were content to play suppliers off against each other in order to get a reduction in cost of £5 in each of the putty coloured boxes they were buying…They’d start at the top end of the market – the all-in integrated network solution (with expensive added “lock-in”) - and gravitate to the local “box shifter” building pc’s in a back room.

The Innovit Advantage

Why use us? This document describes our philosophy towards how we do business and in particular how we work with our partner schools.

Choosing a Learning Platform

The full text of Davids article published in Innovit News January 2007.

Outstanding Success at KS3

A Melton Mowbray School has praised the role of its IT provider after it was judged to be making 'outstanding' progress by Ofsted

Testimonials

Emails about our technicians on site at Mark Rutherford Upper School - Bedford

From: Robin Harris
Sent: 07 June 2007 13:07
To: Nick Olley
Subject: IT technicians

Hi Nick

I would just like say how pleased I am with the support provided by our two excellent IT technicians. I have had to deal with them both over the last few days on a range of issues and have found them both very friendly, helpful, supportive etc.. Above all they seem to get things done as soon as possible. The Helpdesk is such a great way to report and track problems. I hope they will stay at MRUS for a long time! Other staff have made similar comments. Please feel free to pass our appreciation on.

Cheers

Robin

From: Nicoletta Cordell
Sent: 14 June 2007 08:51
To: Nick Olley
Subject: Marcin has been fab sorting my laptop recently...superb service!

Thanks

Nikki Cordell (Science)

From: Vernadeen Mussington
Sent: 25 June 2007 16:02
To: Nick Olley
Subject: IT Services - WELL DONE

Hi Nick

This is just a quick message of appreciation to the very rapid and supportive service we have been receiving from the IT team.

Their efficient manner and technical knowledge has help things to run much more effectively and smoothly. Many thanks and keep up the good

work.

Vern Mussington.

From Richard Gunson at Carlton Bolling City Technology College

From: R.Gunson
Sent: 21 March 2007 09:46
To: Andy Dent
Subject: Training dates

[snip]

Could I also take this opportunity to thank Innovit for the time and understanding in the recent build of our server solution and in particular Andy Freeman. Could you pass on my personal thanks to Andy for his excellent approachability and clear explanations of processes and possible solutions to our requests.

I think you have a marvellous asset in him.

[snip]

Richard Gunson
Manager
The City Learning Centre @ Carlton Bolling