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Calculating Working Days in Excel
A quick summary of how to use Excel functions to work out the number of working days available across a period of time.
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Adding More Functionality To Forms
Part two in our overview of Microsoft Power Automate and how it can be used to create electronic processes using Forms. In this post, we add approvals to the process and additional communication elements.
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Using Power Automate To Extend Microsoft Forms
A quick overview of how to use Power Automate to put data from a Microsoft Form into Excel
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New Procurement Thresholds for 2026
The new procurement thresholds will come into effect on 1st January 2026 and in a perhaps surprising move, the thresholds for most types have reduced from the 2024 values.
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Moulton College
We are pleased to announce that we have engaged with Moulton College to provide them with IT consultancy and Interim Management to help them drive change within the IT team and develop into an efficient, user focused IT service to Read more
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New Procurement Rules : Impact for Education
The Procurement Act 2023 is no live and in this article we look at the changes and what if any impact it may have on education providers.
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East Kent College Group
We recently undertook an engagement for East Kent College Group to help them with a view of their IT support services and areas for improvement.
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Alpha Academies Trust – MFD Fleet Procurement
Inspire is undertaking a procurement process on behalf of Alpha Academies Trust to develop a managed MFD service across the whole Trust.
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Bradford College
Announcing the appointment as Interim Head of IT Services for Bradford College. The role has a wide-ranging brief and will be for 9 months while the college looks for a full time permanent candidate.
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“Hidden” Teams Meeting Options
A look at the options for Teams meetings that can go unseen if not using the Teams client applications.
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Updated Procurement Thresholds for 2024
There are new procurement thresholds from 1st January 2024 and although the Procurement Act 2023 has received Royal Assent, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 still apply until the new act is fully implemented later in the year.
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Meeting Digital and Technology Standards in Schools and Colleges – TNB Part 3
The final part (for now at least) of my look at the DfE standards for digital and technology within schools and colleges. This time looking at servers and related equipment.
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Meeting Digital and Technology Standards In Schools and Colleges – TNB Part 2
Part two of the look at the additional standards from the DfE covering digital and technology standards for schools and colleges. This time, the thorny subject of cloud.