DfE Connect the Classroom Programme
Speak directly with an NS Optimum Educational Advisor on 01926 880300
NS Optimum take the hassle out of your Connect the Classroom (CtC) project
- Documenting & planning your CtC project for you, making it easy to understand & submit
- Communicating regularly with you and with the Department for Education CtC team
- Providing the high levels of service and support we already provide for our DfE new-school build projects.
- Helping your school claim its Connect the Classroom funding from the DfE
- Supporting you as much or as little as you need
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What is Connect the Classroom?
The DfE Connect the Classroom (CtC) Programme is designed to upgrade the core switch and wireless infrastructure in eligible UK schools at no cost to the school – funded through the DfE.
To find out more about the DfE Connect the Classroom Programme, speak with an NS Optimum Education Advisor contact NS Optimum
Who is eligible for Connect the Classroom funding?
Forty priority education investment areas have been identified by the Department for Education and are eligible for the Connect The Classroom funding, these are – Blackpool, Bolton, Bradford, Bury, Coventry, Derby, Doncaster, Dudley, Fenlands & East Cambridgeshire, Halton, Hartlepool, Hastings, Holton, Ipswich, Knowsley, Leeds, Liverpool, Luton, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Norfolk, North Yorkshire Coast, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oldham, Portsmouth, Rochdale, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Scarborough, South Tyneside, Stoke on Trent, Sunderland, Tameside, Wakefield, Walsall, West Somerset and Wirral.
Schools in the education investment areas who have also been evaluated as ‘Requires Improvement’ or ‘Inadequate’ in their most recent inspection are also eligible. Please see the Department for Education Priority Education Investment Areas selection methodology.
To find out if your school is eligible for the Connect the Classroom Programme, email ConnectTheClassroom.DfEICT@education.gov.uk
Speak directly with an NS Optimum Educational Advisor on 01926 880300