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…we’re about to! It’s not always a well thought of thing to do, but sometimes, you need to give yourself a pat on the back and shout about it!  Reassure yourself that you are doing a good job and take the credit with open arms when you blow that trumpet loud and clear!! So go […]

Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year! Hopefully you did grab a minute or 2 to enjoy this classic clip from the wonderfully festive film, that is ‘Love Actually’!  Not a patch on your school’s Christmas production or nativity of course – but both hopefully making you smile, feel warm inside and giving you a Christmassy glow…. or was that […]

Here is the problem you face:   Your Broadband, firewall web filtering is critical to the smooth operation of your school, for teaching and keeping children safe online. School Business Leaders often lack knowledge in this area, so tend to stick with the Local Authority or an incumbent provider through fear of making a bad decision […]

Multi Academy Trust Telecoms Strategy Planning As you’ll be aware, there has been a substantial increase in the number of schools forming or joining Multi Academy Trust’s (MAT’s) in recent years.  As a result, of what is often rapid expansion, many MAT’s have yet to define and implement strategies for the procurement and deployment of […]

It is probably the biggest change in telecoms history in the last few decades! We’re calling it the ‘Big Switch Off’, but what exactly is going to happen?  In short, BT* have announced that they are switching off their analogue and ISDN lines in 2025, forcing schools (businesses and homes too) to make changes to […]

Thanks again to Cheshire Association of School Business Mangers (CHASBM) for inviting us to their recent event which was the first of many we hope! Our presentation at the conference, was based around BT’s announcement that they will be making major changes to their telecoms network where both their analogue and ISDN line networks will […]

Broadband Renewal – Action Required You may have already been informed that the Local Authority Broadband contract for Stockport Schools is due for renewal in November 2019.  Therefore, you may need to advise the local authority if you wish to proceed with their new broadband, firewall and filtering contract by May 2019.  What this means […]

You may be aware that the NYCC broadband contract is up for renewal on the 1st April 2019. Over the past month we have helped over 50 schools throughout North Yorkshire with their broadband procurement projects. This follows on from the telecoms cost savings projects where we have helped over 150 schools in North Yorkshire […]

We hope you’ve had a wonderful Summer – The weather has been very kind to us over the holidays! To kick off the new term, TGE Solutions are running a group procurement project for Schools in North Yorkshire alongside our attendance at The North Yorkshire Schools Finance and Administration Conference. This project will look at […]

We are excited about the great feedback that Schools give us following our cost savings audits and the help we offer when a school is looking to procure new telephone equipment. So much so, that we are now sharing their comments on the new “Schools Fan Page” on our website. You can see the recommendations […]

We have recently had a new addition to the team and thought it would be valuable to hear her views on how we are helping Schools reduce their costs. Over to Rachel………….. What a great introduction to Education as an ‘Industry’, not just from a parent’s perspective I received recently, when I attended the Yorkshire […]