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Archive for May, 2009
ContactPoint goes live
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by Ian Summersgill, under News, Politics, Private SchoolsLast week the Government’s £224m ContactPoint database went “live” across 17 Local Authorities in the north west of England. By the end of the year almost 400,000 people will have access to data on every child in England.
If you…
Some Interesting Questions to ask your ICT Manager!
Posted on May 20th, 2009 by ICT Strategy Group, under Briefings from ISC's ICT Strategy GroupIn no particular order.
1. If there were a major fire in the server room, how long it would be before each of these services would be restored. List . . e.g. email, School MIS, etc.
2. If a generous donation of £250,000…
ISC Bulletin now online
Posted on May 13th, 2009 by Rosie Keeling, under NewsISC’s next bulletin is now available online and contains a range of useful articles:
Chairman’s welcome: Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas
Chief Executive’s Update
Public benefit Update
Meeting the Charity Test and Demonstrating Public Benefit in Scotland
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