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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 8:22 AM

Success for Single Sign-on! ... and onwards for EIS guru!

Sometimes we need to take a leap into the unknown. After much deliberation, soft market testing, reading and studying it is possible to still end up being unsure. What was it Donald Rumsfeld said about Known Unknowns and Unkonwn Unknowns .... ? What are...
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 9:32 AM

What is Federated Access Management (FAM)? In a nutshell!

Who? A national body called the UK Access Management Federation looks after things, and requires you sign up to a strict contract that assures you are trustworthy, have your organisations approval at a high level and are a recognised educational institution...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 8:26 PM

Data Handling in schools - epiphany or apocalypse!

I recently posted on the huge shake-up that will result from Becta guidance on data management in schools. This week has seen the publication of detailed guidance in the shape of four guides: Impact levels and labelling available in Word (727KB) PDF ...
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Sunday, September 07, 2008 8:18 PM

Online Reporting - Making it Happen.

All Secondary Schools are expected to make the following information available to parents via secure online access [PDF 6300KB] by September 2010, and Primary Schools by 2012: Attendance and behaviour (+ve and -ve) Progress and attainment Special Needs...
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Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:41 AM

Huge shake-up in school data management?

It's no surprise that an on-going shake-up in the management of personal data at all levels of administration and government was going to affect schools sooner or later. As the main source of national pupil data through the school census, its where...
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Friday, November 16, 2007 7:12 PM

You're 'virtually' nicked!

This story cracked me up. Police arrested one 17 year old Dutch teenager and questioned five others for stealing virtual furniture from a room in Habbo Hotel . For those who don't know, Habbo Hotel is a 3D social networking site aimed at children. The...
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Saturday, October 06, 2007 10:14 PM

Fingerprints in exchange for food? lighten up!

Morley High School in Leeds have been accused of breaching the Education Act 2002 for their stand on 'fingerprints for food' school meals. The Headteacher told BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme that "We have given parents an opt out...
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Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:58 PM

Youth Opportunities Card scrapped!

A plan to reward teenagers with "good behaviour cards" to spend on sport and leisure activities has been abandoned . The Youth Opportunities Card (YOC) was promised as part of the "Youth Matters" Green Paper . It was planned to build on the Connexions...
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