May 2026 By 2027, traditional copper telephone lines (PSTN) in the UK will be retired. For schools this is an opportunity to upgrade to Voice over IP (VoIP). At Cygnet IT Services, we’re helping schools make the transition smooth, cost-effective, and future proof. 1. What exactly is VoIP? VoIP allows you to make and receive phone calls over the internet …
March 2026 Bridging the Gap: Why Technical IT Support is Only Half the Story For years, “IT Support” in schools usually meant one thing: making sure the Wi-Fi works and the laptops turn on. While that foundation is as vital now as it always was, we believed there was a missing piece to the puzzle. Having the best hardware in …
January 2026 What an inspiring day! Thank you to all our schools for joining us at our annual Cygnet Education Conference, held in the beautiful Holy Trinity Church in Wallington, Surrey, on 20th November 2025. It was wonderful to see so many of you in person, and we hope you found the day both informative and enjoyable. A massive thank …
How Can Schools Empower Environmental Action? The Department of Education is pushing for the UK’s education sector to lead the world in sustainability and climate change by 2030. It’s aiming to achieve excellence in education and skills, meet net zero, and build resilience to climate change and a better environment for future generations. There’s plenty of work ahead to achieve that; …
How Tech Can Improve Teachers’ Professional Development Learning Never Stops Every teacher knows that learning never stops – not their students’ learning and not their own. However, how teachers can access resources for their professional development has shifted dramatically over the past few years, with greater opportunities for teachers to lead their individual personal development in ways and in places …
Whether they’ve been an educator for decades or this is their first year, every teacher has their own teaching style. Everything from the way an educator communicates with students to the subject matter being taught can impact an educator’s style. Thanks to modern technology, there are a lot of resources now available to complement any style of teaching and allow …
Is Adaptive Learning the Solution to One-Size-Fits-All Ed? The best teachers are the most attuned ones. Without them saying a word, they can tell when a student is close to working out a new concept or just plain stuck. And they instinctively know how to tailor their instruction accordingly: throwing out clues to lead learners to the right answer or …
Can Your School Network Withstand Today’s Cyber Crisis? These days, it’s rare to find a teacher that doesn’t use classroom technology. Even pre-pandemic, “UK schools top the global classroom for embracing technology, with a majority of parents supportive of remote/hybrid learning,” according to BDaily News. At least 64% of UK schools report using technology in everyday teaching and learning practices. …
Using IT to Improve Literacy in Students Students are growing up in a world where technology is everywhere, and the classroom is no exception. With the increasing proliferation of valuable technological learning tools, how can IT improve literacy for students? Boosting Student Motivation Understanding technology’s potential to improve literacy means examining how students learn and recall knowledge. The key is …
