The Hertfordshire Grid for Learning (HGfL)
The HGfL was established in 1998 as a network which supplies all Hertfordshire local authority
schools with safe access to the internet as well as email and other online services to enhance
learning, teaching and school effectiveness.
The HGfL has continued to develop to keep pace with the needs of schools. Currently all schools
and residential children's homes are connected by broadband.
Traded services
- A range of courses held throughout the year,
as advertised in the termly SSE CPD
programme and on the Hertfordshire Grid for Learning website
Centrally funded services
- Safe access to the Internet (inappropriate materials on the Internet
are blocked)
- An e-mail service appropriate for schools which they
can manage themselves and which
incorporates safety and accessibility features when used with children
- Access to the HGfL website which contains thousands of pages written
specifically to
support learning and teaching in Hertfordshire schools
- The Hertfordshire Learning Platform which provides, anywhere, anytime access to collaboration and communication tools and to assessment, attendance and other datat from school MIS systems.
- Space to
develop schools’ own websites together with telephone
and onsite support for
website development
- Access to a ‘freephone’ helpdesk
to report any faults or issues with these services
- A range of other connectivity services for schools
with more complex requirements
For more information please contact the HGfL Web Team on 01438 84414 or visit:
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