Products & Services: National Education Network
The National Education Network is a secure, private network that connects all schools, colleges, universities and other educational bodies across the UK together. Publishers are encouraged to connect to the NEN in order to improve the quality of service received by schools when using their content.
Their aim is to “enable a safe, secure, collaborative and creative learning experience for pupils, teachers and parents”.
The NEN is not the Internet, this means that fast and reliable access can be guaranteed at all times to a vast range of high-quality digital learning resources.
The National Education Network offers a number of unique advantages for schools, offering a secure and safe environment where issues such as copyright are managed and where teachers, pupils and parents can work confidently together.
What Services will be provided on the NEN?
The NEN will provide access to both free and commercial interactive broadband services, requiring high bandwidth capacity, including: