Education · Cyber Security
Cyber Security in Education
Cyber security built for education (schools & academies) across Greater Manchester and the UK — protecting your data and helping you meet the DfE digital standards and safeguarding duties.
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Foresight IT Services provides cyber security for education (schools & academies) across Greater Manchester and the UK. Cyber Essentials Plus certified, we help you protect SIMS/MIS, filtering and monitoring, meet the DfE digital standards and safeguarding duties and defend against threats — with 24/7 monitoring, vulnerability management and clear, proportionate advice.
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Cyber security built around education (schools & academies)
Schools and academies need curriculum-aware support, MIS management (SIMS), filtering and monitoring compliance and Cyber Essentials — delivered by DBS-cleared technicians who understand the DfE's digital and technology standards.
Foresight delivers layered cyber security tailored to education (schools & academies): Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus, 24/7 monitoring and threat detection, vulnerability management, secure remote working, Microsoft 365 hardening and staff awareness training — all mapped to the DfE digital standards and safeguarding duties. Protection that’s proportionate to your risk and your budget.
Also available: IT Support in Education.
Why Foresight
Why education (schools & academies) trust Foresight
Cyber Essentials Plus certified
We hold the standard we help you achieve, and we protect 130+ Greater Manchester organisations day and night.
Mapped to your obligations
We align your controls to the DfE digital standards and safeguarding duties, so security is something you can evidence to clients, funders and regulators.
Proportionate, not overkill
Layered protection sized to your risk and budget — strong where it counts, without enterprise cost.
FAQs
Common questions
Do you provide cyber security for education (schools & academies)?
Can you help us meet the DfE digital standards and safeguarding duties?
Can you help us achieve Cyber Essentials?
Simple, transparent pricing
Work out your monthly IT cost
Per-device pricing plus a flat £125/month per organisation. Drag the slider to size it for your business — most of our clients are 25+ users.
- We work alongside your existing IT technician or department
- 2nd & 3rd line escalation & expert backup
- Server, network, cloud & security expertise
- Out-of-hours, holiday & sickness cover
- Unlimited helpdesk 9–5, Mon–Fri
- Managed endpoint protection (AV, patching & EDR)
- Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace management
- Network & Wi-Fi troubleshooting
- Monthly IT health & ticket report
- Everything in Essential, plus:
- 24/7 automated monitoring & alerts
- Business continuity & disaster recovery
- Advanced threat detection & cyber compliance
- Email security, spam & phishing protection
- Quarterly IT strategy review
* Estimate includes a £125/month per-organisation management fee. On-premise servers are charged at an additional £150/month per server. Got more than 250 devices? Contact us for a tailored quote. Prices exclude VAT. Final quote tailored to your setup.
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Protect your education (schools organisation
Talk to a Greater Manchester team that has looked after growing organisations for 20 years. Book a free, no-obligation assessment for your education (schools organisation.
Free and no-obligation — we typically respond within one working hour.