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VIGLEN BSF
INFORMATION
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IT's Viglen Building Schools for the Future

Viglen is about working with Local Authorities, schools, partners and stakeholders, nationally, to help them implement their vision of transforming teaching and learning in the 21st century through the use of innovative ICT.

Established in 1975 Viglen is a financially stable, proven provider of services and products to the schools market, including the integration of diverse technologies, often supported with a full Managed Service Provision. Our successes in delivering multi-vendor, multi-million pound solutions underpin our BSF and Academies programme. With approvals from government agencies’ including Becta, DfES, United Learning Trust and Catalist (formerly GCAT) Viglen is well placed to ensure that your vision becomes reality.

Viglen’s core strengths
  • Our people, who provide a combination of a strong educational focus with leading-edge technical and development expertise
  • Major Managed Service Provision experience such as Northern Ireland and Dumfries and Galloway Council schools, which guarantee availability of service
  • Enabling Personalised Learning
  • Experience of integration with school building projects
  • Stakeholder partnership, Viglen have experience of working with diverse groups of stakeholders
  • Viglen's ability to contribute to and help develop an authority-wide ICT vision
  • Viglen's flexible model for sustainable, affordable ICT provision
  • Supply Chain management and integration, adopting best of class products and services
  • A flexible approach in terms of solution offerings, the products to be used, and the interface to and partnership with the Council's existing ICT expertise.
Our Solutions

We understand the challenge BSF presents; the need for greater access to technology, personalised learning, the evolving role of the school within the community, extending opportunities and raising standards. Viglen are committed to helping Local Authorities and schools implement sustainable and value for money ICT solutions which allow teachers to teach and enable learners of all abilities to learn.

Our Approach

Viglen’s approach is to build strong, lasting partnerships with Local Authorities, the schools, construction companies, industry leading ICT suppliers and all other appropriate stakeholders.. We have long-standing agreements with our supply-chain which includes Microsoft Gold Partnership, Intel Country Leader status and Capita Development License.
 
Our comprehensive project capability includes solution designers and architects, PRINCE-2 professionals and service contract managers. We are experienced in all aspects of the school environment, including security clearance and health and safety management. We deliver the project to time, budget and specification in a non-intrusive manner that avoids negative impact on the day-to-day delivery of education.

For further information on how Viglen may help effect a step change in your level of ICT provision
and aid your vision of transformation please contact:
 

Viglen Schools Team

Email: schools@viglen.co.uk     Tel: 01727 201 820     Fax: 01727 201 828