How to spot a SAR and what to do
Recognise verbal and written requests, know what to record and route them promptly.
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School IT resources
Practical resources for school teams.
Plain-English staff guides and leadership briefings to support safer day-to-day practice and more informed IT decisions.
Free public resources
Standalone guidance anyone can use.
These read-only staff guides and leadership briefings are free to open and share within your school. School Assurance adds the editable working reviews, action records, current versions, monthly focus updates and termly group briefings needed for an ongoing evidence trail.
Staying safe when using email
Recognise common email attacks, verify unusual requests and know what to do after a click.
Open the staff guide ↗AI and GDPR: do’s and don’ts
Keep pupil, staff, safeguarding and confidential information out of unapproved AI tools.
Open the staff guide ↗12 questions to ask your IT provider
Test ownership, service quality, cyber readiness and long-term value without needing to be a technical expert.
Read the PDF briefing ↗Can your school evidence the cyber basics?
Review the evidence behind accounts, patching, protection, backups, monitoring and incident readiness.
Read the PDF briefing ↗Make the annual filtering and monitoring review useful
Structure the review around real users, devices, services, risks, technical tests and clear ownership.
Read the PDF briefing ↗After Windows 10: plan the estate, not just the upgrade
Decide what to upgrade, replace, repurpose or retire using learning need, security, condition and total cost.
Read the PDF briefing ↗When cloud-first and serverless are right for a school
Assess identity, data, applications, printing, resilience and support before removing local infrastructure.
Read the PDF briefing ↗Introducing AI safely and practically in schools
Choose proportionate use cases, products, data controls and safeguards before moving beyond informal experimentation.
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A focused conversation covering support, access, backups, cyber security, filtering, infrastructure, contracts and lifecycle. We provide a short summary of the points discussed and possible next steps.
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Cyber baseline
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