IT for MAT's Trusts & Schools – breathe technology

Empowering Teaching & Learning Through Technology

IS IT TIME FOR YOUR IT & CYBER SECURITY TO LEVEL UP?

Our guarantee

“Breathe technology has its roots in delivering second to none IT and Cyber Security for the Education Sector. We do it, because it’s where we want to be. It’s our passion and our industry sector of choice.

We understand completely that the school’s primary function is to provide high quality teaching and learning to its students. The world is ever changing and so is the way that education is delivered, funded and that the challenges change.

We have expert understand of IT and Cyber Security for Multi Academy Trusts, Schools and Colleges. Public funded and independent.

It is a job, but it’s more than that. It’s giving back to the community and affecting young people’s lives.”

“We Guarantee A More Personal and Pro-Active IT Service! We start every new partnership with a 3 month probation period, so you can experience this for yourself and avoid any risks in joining a partnership.”

Craig van Aswegen – MD & Snr. Consultant

Managed IT Support Services

Co-Managed Level 3 Support for the inhouse Team or Fully Outsourced IT Support

Is your IT a pain?

Slow Response? Expensive? Lack of trust? Skillset not quite there? Is it affecting teaching and learning? Take 30 mins out of your day and find out just how different it can be.

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Cyber Security Services

Consultancy, One-Off Projects, Managed Cyber Security Services & Support

What’s Your Cyber Security Profile?

Can you definitely withstand an attack and recover? Have you seen evidence of this? Do you have a framework in place covering the DFE requirements?

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Audits

Comprehensive and tailored IT & Cyber Security Audits

Do you need clarity on the state of play?

Do you have doubts? Questions or just need to gain clarity on the IT or Cyber Security? Have you experienced a problem or considering changing providers or staff?

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Infrastructure

Connectivity, On-prem, MS Azure and Private Cloud System Design and Installation

Time for an upgrade, refresh or project?

We have a 100% success rate and we bench mark our prices frequently. We cover on-prem and cloud. All systems a school or MAT could need.

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Communications

Internet Connectivity, VOIP, Cloud Telephony, MS Teams Calling, Mobiles

Internet, Cloud Telephony and Mobiles.

Flexible and cost effective, but great quality and amazing personalised service. Designed for Schools and MAT’s.

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Web & Digital

Logo and Branding Design, Websites & Stationary

Websites, Logos, Slogans and Branding

Websites led by design and creativity. We get just how important this is to you and it’s imperative that we get it right! You won’t be disappointed. Arrange a call and see some of our current work.

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How we Work

We believe in delivering IT with a more personal approach to the service. It’s not all about the tech, it’s about ensuring that every school or Trust has a dedicated team that becomes part of their extended team. People they can trust and rely on, to get the job done. That will make their staff and students smile. And it doesn’t have to break the bank…

Don’t just take our word for it!

Our Team or Yours?

We currently work with schools such as primary schools where our contact is the Business Manager or Head as an example, because there are no internal IT staff. In this scenario, we allocate a complete team to the school. We own the function and responsibility.

When working with secondary Schools, Colleges or Trusts, we have some scenario’s where we have mixed teams. We supply the Virtual Director and a Level 3 Engineer, Service Desk and possibly a Cyber Security Consultant to supplement the existing internal Team. Expanding their reach and providing them with an escalation path, coaching and a sounding board.

There are some instances, the IT Manager, based full time on-site is employed by Breathe but functions very much like a school staff member.

Project Engineers are supplied only when needed.

“Breathe Technology understands the importance of technology within education and have helped our school to deploy a secure network that we can rely on. The team are always on the other side of the phone when we need them and provide excellent IT Support!” – Andy Walker, IT Director Kimbolton School

Flexible Support Models

Have you ever done an IT Audit?

So, here goes with a loaded question. Do you have backup?

Everyone says yes. Next questions are:

1)Have you ever agreed a backup plan, ensuring that the scenarios you can recover from is sufficient? as an example, a Cyber Attack.

2)Is your Backup tested annually? And you have seen the recovery results. Meaning that you know it actually works.

3)Do you have an offsite-offline copy of your backups, that aligns to the minimum government recommendations? (1–2‑3 Backup Strategy)

Unless you can say yes to all 3, you probably don’t really have a sufficient backup and disaster recovery setup.

