ICT Audits | Novatia

Independent appraisal

We work closely with you across your school estate to look at:

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Technical

We examine your network infrastructure condition and server room environments. We assess the scalability, reliability, and resilience of your network, plus evaluate the quality and suitability of user devices and classroom audio-visual technologies.

Operational

We review your IT support structure and assess the knowledge, skills, and capacity of your technical team. We evaluate management effectiveness, support desk performance, and analyse contract management with third-party providers.

Educational

We assess staff confidence and competence in using ICT effectively in the classroom. We examine how technology supports teaching and learning, evaluate pupil access to ICT, and review aspirations for future educational technology improvements.

Prioritise effective IT

An ICT Audit and Strategy provides you with an independent appraisal of your technical, operational, and educational ICT, followed by improvement recommendations in the form of an ICT Strategy. This ensures your organisation prioritises effective IT provision to deliver educational goals and improve learning, teaching, and management outcomes.

Our clients choose Novatia for ICT Audit and Strategy when technology obstacles are hindering teaching and learning, IT isn't advancing with the school's wider development, there are ICT access issues outside of school, they need independent validation of their IT team's recommendations, they want better value from their ICT budget and existing technology, growing MATs need to assess equipment across all schools, or leaders need clearer understanding of technical communications.

Work with us

Solve ICT issues

Put an end to your MAT or School's ICT problems or issues.

Take a strategic approach

Remove the guesswork and take a more strategic approach.

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Improve your current setup

Don't settle for the standard; improve your current approach.

Capitalise on existing solutions

Get more from what you already have.

Save costs and boost efficiency

Make cost savings whilst improving your IT operations.

Take the first step

Download our Audit & Strategy product sheet.

Get the guide

Our experts, through their knowledge of the IT industry and first-hand experience of ICT within Education, will work with you to determine your scope of requirements. Get started with our guide, The areas your ICT Audit & Strategy should cover.

“Working with Novatia provided us with an objective analysis of what was in place across all our academies so that we could be confident about the information we were using to make our decisions. The Data Audit provided a clear, visual oversight of how data was flowing between all the different products used in our Trust and has meant our MIS procurement and implementation took into account all the integrations that were required so the dataflow was maintained.”

James Howell

Director of ICT, ATT

“The Novatia team were all really friendly and down to earth. Their consultants all come from an educational background, and you can tell that they put the educational aspect front and centre when designing and delivering the ICT element."

Sarah Whittaker

Deputy Headteacher, St Ann's RC Primary School

“The comprehensive Data Audit has given us clear oversight of the data across all our schools and led to the development of a coherent data strategy. Working with Novatia has supported our Trust at every step.”

Chris Clarke

Director of IT & Data, The Kemnal Academies Trust

“I wanted to ensure we had well-negotiated contracts with high-quality suppliers that delivered the services specified and all at an excellent price...we're delighted with the results so far.”

James Miller

National Director of Estates and Technology, Ormiston Academies Trust

“Novatia worked alongside Ofsted, complementing our internal knowledge of the business with first-rate project management capability.”

Tom Zebedee

Deputy Director Technology, Ofsted

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