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Cybersecurity in Education: Building Trust and Integrity

Schools, academies, colleges and, universities in particular, are expected to provide state-of-the-art facilities, blending advanced technology with academic excellence in a secure and trustworthy environment. The cost of delivering this promise is more than just an upfront investment in IT; educational authorities need to future proof against oncoming sophisticated cyber-attacks.

DfE launches cyber security scorecard for schools

Schools will be able to access a new cyber security tool for free from tomorrow which measures the robustness of their online security measures – before a full rollout in January. The tool comes after the education sector was subjected to a number of high-profile cyber attacks during the pandemic which resulted in lost financial […]

Speed read: ‘Academy trust handbook’ 2021 published as DfE rebrands key guide

The DfE has rebranded the academies financial handbook as the academy trust handbook, with ministers dubbing the latest edition a “one stop shop” for academy leaders. The update has also seen financial notices to improve renamed as “notices to improve”, to reflect that the warnings issued to academies sometimes cover “broader governance issues”. Baroness Berridge, […]