Improvements to Primary School Infrastructure
BITC has completed the first stage of Project Apollo which has successfully updated the ICT Infrastructure in the Primary School sector.

What has been achieved so far?

• All administrative PC systems in Primary Schools have been replaced during the Spring Term 2006
• 500+ curriculum PCs have been installed, also during the Spring Term 2006
• All Primary School curriculum data has been relocated from the old school-based servers to new centralised servers
• A new system to backup Primary Schools' data has been installed

How will Primary Schools benefit?

• Fewer system failures
• Faster resolution of faults
• Faster system performance
• Greater systems reliability
• Greater integrity and security of data

What’s happening next?
Even though the first stage of Project Apollo has achieved a lot in a short space of time, a second phase will deliver further improvements:

• Primary Schools will be each be receiving a new administrative colour laser printer during the Autumn Term 2006
• Primary Schools are to have their existing Local Area Networks site surveyed to identify development needs
• Urgent network upgrades will be undertaken before end March 2007:
  • Some schools will require new network hardware - eg. new switches
  • Some schools require extensive cabling works to remove bottlenecks from their existing infrastructure
  • Some schools require additional network points to connect the new administrative colour laser Printer and the School Meal Service Till system (project scheduled for 2007)
• Physical removal of old servers from schools
• Provision of additional central data storage to enable growth in schools needs over the next few years

Contact
If you require further information on Project Apollo you can e-mail Kelly Gillings, Project Manager at k.gillings@npt.gov.uk