Meet DfE 2030 standards without the panic - ekte translates 'compliance' into calm.
The six DfE core standards sound overwhelming - but they're really six sources of worry: 'Will we get breached?' 'Will Ofsted ask about this?' 'Are we wasting money?' ekte removes those worries, one by one, with support that feels human, not corporate.
Cyber Security:
From 'What if we get hacked?' to 'We're covered.'
Think of cyber security like locking the staffroom door - you don't need a castle, just sensible habits that become routine.
At ekte, we know safety and simplicity matter most. That’s why we put cyber security at the heart of every IT solution—so your school community is protected, compliant, and supported every step of the way.
Cyber essentials accreditation
Your school’s cyber hygiene badge: a simple, recognised way to show governors and parents you take online safety as seriously as locking the front door.
Penetration Testing
A friendly “break-in rehearsal” for your network, where trusted experts try the doors and windows so real attackers never get the chance.
Email and Anti-Malware
A quiet bodyguard for every inbox, filtering out scams and nasties so your staff can focus on pupils, not parsing suspicious emails.
Cloud Solutions and Security
Your school’s internet connection is the foundation for digital learning, online safety, and every cloud service you run.
Seamless Transition to Cloud Solutions
Think of it as tidying a very cluttered desk without actually lifting a finger. Lesson plans, resources, reports, photos, and those “I’ll file it later” documents quietly move from hard drives into secure cloud space. Your staff still find everything in familiar places—just safer, backed up, and available from any device, anywhere in school or at home
Robust Security for Your School's Data
Think of it less as “robust security” and more as a really well-run signing-in book for your data. Multi-Factor Authentication adds one simple extra check, so a stolen password on its own is about as useful as a lost locker key. Centralised access means you decide who sees what, once, in one place—far easier to control across a school or MAT than a jumble of separate logins.
Secure Automated Cloud Backup for Schools
Think of backup as your school’s safety net for “oh no” moments, not just for cyber-disasters but for accidental deletes and mis-clicks too. At ekte, we quietly copy and protect your key systems, emails, and records in the cloud using Datto, so if something goes wrong, you can roll back the clock instead of starting from scratch
Access Learning Anytime, Anywhere
With our expertly managed cloud solutions, your staff and students can effortlessly access files and resources from any device—be it a laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Ekte ensures that everyone can connect and collaborate effectively, whether in the classroom or from home.
Broadband: Because 'it's slow again' shouldn't interrupt learning
Bad broadband isn't just annoying - it's the SLT member who can't load the register, the Year 6 class whose exam practice times out, and the panicked call during parents' evening when the hall Wi-Fi dies.
ekte designs your connection so those moments simply don't happen.
Your school’s internet connection is the foundation for digital learning, online safety, and every cloud service you run. The Department for Education now mandates that certain aspects of School Broadband meet their requirements
Full Fibre Broadband Connection
Ekte, a BT partner, provides dedicated, high-speed, secure broadband for schools. Our reliable, diverse-routed connections exceed DfE requirements to keep you always online.
Back Up Broadband connection
Ekte provides schools with dual, diverse-routed connections. The "active-active" setup doubles your bandwidth and resilience, ensuring you stay online and your investment works harder.
Safeguarding and KCISE
Ekte's broadband helps meet KCSiE safeguarding duties with built-in firewalls and filtering. It logs, blocks, and reports inappropriate content, supporting designated safeguarding leads.
Filtering & Monitoring: Safeguarding that works quietly, alerts loudly
The nightmare for any DSL: a serious incident that 'should have been flagged.' ekte's filtering doesn't just block - it watches, learns, and tells you when something needs your attention, in clear language, not red flashing alerts that cry wolf.
High-Performance
Partnering with Cambium Networks, ekte delivers robust, high-speed network switching for every classroom and office. This education-grade hardware ensures fast, reliable, and secure connections that support all your digital learning tools, safeguarding systems, and admin platforms, even under the strain of multiple devices operating at once.
Value for Money
We understand school budgets are tight, which is why we've chosen Cambium for its outstanding performance-to-value ratio. This approach provides your school with powerful, high-grade networking technology that fits your budget without compromising on quality, helping you make a smart, long-term investment.
Simple Management
Cambium's network switches come with cloud-managed dashboards, remote monitoring, and simple configuration. This makes the system incredibly easy to use and support, significantly reducing ongoing maintenance time and the costs associated with future upgrades.
Network Switching: Invisible infrastructure, visible calm
School networks are like plumbing - nobody thinks about them until something breaks. ekte's switches are boring in the best way: they just work, term after term, with quiet check-ins and zero drama.
Reliable, Fast Connections
Deliver robust, high-speed connections to every classroom and office. Our switches support all your digital learning tools and admin platforms, even under the heaviest multi-device loads.
Exceptional Value
We know school budgets are stretched. Cambium offers an exceptional performance-to-value ratio, delivering world-class technology that is affordable to install, support, and upgrade in the future.
Low-Cost Management
With cloud-managed dashboards and remote monitoring, our switches are simple to configure and easy to use. This significantly reduces ongoing maintenance burdens and support costs for your team.
"Wi-Fi That Works - Even in the Hall on Parents' Evening
If you've ever watched 200 parents try to log in at once and seen everything grind to a halt, you know: Wi-Fi isn't about access points, it's about not being embarrassed. ekte designs networks that handle the busiest moments without breaking a sweat.
Reliable, Fast Connections
Deliver robust, high-speed connections to every classroom and office. Our switches support all your digital learning tools and admin platforms, even under the heaviest multi-device loads.
Exceptional Value
We know school budgets are stretched. Cambium offers an exceptional performance-to-value ratio, delivering world-class technology that is affordable to install, support, and upgrade in the future.
Low-Cost Management
With cloud-managed dashboards and remote monitoring, our switches are simple to configure and easy to use. This significantly reduces ongoing maintenance burdens and support costs for your team.
Digital Leadership: A story for your governors - without the TLAs
(TLA = Three Letter Acronyms)
Governors need to know the school is 'on track' with DfE digital standards - but they don't need a 60-page technical audit. ekte gives you a one-page, colour-coded progress snapshot against the six standards, so you can say 'we're green on this, amber on that, and here's our plan.' Confidence in five minutes, not fifty
A clear story for governors
Turn “are we compliant?” into a simple, colour-coded narrative governors can grasp in one glance, not after wading through a technical saga.
Six standards, one simple view
We translate the six DfE core digital standards into plain English, with a single page showing where you are now and what happens next.
A plan you can actually use
Instead of a doorstop report, you get a short, practical action list you can lift straight into your SDP or MAT digital strategy paper
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