https://www.edugeek.net/rss/1-edugeeknet.xml/Whole site feedenWhy don't the Royals ever consider sending their child to the local state school? What's wrong with a normal school?Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:28:52 +0000Hi, Has anyone experience issues where the Mac Mini's would run out of storage due to the both Logic and Garageband program and sound files have been installed and now we are unable to do any OS updates. Not to mention this is also taken up by 150GB of system data which is not possible to remove. We are using Jamf School to manage our fleet of Mac's and any advice would be appreciated.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:40:51 +0000Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:33:05 +0000Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:05:45 +0000Some of our Staff are unable to open Student Timetables from the Links side panel on a Student Profile SIMS instead loads the SIMS Next Gen Login page, a system we have not moved to yet. I have found a work around by loading timetables via reports drop-down but this is long winded compared to going from the profile. I know SIMS are trying to move to the cloud, but is there a way to change the default back to the local SIMS program for loading these documents until we are ready? Our school hosts our SIMS data locally with an on-site Server Build 23 Version 7.228 Windows 11 Education 24H2Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:19:41 +0000We've rolled out some ipads for Staff - as we are an MS school they are preloaded with all the usual MS apps and managed by Mosyle. Works a treat and we lock out using a personal Apple ID as from past experience (albeit a few years ago!) when this was allowed and staff left they often forget to logout leaving the device locked. However a couple of people now want to use some of the apple default apps (garageband etc) and this requires an Apple ID - I still don't want to open personal apple ids so how are any of you handling this? With a generic school account, or an additional account per device?Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:09:01 +0000Hi all, Has anyone run into this .....? I can't find a workaround. This is regarding Co-Pilot age restrictions. (Minor, Not Adult etc). I'm successfully allowing only year 9+ to access CoPilot from: CoPilot chat, CoPilot app, Teams, waffle button in e.g. Outlook etc. I'm syncing MIS student users to M365 via Locker. Setting an attribute in Locker that changes the 'Age Group' property depending on their.... erm.. age, which in turn restricts them from accessing CoPilot from some of the above... except Outlook. I'm also setting the 'Department' attribute to e.g. 'Pupils year 9' to create dynamic security groups. In M365 admin centre / Settings / Integrated Apps / CoPilot I'm only allowing staff and specific year groups to access CoPilot. This all works as planned. However, a LARGE snag when students NOT in the above list try and access Sharepoint sites, Class Teams, etc etc. Has anyone got this working without breaking everything ? Cheers in advanceTue, 16 Jun 2026 08:58:07 +0000Kingswood School in Bath is looking for an IT and Print Services Technician to join our team. This is a hands-on role supporting both IT services and our recently refreshed print environment across the Foundation. It's a varied position with plenty of opportunities to get involved in projects as well as day-to-day support. Having worked here for a number of years, I can genuinely say it's a lovely school with great colleagues and a supportive team. Bath is also a fantastic place to live and work, with easy access to Bristol, the countryside and the South West. If you're looking for a role where no two days are the same and where technology is genuinely valued by the school, we'd love to hear from you. Job Description: IT and Print Services Technician Job Description Apply Here: Kingswood School Careers PageTue, 16 Jun 2026 08:36:02 +0000And : https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a2fbb99d95ffddb05d4b014/UAP1_2205_PR.pdf I am curious to know the approach that will be taken regarding education especially regarding YouTube. So as this develops further and becomes law, feel free to update this post with any bits of info you see. Many thanksTue, 16 Jun 2026 06:50:04 +0000For those who support more than one school, how do you usually organise onsite work during the holidays? We’ve got the usual mix coming up: AP changes, switch and cabinet tidying, camera checks, a few small installs, and jobs that need someone physically onsite while the buildings are quieter. The technical work itself is usually straightforward. The harder part is access, keys, site contacts, evidence and sign-off. We also need to make sure our own safeguarding procedures are followed, especially when several schools need work done during the same period. We may use Kinettix for some of the onsite field work when our internal team can’t cover every location, but I haven’t settled on what should stay in-house and what can be handed over. How do others manage this across multiple schools? Do you rely mainly on internal technicians, local contractors, trust-approved suppliers, a field services partner, or a mix depending on the job?Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:47:19 +0000I've been on-again off-again for the last year or so trying to make a better Zabbix console for monitoring ink and paper levels in our sharp copiers than just throwing up a Top Items widget. Anyone managed to do this? The main issue I keep coming up against is that the Sharp printer template we use uses a discovery item to create the paper tray items, so all the paper tray items get the same name. This means that the top hosts doesn't differentiate between the trays and just show the data for the "first one" in each column. Only options I see are making a dial (or similar) for each ink/paper level on each printer (7 dials * 28 printers - way more effort than it's worth), or trying to rewrite the printer template (probably beyond my skillset, and would end up being bespoke to this model/tray config so more work going forward to keep it up to date).Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:00:55 +0000Been thinking about doing a Scuba try dive / Open Water Course (i know someone who's soon to be an instructor as he has made it sound really good). Whilst doing some research it made me think of asking if there was anyone here who does it And was looking for thoughts / experiencesMon, 15 Jun 2026 13:42:15 +0000Good Afternoon All, Odd question, but we have a problem with Edulink where it syncs "all" student records even for leavers from Bromcom which is then clashing with a Staff login because they have the same email address (being the same record within Bromcom) - Does anyone know if you can remove "just" the student record via Bromcom without deleting the active staff account? (Trying to change email etc on student record also updates the staff because it's the same user as such). As the staff member was a student more than 20 years ago there's no valid reason to have the student data and it's just causing issues with syncs currently Thanks, SteveMon, 15 Jun 2026 12:54:49 +0000Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:23:38 +0000As Head of IT and Digital Services, you will lead and shape the Trust's digital strategy, ensuring our technology infrastructure, systems and services support both operational excellence and educational outcomes. This is a strategic leadership role with responsibility for cyber security, compliance, supplier management, digital innovation and driving value from technology investment across all Trust schools. We're looking for an experienced and forward-thinking leader who can think strategically while remaining hands-on when needed. You'll work closely with senior leaders and trustees, manage our IT teams, and help define how emerging technologies, including AI, can be adopted safely and effectively to support the Trust's long-term ambitions. For full details, please click on below. https://mynewterm.com/jobs/16728/EDV-2026-VMAT-93320 Recruitment Pack June 2026 V2.pdfMon, 15 Jun 2026 11:05:25 +0000Anyone getting this when trying to print today?Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:40:00 +0000Does anyone have a definitive guide to setting up the link for Apple School Manager to InTune, and getting devices enrolled and configured etc? I’ve tried all sorts but just keep coming up with issues. If anyone can point me in the right direction to some thinking that starts right at the beginning, and ends with a fully enrolled/managed/configured device, then that would be amazing. cheersSat, 13 Jun 2026 12:03:55 +0000Keyboard Crashes Has anyone experienced issues with keyboards crashing on computers recently? Over the past two weeks, a few machines (Windows 11 23H2 and 25H2) have had keyboards suddenly stop working completely. The Num Lock light doesn’t respond etc., and the keyboard becomes totally unresponsive. However, as soon as the keyboard is plugged into a different USB port, it starts working again without any issues (apart from a couple of times) Just checking if others have encountered something similar before I start investigating further.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:38:55 +0000Spotted a new widget in M365 admin centre about governed tenants and found these: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-governance/tenant-governance/overview https://michev.info/blog/post/7696/introduction-to-microsoft-tenant-governance-part-1-basics-and-establishing-relationships I'm mostly interested in the configuration management side of it. Being able to deploy a known-good baseline when onboarding new schools with interesting M365 configs would save days of work.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:52:17 +0000Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:06:06 +0000Does anyone know or have a contact for Google that works with IP rate limiting. Basically our school has been getting random Google Captcha Robot when doing google searches and its because Google is putting a temporary ban on our public IP. We've tried load balancing acrossed a subnet of IP's but the problem continues. We are a Google Workspace school but when I've reached out to support for Workspace they won't help me. If anyone knows of anyone at Google that can help, could you please DM their details that would be greatly appreciated. It is a very intermittent issue that started back in February this year.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:40:07 +0000Any recommendations for an AV supplier/installer in the east midlands? Lincolnshire areaThu, 11 Jun 2026 13:26:31 +0000Another school suffering the stress of a cyber attack. https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/cyberattack-forces-buckinghamshire-school-to-close-for-most-pupilsThu, 11 Jun 2026 13:24:38 +0000Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:46:47 +0000Hi folks, This is something I'm trying to do on my home computer, to sync a local folder with OneDrive. Both ChatGPT and google say it can be done using the MKLINK /J command, but although the linked folder appears in OneDrive on the PC, it doesn't appear in OneDrive (having checked almost 24 hours later). Anyone else got MKLINK to work, or know of an alternative way to get it working? ThanksThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:46:12 +0000