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Subject:      ICT Service Helpline availability dates
Purpose:     For Information
Audience:   All School Staff
 
Dates for the school diary

Helpline will be closed - Friday 11th March 2005 from 14:00 to 1700 hrs for ICT Services Staff Meeting

Monday 28th March 2005 = First day of new financial year in Dinner Money. A separate email will be sent out giving instructions on how to set this up.

Helpline will be closed - Friday 8th April 2005 All Day for Helpline Team Training Day

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Subject:     Revised dates for e-business Suite (FAMIS) Downtime - March 2005
Purpose:    For Information
Audience:  All Cambridgeshire Schools
 
e-Business Suite (FAMIS) Downtime - March 2005 The revised dates for Ebusiness being unavailable are Thursday 24th March thru to Tuesday 29th March inclusive. This represents downtime of only 2 working days compared with at least 4 days in the previous scenario.

Search on the schools portal for "FAMIS"

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Subject:     Recent Email problems
Purpose:    For information
Audience:  All School staff

Recent email problems

Users will have recently noticed a couple of problems with email in the last week or so. Firstly there was an email duplication problem, which meant users downloading their emails into Outlook or Outlook Express received numerous copies of the same message. The second problem was with the primary schools distribution list, where a backlog of old messages was finally delivered all together.

Both these problems have now been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, but assure you they were issues that were outside of our control. If you believe that there are still ongoing problems with your email then please contact the ICT Service Helpline in the usual way (01480 376650 or ict.helpline@cambridgeshire.gov.uk)

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Subject:     SIMS news
Purpose:    Free Training Seminars
Audience:  Primary Schools
 
SIMS news for primary schools

Schools should be receiving a letter shortly outlining free seminars in preparation for SIMS.net Final conversion. This applies to nearly all primary schools. The letter is published on the portal - search for "Final conversion". Dates and venues are:

Thursday 28th April, 10 - 12 : CPDC

Tuesday 3rd May, 10 - 12 : Buckden Community Centre

Thursday 5th May, 10 - 12 : Oliver Cromwell, March    

Please contact ict.courses@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or 01480 376670 to book your place.

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Subject:     Important Telephone Line Information
Purpose:    Warning of possible charge implications
Audience:  Headteacher
 
Internet phone lines
 
Following migration to the CCN service, schools should have cancelled their BT ISDN or NTL Centrex telephone lines, which were previously used for internet access. If a line is not de-commissioned, the school remains responsible for any charges incurred.
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Subject:     ICT News page on the Portal
Purpose:    For Information
Audience:  All School Staff
 
Do you regularly check the ICT News page on the Portal?

All the latest ICT-related news of importance to Cambridgeshire's schools. To take a look, simply search for "ict news" from the portal front page, or select 'ICT News' on the ICT Service home page (www.ict.ccceducation.net).

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