Why are Certain Resources only Available
in School?
What's the difference between the HGfL intranet and the HGFL internet?
The Hertfordshire Grid for Learning consists of two web sites, the internet
site (www.thegrid.org.uk) and the Hertfordshire Schools'
Intranet (www.intra.thegrid.org.uk). If you are in a
Hertfordshire School, you are able to see both of these sites. If you
are outside of a Hertfordshire school (for example at home, or at another
school elsewhere in the UK or the world) you will only be able to see
the internet site (that means any pages whose address begins www.thegrid.org.uk).
Why is there a difference?
There are a number of reasons for a certain resource being on the intranet
(and therefore only available within a Hertfordshire school):
- It may be licenced or copyrighted
Certain resources have been bought by the LEA under an agreement which allows
in-school use only, often because these suppliers market a similar product
aimed for parents or pupils for use at home. In order to make the resources
available to all schools, it is necessary to ensure that it can only be
used in school. An example of copyrighted material is the Hertfordshire
Framework for School Self-Evaluation, which contains material licenced
to the LEA for use in schools only.
- It may be sensitive
Some information shared between the LEA and schools is not appropriate to
share with the outside world and should only be visible from within schools.
For example, detailed instructions about the FTP service offered to schools
with their web sites is not appropriate to disseminate outside schools,
since schools can only upload their sites from within school.
- It may be HCC-only information
Certain directories and information are HCC internal directories made available
to schools electronically - this information is not publicly available
and is therefore hosted on the intranet.
How can I tell if I can see the intranet resources from where I am
now?
First of all, are you in a Hertfordshire school? If you are then it's
almost certain you'll be able to see the resources on the intranet. As
a secondary check, if you see an image with a tick on it to the right
of this paragraph then you should be able to see the intranet, as this
image is being 'served' from the machine which delivers the intranet
into schools. If you can't then at the moment you don't have access to
the intranet from where you are now.
But I'm still a teacher when I'm at home!
We are attempting to put as much information as possible on the internet
site and place on the intranet only that which is absolutely necessary.
Some of the third party service providers which are available through
the Hertfordshire Schools' Intranet have facilities to enable our teachers
to access their services from home. For further details contact Chris
Seviour (chris.seviour@hertscc.gov.uk).
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