St Peter’s School, York was founded in 627AD, making it one of the world’s oldest. But being steeped in history does not stop it from being forward-thinking. St Peter’s knows that staying constantly abreast of social and technological advances is key to education success.
School leaders saw the need to provide network communications right across the school estate, so that staff and pupils could go online at any time, anywhere in the school without the system failing. However, they did not have the technical knowledge to identify the demands of network infrastructure for schools.
As well as connectivity performance, St Peter’s School specified that its new network infrastructure should remain at the leading edge of capability as future technologies emerge, effectively future proofing the school.
The project presented additional challenges for cabling installation, as much of the building is listed, significantly restricting modification parameters.
After on-site investigations, our team was able to design a suitable network infrastructure for the school, incorporating existing components where possible and upgrading systems to provide extra capacity for the future.
We discussed our proposed network infrastructure solutions with St Peter’s School, using non-technical terms at their request to ensure that they understood what needed to be done, why and how.
Express Data worked carefully within the listed building to comply with stringent rules on modification. We installed a state-of-the-art wireless network which offers unparalleled connectivity levels. To allow the installation of advanced new applications, we also restructured the existing wireless system.
The Express Data team is well aware of the practical challenges of working in an educational environment. Tight timescales are necessary to minimise intrusion into the academic week, and it is crucial that access to the internet should not be impaired as work is taking place.
The fully upgraded and future-proofed network was installed, tested and up and running within a week.
Flexible, problem-free, multi-access network connectivity is now available anywhere on the school grounds. The future-proofed wireless solution will allow the ready incorporation of any emerging refinements, breakthrough technologies, new security protocols and enhanced performance requirements, without the disruption of reinstallation.
Our client was delighted with the result, and the way in which we managed the network infrastructure challenges for their school.
Contact Express Data today for advice and guidance on your school network infrastructure. We provide on-the-ground teams to support your IT experts, or can work directly with school leaders to identify your needs and provide network infrastructure installation for your school.
We required a provider who could offer both a personal service and technical excellence, so we would always understand what needed to be done, and know that work was being achieved to deadline, Express Data met the tight timescales we had to impose, with no impaired access to the internet as they worked.