IT Services

Staff in schools have the option to use PCs or Macs which are installed and supported by IT Services. In addition to the basic range of software, more specialised tools are often required.

In many cases, individuals have chosen to take a greater level of control, gaining the ability to add or remove software and assuming responsibility for managing their own systems.

Standard software

Users of computers managed by IT Services use a standard desktop. This basic system (including operating system, Microsoft Office, virus checker, firewall plus additional software) applies to both PC and Mac-based systems.

Additional software is often installed, either through the Install Applications tool which is available on many desktops or manually by IT Services staff.

PC users can also install additional programs on demand including:

A range of more specialised software is also available on request, subject to the appropriate licencing arrangements: