About Us

Synergic IT education is the brandname of Synergic UK Ltd that delivers a wide range of IT support services to Independent and State Schools. More often than not, we called in as trouble-shooters to solve specific problems that cannot be met by in-house staff. This ranges from Network Design to policy and procedure development. Our Consultants have sat on several Senior Leadership/Management Teams to offer strategic direction and guidance based around best practice within the Industry that has been adapted to suit the teaching environment.

We have a history of working with some of the best (and worst) schools in the UK, so it really does not matter where you are positioned, we can provide a wide range of services that complement your current ICT staff and goals.

Apple launches e-textbook tools with new iBooks

Apple aims to drive the use of electronic textbooks in the classroom by making it easier for publishers to create interactive titles. The company has announced a range of new tools and services which it claims will “reinvent the textbook”. Leading names in educational resources are involved, including the world’s biggest, UK-based Pearson Publishing. Apple …

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Hackers spread malware via children’s gaming websites

Hackers are increasingly targeting child-focused gaming websites, according to a leading anti-virus firm. Avast says it detected malware threats at more than 60 sites that contained “game” or “arcade” in their title, in the 30 days running up to 12 January. It says the pages tried to download Javascript infections, redirectors and potentially unwanted software. …

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Royal Society offers ways to overhaul ICT teaching

The Royal Society has suggested ways the government can overhaul information and communications technology (ICT) teaching in schools. It follows promises from Education Secretary Michael Gove to scrap the way the subject is taught currently. The body, which oversees UK sciences, recommends dividing computing into distinct subjects such as computer science and digital literacy. It …

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School ICT to be replaced by computer science programme

The current information and communications technology (ICT) curriculum in England’s schools is a “mess” and must be radically revamped, the education secretary has announced. From September it will be replaced by a flexible curriculum in computer science and programming, designed with the help of universities and industry. Michael Gove called the current ICT curriculum “demotivating …

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‘A nation of digital illiterates’

Education Secretary Michael Gove has said he wants to scrap the way information technology is taught in schools in England because it is “dull and harmful”. Ian Livingstone of computer games company Eidos told the Today programme that the current style of teaching would inhibit innovation in the future. “They are bored to death with …

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Apple launches e-textbook tools with new iBooksHackers spread malware via children’s gaming websitesRoyal Society offers ways to overhaul ICT teachingSchool ICT to be replaced by computer science programme‘A nation of digital illiterates’