Education
Past experience and expertise really counts when you’re looking for information and learning technology (ILT) solutions. We’ve been helping schools, colleges and other training facilities for many years now, so we know how complex these challenges can be.
''I have dealt with Express Commerce for the past six years. The drive and commitment at all levels within the company is second to none. Customer service and delivery always takes priority. We have a relationship based on mutual trust, and therefore Express Commerce deliver. They were the obvious choice in respect of the initial installation, and post implementation support."
Matt Abbott, IT Manager, Somerville School.
Areas of expertise
Although every school and college is different, we see similar IT issues across the education sector as a whole, some of which can be very complex. This has allowed us to develop the specialist skills required to provide technology solutions for education. In fact, we’ve even been called on to deal with problems that other IT companies couldn’t fix.
Our IT services include
- Proven IT consultancy
- Effective IT solutions for limited budgets
- Technical expertise across the complete range of Educational IT systems
- Support for aging IT systems and legacy hardware
- Migrations from Novell to Microsoft technologies
- Installation, integration and support of Apple computers
- Installation and support for educational networking environments and firewalls
- Installation and support of secure wireless networks, with guest access, across multiple sites
- Installation of structured cabling, audio visual and IP Security / CCTV security equipment
- Telecommunications platforms and VoIP
- Comprehensive Technical support contracts
Solving ILT issues
The benefits of technology for teaching and learning are now widely accepted. VLE Learning platforms allow students to work at their own pace and in a way that suits them as individuals. And in recent years, it’s become clear that Ofsted inspectors are taking a positive view of schools and colleges that make good use of technology.
Our ILT services include
- ILT Consultancy
- Installation, upgrade and integration of VLE Learning platforms
- Integration of VLE platforms with directory services and student record systems
- Implementation of single sign-on technologies (SSO & Shibboleth)
- Provision of ILT platforms & VLE support
- Installation of audio visual and other IT equipment
- Quality assessments and Professional development
- Development and provision of ePortfolio solutions
“The whole college has benefitted from the upgrade. As a result, we’ve now got instant access to all our information and applications thanks to a much quicker login process.”
Alex Speed, IT and ILT Director, Stourbridge College
Safeguarding and equality
We also know that working among young people brings another set of important safety issues, so we take safeguarding and equally seriously.
All our engineers are checked by and registered with the CRB to ensure that they meet educational requirements.
Case Studies
More information is in our schools and colleges case studies.