Free schools and academies

The free schools and academies programme represents a new approach in establishing schools to meet local demand and needs. It brings together new and significant investment opportunities in buildings and in ICT.

Services offered:

• Establishing ICT requirements for each free school and academy
• Support for procuring an affordable and sustainable ICT solution for each free school and academy
• Support for the ongoing management of ICT assets and services for free schools and academies
• Support for academies and free schools to draw up their ICT strategies
• Support for ICT development planning
• Helping to design and implement an initial ICT training plan and/or continuing professional development in ICT for staff
• Supervising the implementation of any new ICT infrastructure, including agreeing snagging lists and overseeing snagging works