
In February 2005, we calculated that the number of Internet connected PCs for students was only just at the nationally required ratio of 1:5. The school had invested very heavily the previous summer in new infrastructure and it simply was not reasonable to expect that we could go on buying more and more standard Windows XP boxes with high purchase costs and maintenance requirements. We had to find a different solution to bringing ICT to more curriculum areas.
Our ICT suite was in need of an update as we had only 15 non-networked PCs and a few standalone devices around the school. We didn’t have the time, money or expertise to embark on such a project and wanted to work with a local company who would be able to deal with all aspects of our ICT upgrade.
Rod Woodhouse, headmaster of Essendon Church of England Primary School attended the Better Education Technology show – BETT 2004. He was interested in updating the schools ICT environment.
Independent pre-prep school Milbourne Lodge Junior School, based in Surrey, has installed an innovative new Learning Resource Centre based around thin client technology. The school's children and staff will now benefit from the use of the brand new centre.
In 2003 Leverstock entirely designed, managed and installed a new 35-seat ICT suite at Hammond Primary School in Hemel Hempstead. The school is a Hertfordshire community nursery and primary school offering all ability educational provision for children aged 3-11 years.