Hybrid Infrastructure for School Connectivity
A practical guide to help schools and trusts look beyond service descriptions and compare how internet access, firewalling, filtering and resilience work in practice.
Cloud-first should not mean control-last
Why schools need to look beyond service descriptions when reviewing connectivity, filtering and resilience. Cloud-first has become the default direction for school IT, but it does not answer every infrastructure question.
Connectivity Contract Renewal: A Governance Framework for Schools
A structured framework to support governance-led review of connectivity contracts, covering SLA realism, safeguarding alignment, resilience design, cost clarity and ownership models before renewal.
School Connectivity Contract Review Checklist
A practical checklist for leadership teams to document and evidence connectivity contract renewal decisions, aligned to SLA performance, safeguarding, resilience, cost and support accountability.
School Connectivity Contract Review Checklist (Word Doc 39 KB)
Is Your School’s Broadband Still Fit For Purpose?
What reliable, safe, and compliant connectivity really looks like for schools and MATs.
Switching Broadband FAQ & Checklist
A practical guide to reviewing your school’s broadband, filtering and monitoring — aligned to DfE and KCSIE standards, with clear questions to help you plan upgrades and avoid rushed renewals.
Wave 9 – Switching Broadband -Frequently Asked Questions.pdf (161 KB)
On-Premise vs Cloud Firewall: What’s Right for Your School?
A short whitepaper explaining the benefits and trade-offs of on-premise and cloud-based firewall solutions, and how to choose the right model for your school or trust’s safeguarding and resilience needs.
WaveConnect-Cloud-vs-On-Premise-Web-Filtering-Firewall-Solutions-in-UK-Schools-Publish.pdf (764 KB)