Preparing for Autumn Term 2025
Here at Education Digital Services, we understand how hectic the Autumn Term can be!
That is why we have created the 'Preparing for Autumn term' checklist, our annual services can provide support and solutions to the ever growing to do lists that come with the start of a new term.
Checklist:
- Learn about Unique Identities and Multi-Factor Authentication – Watch videos 1-3
- Housekeeping for Office 365 – remove access from leavers and add new staff and pupils
- Increase ParentPay usage to save time and reduce cash handling for dinners, trips and uniforms
- Check if teachers need new interactive classroom resources - try our Discovery Education subscription
- Need extra ICT support in Autumn? Try our Technician Visits Service
- *New* Remote Data Backup (RBUSS) - Education Bundle (Comprehensive backup, including Microsoft 365 and Entra ID backup options)
- Windows 10 support ends October 2025 – budget for Windows 11 and any replacement desktops/laptops
- Set up Live Monitoring for Pupil Online Safeguarding (Netsweeper OnGuard+)
- Discuss your Digital requirements with a Business Relationship Manager (BRMs)
SIMS:
- Book early to reserve your place on our SIMS Training Courses including our New Census courses
- Sign up for the SIMS Autumn School Census, the SIMS School Workforce webinars, and our SIMS Next Gen Autumn School Census webinar
- Read A Year in the Life of SIMS - Primary or A Year in the Life of SIMS - Secondary and take action
- Help for new starters - Getting Started with SIMS & FMS Consultancy, our Getting started with SIMS training course, and our Getting Started with SIMS Finance 6 (FMS) training course
- SIMS Assisted School Census Setup Consultancy
- SIMS Assisted School Workforce Census Setup Consultancy
- SIMS and Power BI Setup Consultancy – introduce new attendance data dashboards