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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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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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“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.
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Meeting Digital and Technology Standards in Schools and Colleges – The Next Batch
In March 2023 the DfE added three more standards to their Meeting Digital and Technology Standards series. Here we look at the first of these, filtering and monitoring.
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Excel – Create an Auto Incrementing Reference Number
A simple way to add reference numbers that automatically increment as new entries are added into a table.
Handy Hints
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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Cyber security standards for schools and colleges in detail – Part Five
In the fifth and final deep dive into the cyber security standards we cover cyber attack reporting, data protection impact assessments and staff training.