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IT: an enabler to better teaching outcomes

Blog
29 Mar 2021

Whether for delivering learning, managing or communicating, every institution – from single schools to multi-academy trusts – need an agile, easy to use IT platform and support to deliver different teaching pedagogies. But that is easier said than done. The IT landscape in education has grown more complex and more challenging.

Capita, in partnership with Aruba HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise), can provide cost-effective solutions through a simple ‘one stop shop’ YPO framework. These solutions can enhance and simplify every aspect of the teaching and learning experience – to improve educational outcomes and school performance.

The challenge of remote learning

Rapidly growing user numbers. Network expansion. Multiple sites. Multiple operating systems. The rise of own devices. There is no doubt, IT teams in schools and colleges face huge pressures and increasingly complex issues. But perhaps the single biggest catalyst for change has been the covid pandemic. It’s safe to say, the pandemic alone is bringing about a radical shift in the way learning is delivered. Not only is it fuelling demand for extra network capacity to enable home learning, but it’s also forcing educators to embrace progressive new teaching methods.

Alongside this is a realisation that technology can play a valuable role in supporting teachers. Those teachers and school leaders who are identifying where learning is deepened, widened, and accelerated — are now on a journey of education re-design, where the benefits of remote learning are brought into the forthcoming new-normal. The role of effective, robust, reliable technology in that journey cannot be underestimated.

Simpler IT solutions and School Improvement services with streamlined procurement

Capita, in partnership with Aruba, can help simplify complex decision making. Delivered in a cost-effective way, their off-the-shelf solutions and expertise can transform the teaching and learning experience for any educational setting or local authority.

Through YPO's IT Managed Services & Digital Transformation Solutions - 1223 - Framework, schools and public sector establishments can access a pre-approved ‘one-stop-shop’ to support all their current and future technology and school improvement support needs.

The YPO framework covers sourcing, procurement, management, installation, and maintenance across a range of IT, network, telecommunications software, and managed services, including cloud-based ICT services. The framework also gives you access to our education consultants who will support and challenge you to be confident and competent in delivering the very best outcomes for children, young people, and their families. The pre-approved purchasing framework provides best pricing and service quality assurances. Which means managers don’t have to invest time in complex tendering processes.

Moreover, as part of digital transformation, IT teams gain single dashboard control of their entire network, regardless of how many sites they look after.

Enhancing the learning experience, improving outcomes

Working in close partnership with Aruba, Capita can provide schools, colleges, trusts and local authorities with the latest innovative hardware and software technology. This can enable safe, highly collaborative learning in the classroom, lecture hall and beyond — across multiple devices. Flexible network design, built around Device as a Service (DaaS), makes this possible in a secure, user-friendly way. As remote learning grows in importance, forward-looking institutions are readily embracing this agile model.

“Covid-19 has opened the door to the education of the future and given us a glimpse of how educational establishments, teachers and students can thrive in the digital future – it’s demonstrated that we can teach and learn differently as long as we provide the right access and support to improve the outcomes for everyone”.

Nick Bong, Education Accounts Director

The future of IT is fully managed

To meet the challenge of digital transformation, education providers are increasingly turning to full manages solutions – with clear pricing, assured service standards and the simplicity of dealing with one, trusted provider.

Every aspect of the Capita approach is fully managed and supported – freeing up precious internal resources to focus day-to-day priorities while delivering the universal goal of improved educational outcomes.

For more information:

Capita: www.capita.com

Aruba HPE: www.arubanetworks.com

If you have any questions or would like to know more about the ICT Managed Service Framework then please get in touch with the team!