Having experienced IT leadership to provide cover during periods of long service leave ensures that the key functions remain. This may include providing support for an IT team member who are stepping up to lead the team in this time.

Parker IT’s wealth of experience in educational IT settings can assist school leaderships in understanding of both the why and the way the school IT is controlled and operates. We can help refine the mechanisms that assist in creating accountable, shared and cohesive directions. We strive to eliminate frustrations, create transparent communication and assist in identifying roadblocks to success.

By melding curriculum initiatives, building and infrastructure planning, the current threat landscape and emerging technologies into a strategic IT plan is a complex and vital component of forward thinking. Parker IT can assist in providing schools with frameworks that allow them to give voice to these directions.

Assisting school and IT leaders in considering their current position and implications on forward planning will allow a more predictable outcome for technology budgeting and procurement. Parker IT can take a wide analytical view for a wholistic picture of what a school needs in both short and longer terms.

Frequently the success of a project is not down to the system but the manner in which it was rolled out. We listen to schools and help them in areas such as the pacing a project, creating a communication strategy, staff training, and working with vendors to assist them to meet the school’s way of working.

Within schools an IT team member is often the only person in the school that performs their role. They have many colleagues but few peers. Parker IT can provide mentoring and support, particularly for those new to leadership.

At Parker IT we call this the ‘sense check’. To have an experienced set of neutral eyes look over proposals before committing to a path can save a lot of time and expense further down the journey. Often it is not what is proposed but what may have been overlooked that emerges out of this review.

Schools are places built on trust and good vendors know this. But it is also the responsibility of school leadership to be informed and accountable. Ensuring that any proposed agreement meets the needs of both parties is vital. Parker IT can assist schools in reviewing and refining agreements to ensure that the relationship is fruitful.