Health and Safety Advice

Important advice concerning the installation of electronic whiteboard and electrical safety

LEA Circular number 131, 29th April 2005

Information on Wireless Networking

22nd May 2007

Delivery and use of computers supplied under the DfES/ BECTa 'Laptops for teachers' scheme

LEA Circular number 253, 23rd September 2005

Purchasing and Disposal

Purchasing Advice

Why it is advantageous to purchase computer equipment through Broadband Sandwell

Disposal of redundant ICT equipment

LEA Circular number 339, 2nd December 2005

Still Paying for ISDN?

Check whether you still need your old ISDN telephone line

 

Broadband Advice

Requests for Website Unblocking

Spyware and virus threats and access to inappropriate Internet sites

LEA Circular number 112, 15th April 2005

Changes to the Broadband Sandwell content filter, related services and advice on the use of search engines

LEA Circular number 330, November 25th 2005 .

Advice and information for schools concerning the broadband service and the development of new services

 

Using Webmail and Websites

Updating School Websites

Please see this link to find out how to update your school's website with an FTP tool

Advice on how to download files from FTP sites
21st November 2006

Advice on using Webmail with IE7

There are issues accessing webmail with Internet Exploder 7 browsers

Advice on the use of the Sandwell MBC Webmail service

LEA Circular number 280, 28th October 2005

 

Networking Guidance

Information on Wireless Networking

22nd May 2007

Other Guidance

Becta guidance for school leaders

Keeping your school's data safe