Apr 05 School in internet safety win

Students at a Wolverhampton school have beaten dozens of others to win more than 30 seats at the Grand Theatre. Pupils at Uplands Primary School, in Castlecroft Road, took part in a poster competition to come up with a design about how to stay safe on the internet or while using social media and texting. Amy Pullan, aged 11, created the winning design, and she and her classmates will now watch Swallows and Amazons at the end of April.

Internet safety poster

Picture curtsey of Express and Star

Wolverhampton company Concero UK, based in Tettenhall Road, organised the competition with more than 20 schools in the city and parts of Staffordshire. The business supplies IT and computer systems to schools and wanted to help promote ‘e-safety’. As part of Internet Safety Day last month, schools were tasked with creating a poster with all the key tips and messages to stay safe. Concero Director James Morris said: ‘It’s essential that e-saftey is done.’

Apr 05 Squad all set for contest

A school cheerleading squad from Wolverhampton is limbering up for a national competition.

Cheer
Picture curtsey of Express and Star

The squad from Smestow School in Castlecroft is among 82 teams competing in the National Schools Cheerleading Competition. The Smestow Supreme Super Stars, made up of 15 pupils, in years 7, 8 and 9a, have been practising routines since October said coach Aimee Price.

The National Schools Cheerleading Competition is taking place at the Telford International Centre, in Telford, Shropshire, between April 5 and 8.

Feb 14 Changing the shape of ICT Support throughout the West Midlands region

“Proactive, Preventative and Flexible”

Following extensive research based on ICT support combined with fifteen years of experience in Education, Concero UK have launched a new support system which provides schools with what they really want from their ICT Company!

This new enhanced support is available from April 2012 and will offer proactive maintenance and flexible support ensuring a fast and effective response resulting in minimal downtime. Concero are offering.

“Your very own ICT department, whenever and wherever you need them”

For more information see here

Feb 13 Launch of Broadband

Since 2001 schools have been under the misconception that they must use a Local Authority provider or Regional Broadband Consortium for their internet connectivity. As schools have become aware that this is not necessary, Concero UK are pleased to announce a new cheaper broadband service with all the important features for schools and businesses.

For more information:

Broadband for education

Broadband for business

Feb 10 Internet Safety Day – Competition Launched

In order to promote internet safety, Concero UK are running a competition aimed at all schools in Wolverhampton and the schools which they currently support. The purpose of the completion is to raise awareness of staying safe whilst using the internet addressing issues such as, protecting private information, making the right choices, cyber bullying and keeping safe at all times. Participating schools have been asked to design a poster to promote E-Safety which will then be judged and a winner poster announced. A school will then receive 35 tickets to take the winning child and their class to watch a performance of ‘swallows and Amazons’ as well as attending a workshop at the Grand Theatre.

“Proactive, Preventative and Flexible”

“Your very own ICT department, whenever and wherever you need them”

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