Advice « NEN

One of the main aim’s of the NEN Technical Strategy Group is to provide advice and guidance to schools on technical topics. Over the years, we have published a variety of documents to support school SLTs and technical staff. The topics can be found below.

Over the last few months, the NEN has been considering what standards are most appropriate for a modern school network….

This guidance document is for schools and academies and was uploaded in May 2022. “Data is a precious thing and…

This guidance is for school leaders and teachers. Introduction The nature of the Coronavirus and its continuing evolution means that…

This guidance is for schools and was written in May 2021 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has brought society’s existing inequalities…

This guidance document is for schools and academies and was updated in June 2020. Introduction This guidance document…

This guidance document is for schools and academies and was updated in June 2020. Introduction This National Education…

This guidance document is for schools and academies and was updated in June 2020. Introduction The Internet…

Remote Learning – what are the options? This advice is for those schools that have no experience of remote…

More and more teenagers and young people are getting involved in cyber crime. Many do it for fun without realising…

Schools, just like other commercial and public sector institutions, are reliant upon both their local IT systems and networked services…

NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ) and LGfL carried out a joint audit of cyber security in schools…

Introduction Schools’ Internet filtering requirements are complex, encompassing not only the changing needs of children as they develop but also…

Technical

Standard Network Design

NEN Guidance on Data Backup and Recovery

Devices for remote teaching and learning (May 2021)

Guidance on donated devices (May 2021)

Cybersecurity – What If?

Cybersecurity Checklist

Web Filtering for Schools

Remote Learning – A beginners guide

Cyber Choices

NEN Cyber Security Guidance for Schools

Cyber Security Schools Audit Report

The Requirement for Differentiated Web Filtering