Slow systems on Monday morning. A server crashed during examination time. Staff are unable to access files while working from home. For schools still running on aging on-premises infrastructure, these problems are recurring costs that never appear on a budget sheet. Demands are growing, IT teams are stretched, and traditional school infrastructure is struggling to keep up. This is where …

School IT should be an asset. For most schools, IT is one of the most expensive items on the budget sheet, yet it rarely receives the strategic attention it deserves. Untimely planning, outdated support models, and unreviewed software contracts silently drain funds that could be utilised elsewhere. Schools that follow a systematic approach to school IT budget management always spend …

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 …