Primary Assessment in Arbor
Morning All, We are currently working to set up our primary assessments across 8 academies. We were hoping to visit local academies and Trusts to observe primary assessment in action and wondered if...
View ArticleSmoothwall Filtering Reporting - Shared Devices
Hi, Can anyone help share their experience with the most effective / practical ways to aid filtering reporting for iPads and guest devices. We have iPads used in school in various ways: 1 x iPad shared...
View ArticleSEND personal music/mp3 player during exams
Apparently this is now allowed https://feweek.co.uk/send-students-now-allowed-to-listen-to-music-during-exams/ so was thinking of the cheapest most basic MP3 player, wondering what others are doing as...
View ArticleConnect the Classroom scheme extra funding
Seems like the Connect the classroom scheme has been extended and got extra funding for those that missed out 1st time. Always good to replace your existing working well equipment with stuff 5 times...
View ArticleA week in summary
Hi all, my day to day here at Bromcom is talking to schools who are looking to move MIS. We go through their needs, present the product and have some quite detailed conversations around what it might...
View Article365 Admin - Security - Quarantine
Can anyone else get onto the Quarantine at the moment? It's not loading for us!
View ArticleTaking a long time to open Microsoft Applications
Hello, As the title suggests, we're having issues opening Microsoft applications like Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc. We're slowly upgrading from W10 to W11, and on W11, it's taking a crazy amount of time...
View ArticleArbor Email Configuration
Quick question for those schools that use Arbor, in relation to the assigned / configured email address (used to send emails out): What/which email address do you use? I know that Arbor send out on...
View ArticleIt's All About Finance
Financial Year End is in full swing and all School Business Managers will be looking at budgets for 25/26 if you have a spare 5 minutes this lovely Friday afternoon why not give the Bromcom Finance...
View ArticleChromeOSFlex Extended Updates?
Hi guys, I would be very grateful for some clarification on how the extended updates work for Windows devices converted to Chromebooks using ChomeOSFlex? As an example, if we have 30 HP Elite Desks,...
View ArticleHall Passes online
Hi, Unsure where to post this, we are thinking of moving to a system where we ditch phyiscal passes and have them on our student ipads. we need something that can allow custom passes that could also...
View ArticleGeorge Foreman: Heavyweight boxing legend dies aged 76, says family - BBC News
Link: George Foreman: Heavyweight boxing legend dies aged 76, says family - BBC News
View ArticlePaul Wagstaff, guitarist with Happy Mondays, Black Grape and Paris Angels,...
Link: Paul Wagstaff, guitarist with Happy Mondays, Black Grape and Paris Angels, dies aged 60 [NME]
View ArticleRadio 1 DJ and presenter Andy Peebles dies aged 76
Link: Radio 1 DJ and presenter Andy Peebles dies aged 76 - BBC News
View ArticleUSB Bootable Windows 11 image
I have built a windows 11 image with the programs and config I wanted. Nothing out of the ordinary. I used Virtual Box to install Windows on, ran SYSPRP and then Any Burn to edit the downloaded iso of...
View ArticleEnd of an era as BBC axes live episodes of Blue Peter after decades
Link: End of an era as BBC axes live episodes of Blue Peter after decades | Blue Peter | The Guardian
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