Remote working for Staff and Pupils

Shropshire ICT offers three options for your School that supports with remote working. Staff at schools who subscribe to our Schools managed service will be able to access their files on the server from home.  To find out more about our managed Service, please click here. 

In addition we also offer two other services that can be used separately or in conjunction with this.

Staff Hub 

A secure online space where your staff can share documents, view the built-in school calendar, and where your management team can post important notices for staff - all of which can be accessed by staff using personal or managed internet-enabled devices anywhere in the world, at any time.

Whilst this service is suitable for all schools, the environment is particularly useful for federations and academies to collaborate on Federation- and Academy-wide Policies and Procedures, and other overarching documentation.

All educational establishments can benefit from an improved collaboration space where automatic document retention policies and rules can be set; regular document reviews can be scheduled by specified staff, where all staff can have access to important documents.

Ms Teams

This service offers an online collaboration space in which staff and students can share notes, chats, meetings, and assignments (e.g. for setting homework), which can be accessed by staff and students using any internet-enabled devices, anywhere in the world, at any time.

Staff can create groups that can be an entire class or a subgroup within a class. You can also create wider groups, such as a department, committee or club. This could also be used for networking with other schools and organisations for professional development or collaborative projects.

Within these groups it is possible to share resources, work on projects together, set assignments, and collaborate in real-time via the built-in Class Notebook. SharePoint is a useful folder system that automatically stores files that get shared in other areas, such as chat, which makes them easy to find.

Chat is another useful feature allowing for conversations over instant messaging with the option to add voice and video where devices allow. Chats can be with individuals, or any group within the school community.