Over 180 schools already connected on our GigaFast project!

We have great plans for our Broadband and Online Services Bundle!

More bandwidth, new safeguarding features and emergency backup broadband.

As laptops and tablets are becoming widespread across school, the provision of high-speed, reliable, filtered and safe connectivity to support pupils' learning, teaching and the management of your school are a must!

Therefore, we have developed a project that can help!

More about our Gigafast project 

Our GigaFast project (2022-2026) aims to support every schools' Digital Strategy and will provide all our subscribing schools with connectivity upgrades inclusive in their Broadband and Online Services bundle!* 

• Primary, Nursery, Special and Short-Stay School customers will receive a free upgrade to GigaFast Fibre Broadband for Schools
• Secondary School customers will receive a free upgrade to GigaFibre One

Our rollout programme is well underway and provides existing customers with a FREE upgrade as the technology becomes available in your area. Over 75% of schools are now able to get Gigafast technology in their area!

This is our NEW default service for Primary, Nursery, Special and Short-Stay Schools. Our GigaFast Fibre Broadband for Schools offering is our fastest ever dedicated offering for Primary schools and is based on the gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP). Our offering exceeds the DfE technology standards recommended bandwidth for a Primary school, providing average speeds of 900Mbps download and 100Mbps upload.		This is our NEW default service for Secondary Schools. This service is based on a dedicated leased or dark fibre optic cable right to your school. Our GigaFibre One Broadband for Schools offering is perfect for Secondary schools and meets the DfE technology standards bandwidth recommendation. GigaFibre One is based on a 1Gbps leased or dark fibre, with an average symmetrical bandwidth of 900Mbps.

Average Download Speed 900Mbps	Average Upload Speed 100Mbps		Average Download Speed 900Mbps	Average Upload Speed 900Mbps

Service Features

Our Broadband and Online Services subscription will also add extra features!

Faster Broadband	NEW Monitoring & Alerting (Netsweeper)	Emergency 4G Temporary Backup

Don't forget - your Broadband and Online Services bundle already includes all of these fantastic features to support your school's technology strategy!

CLEO Secure Schools' Network	Web Filtering (Netsweeper)	Remote Access Options
Microsoft Office 365 (Email & Cloud Apps)	Anti-Virus and Threat Protection (Sophos Central)	Domain Name Registration & DNS Management
Content Resources for Teachers	Engineer Support & Hardware Replacement	ICT Service Centre

Please refer to your annual SLA pricing letter for your school's charges.

If you are a new customer and are interested in our broadband options, please contact our Business Relationship Managers at EducationDigitalServices@Lancashire.gov.uk for a quote.

*Lancashire County Council rollout of upgrades to eligible schools' broadband commenced in 2023 and runs until 2025-26 and is subject to availability of Openreach national fibre rollout in your area.