Audits allow our customers to have their systems reviewed by unbiased, highly experienced 3^rd party and independent specialists. It provides clarity,
in terms of the true state of play, highlights risks, issues and provides practical suggestions and recommendations to resolve these.

The system is documented, significantly helping with a handover between suppliers and it is possible to create a pro-active, structured plan from the audit, for the IT and Cyber Security going forward.

It’s one of the most powerful tools to supercharge your IT!

Our Support Model

Firstly, it’s worth explaining why we understand the problem better than others.

Since 2003 we have been delivering IT and Cyber security Audits. It’s an incredibly powerful tool.

When you perform an audit, it’s much more powerful then meeting with someone and talking about their IT issues. An audit provides complete clarity and transparency about how the system is built, how it is being managed and supported, it’s positives, failings and even the financials. Our customer benefits from a process that brings all these issues and risks out in the open, but with our proffesional views, recommendations and suggestions on how to to best resolve these issues, as well as meeting industry best practice and the latest governement guidelines.

“What we gain from it is a detailed break down of how our competitors work. Where they win and where they fail. Since 2003 we have kept a list of these issues. All we had to do when designing our service offering was not to make the same mistakes as everyone else. Breathe managed IT Support Service is based on what not to do!”

Projects For Schools & MAT’s

Breathe has more than 23 years of project experience for schools.

From complete school design and build projects to specific technologies such as :

Office 365 Migrations
SharePoint and Power Apps
MS Azure Deployments
Physical Servers
Virtualization
Switching & WIFI
Mobile Networks Signal Boosting
Cyber Security Framework and Technologies including Firewalls & Safeguarding
Connectivity
VOIP Telephony & Mobile
Branding, Logo’s and websites by the Breathe Clicks Team

An IT Service Tailored For You…

We don’t believe in the industry standard Bronze, Silver and Gold Packages. Our IT Audits have told us that it doesn’t work. We also believe that every customer is different and have different needs. We therefore, offer a base package that provides each customer with their dedicated team, the software needed for support and has unlimited remote support included from the service desk. We realise that the Level 3 Service Desk is not enough.

The bolt-on options allow the service to be tailored. It’s the beauty of the outsourced model. You can select a certain skillset with a dedicated time allowance. Giving you the skills you need and only paying for what you use.

And the best of all? It can be added, removed or changed at any point during the contract!

What is the Virtual IT Director/ CISO Bolt-on?

Every Business needs a Snr Management Level person to help with planning, decision making, implementing systems or processes.

You may not need them full time but you need them sometimes.

This bolt-on allows just that. You can a consultant to support the internal and outsourced team, based on a pre-specified time allocation such as 1 day at your business or school to meet with the relevant staff and a weekly or monthly time allocation to work on tasks for you, such as running the IT, creating the IT Roadmap, Implementing a Cyber Security framework or migrating you to the cloud.

In the video craig Talks about the role within a school, but the Virtual IT Director/ CISO is placed in both businesses and schools or Multi Academy Trusts.

Cyber Security First

Because we believe work should be more than just a
job – it should be a place where you thrive. Beyond our
strong work ethic, we foster a culture of support, celebration,
and teamwork. Here, success is shared, challenges are tackled
with teamwork, and every day brings a balance of dedication,
humor, and fulfillment. It’s an environment where you can
grow, make an impact, and truly enjoy the journey.

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing is no longer the latest hype. It’s just part of everyones IT. There are a lot of misconceptions though around stability, cyber security and backup. The licensing and consumption based cost models can be complex and a pain to manage too. You need expert advice.

Our team at Breathe have an incredible amount of knowledge and can help with migrations, anything Microsoft 365 and Azure and we even own our own Private Cloud. You’re in good hands with Breathe.

IT Strategy & Planning

This is our favourite topic! How do you know if you doing the right things or moving in the right direction with out a plan? that applies to anything in life and definately in IT. We believ that for a support partnership to be successful, we need to understand your personal goals at work and the wider school or business strategy. IT is a supporting function and it needs to empower you to achieve your goals. Consideration should be given to planned equipment refreshes that are affordable, Cyber Security and GDPR needs to be considered, where your staff work from, new technologies such as AI and the costs need to be reviewed annually to ensure that your systems represent best value.