
Broadband & Online Services Bundle
About the Service
Our Broadband and Online Services bundle provides a range of essential features, including firewalls, filtering and email to support your school with safe, reliable and trusted broadband and related services.
Our broadband uses the CLEO Secure Schools' network which has been helping to protect pupils' online learning for nearly 20 years and our continued investment has ensured schools can benefit from the increased bandwidth options and security features.
The CLEO network has multiple redundant connections to the internet including through the UK Universities (JANET) network, this helps ensure that schools' broadband is robust and reliable. JANET also interconnects with other regional schools' networks across the UK to form The National Education Network (The NEN).
Once connected you will become a part of our private educational network which provides best in class educational security and filtering as standard.
What are the benefits?
- A range of available bandwidths up to 1Gbps; this flexibility means there is an option suitable for all schools.
- Ability to support Multi-Academy Trusts with school WAN/interconnectivity if required.
- No data usage caps or additional charges.
- Options for redundant back-up connections.
- All hardware included, with no extra charges for fault resolution callouts or replacement in the event of a failure.
- All supported by our field engineers and Service Centre, centrally located in Lancashire.
- Inclusive web filtering, which can be customised locally to your school's needs, helps ensure your school meets the online safeguarding requirements expected by Ofsted.
- Fully managed broadband service including all configuration and security, makes managing your school's internet access safer and easier. Helps ensure your school meets the standards expected for data security under the GDPR rules.
- Inclusive firewalls, gateways and security features which provide a balance between safety and security, including DDoS protection, while allowing access to educational resources. No need to purchase and manage additional complex firewall hardware.
- Reassurance, that in the event of external attack, both our network security experts and the JANET (JISC) CSIRT service are there to help protect your school. Our experts communicate directly with JANET CSIRT on your behalf, in the event that their Cyber Security specialists identify a cyber-security incident affecting the network or your school's broadband connection.
- Highly resilient network with multiple data centers, connections to the JANET network and internet, filters and firewalls ensuring that schools are able to access the internet and cloud-based services securely and reliably.
What's Included?
Broadband Options Available:
We offer a range of different technologies and bandwidths for schools
Superfast Broadband for Schools | ||
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Up to 80Mbps |
Up to 20Mbps |
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Ultrafast Broadband for Schools | ||
Download | Upload | Service Details |
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160Mbps | 30Mbps |
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330Mbps | 50Mbps |
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500Mbps | 165Mbps |
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Leased Fibre Circuits | ||
Download | Upload | Service Details |
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40Mbps | 40Mbps | |
100Mbps | 100Mbps |
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200Mbps | 200Mbps |
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500Mbps | 500Mbps |
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1Gbps | 1Gbps |
Back-up Broadband Connection Options:
For the ultimate piece of mind in reliability and resilience we can also offer all of our fibre options as a back-up internet connection for your main connection. Please refer to our separate Back-up Internet Connection service option for more information or contact one of our Business Relationship Managers at EducationDigitalServices@Lancashire.gov.uk to discuss options. A backup connection can help:
- Reduce potential downtime if the school's main internet connection fails.
- Increased availability of your school's critical systems that use the internet.
Options are available to add increasing levels of resilience and reductions to potential single point of failure.
Service Features
Our Broadband and Online Services bundle includes all the following features. Please refer to the service definition for each feature for further details.
Broadband & Online Service Bundle |
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Broadband
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CLEO Secure Schools' Network
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YES |
Web Filtering (Netsweeper)
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YES | |
Remote Access Options
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YES | |
Microsoft Office 365 (Email and Cloud Applications) Our supported Microsoft 365 Education service, includes the following cloud functionality:
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YES | |
Anti-Virus and Threat Protection (Sophos Central) New for 2022-23 your Broadband and Online Services bundle now includes Anti-virus and Threat Protection service (Sophos Central).
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YES |
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Domain Name Registration & DNS management
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YES | |
Content Resources for Teachers Your broadband bundle includes fantastic content services, accessible only via your School's broadband connection:
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YES | |
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Engineer Support & Hardware Replacement
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YES |
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ICT Service Centre This service includes telephone and online fault reporting via our ICT Service Centre, operational from 8am to 6pm (Monday – Friday excluding Bank Holidays and statutory leave days), with escalation routes ensuring that if your school does experience problems with the service, that our staff are focused on solving your issues. |
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