Schools can save money and get better IT services by outsourcing to a third party provider – or better still, partnering with us!
Technology underpins almost everything we do in schools and is a fundamental part of children’s learning experience. School’s ICT systems are essential in monitoring progress, enhancing lessons, providing resources and are vital in almost everything teachers and support staff do day by day.
All this amazing technology, though, does bring it’s challenges. Even the most finely tuned of IT systems requires support, maintenance – and, not forgetting, long term strategy. Remember when classroom projectors were considered peak school technology? It wasn’t all that long ago…
Outsourcing IT Services at your school is a cost effective and efficient way of ensuring you have a specialist managing and moving your technology forward. Partnering with a third-party provider can be more flexible than an in-house IT solution.
At Aux IT Solutions we partner with schools to become an indispensable part of the school community, working in your best interests and taking the hassle and time involved in managing ICT away.
Here are a few of the key reasons why our outsourced solution is a great solution for schools;
Costs
Probably the biggest reason to look at outsourced IT solutions is cost.
Schools save money by not having to staff IT resources themselves, whilst not compromising on technical ability and service coverage.
Our services are not only cheaper than an in-house tech, but also other IT support companies, and is a more complete option than part time staff or apprentices.
Lower Costs, Less Hours, More Flexibility
When outsourcing rather than hiring in house staff schools make savings on wages, taxes and other costs not always considered. Equipment, training, sick days, quiet periods. Depending how contracts work – holiday maintenance work might be overtime.
When you partner with us, costs are lower because your technician is booked on weekly scheduled visits – but you are protected if anything happens in between these visits by unlimited remote support at no extra cost. We remotely maintain and administer systems. We even provide emergency on site visits within the hour if something urgent happens between these times too.
We not only fix your problems but throughout the year improve and develop your systems proactively and keep you informed of any required works well in advance of them becoming an issue.
This means that IT is effective but also flexible, utilised only for what is necessary, rather than fixed employment hours that may not always be productive.
As part of all our packages we also include out of hours maintenance. If there’s an urgent update or security concern, will in house IT work overnight to avoid downtime? We do – and you don’t have to concern yourself with overtime payments.
All Round Savings
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Under our consultancy and network management, schools have saved thousands of pounds on alternative solutions, recommendations on getting extra years out of old equipment, and outside-the-box fixes to reduce costs.
This year alone we have halved quotes on wireless upgrades (with an alternative system), staff sign in solutions and speeding up old laptops/desktops, among others.
Aux IT vs Other Providers
When looking at us as your outsourcing partner, our first point is that we guarantee to beat any like-for-like service quote.
Secondly, we understand that school budgets are tight and as well as value for money, schools are looking for predictability. Mid-year surprise costs are to be avoided as much as possible.
That’s why all our solutions are fixed price and include everything you need. All support offerings include visits, unlimited phone and remote support, holiday maintenance, backups, emergency call outs and consultancy – so you know exactly what you’ll paying for the entire year and won’t be hit with additional bills in the event of an urgent support task.
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When working with us as an outsourced partner, you’re actually getting the knowledge and experience of an entire team, and not just an individual.
As soon as the SLA begins – we are your inhouse IT team, staffed at a fraction of their worth. We are always on call to assist and if one of us doesn’t know the answer – a colleague is always on hand to support! There are also extra resources on hand if things get a little bit busy or pressured at your school.
A Bigger Picture
In comparison with an in-house solution, which only has experience of your school and problems that have happened there, we look after several schools and see all the various technical challenges in each.
In this position, we can always apply experiences from other establishments to your school when that weird problem occurs for the first time ever or if you are looking to move in a different direction and try a new solution.
We also are mindful of looking after all our schools as one – so if a school has a problem with virus e-mails or security concerns, we then apply the urgent security actions to ALL schools – rather than just focusing on the one. This often means schools are protected from threats well in advance of it ever reaching them, as we are aware of it beforehand.
Focus on Teaching
Our mantra as a company is to ensure that teachers are able to focus on teaching – that equipment works and educators can be confident trying out new technology in their lessons. But we also mean that members of SLT or perhaps the IT Co-Ordinator can worry less about the direction and management of IT. That the headteacher can focus less on where IT is going – because we are there to advise and implement.
After over a decade of not just supporting but improving IT in our schools, we know how to manage, maintain and develop IT. Schools trust us to make decisions on their behalf, work with third parties and oversee things such as system security and disaster recovery plans.
This frees up time and focus that could be spent elsewhere.
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There are a wealth of reasons why outsourcing might be right for your school, the above just some of the key ones.
For a more efficient service from a company with years of experience within schools, please feel free to discuss your needs at no obligation.
