The Dept for Children, Schools and Families (DCFS) require that every child should have a 'Personal Online Learning Space' by August 2008. Kent LA Children, Families and Education (CFE) Directorate have commissioned EIS to develop ‘Kent Learning Zone’, a secure portal offering communication and collaboration tools built on the latest Microsoft Learning Gateway™ technology.

• MySchool secure online space Schools can customise.
• MySite for each user.
• Simple setup.
• Guest users can be added locally.
  
• Simple pricing - Free school and teacher accounts. £2.50 annual subscription for each pupil or student account.
• MySite for each user - secure, filtered personal storage children can customise.
• Web based email (Microsoft Outlook Web Access) for each user.
• Live Communications (available as an option).
  
• Support for virtual learning environments (VLE's).
• Free installation.
• More economic for schools than providing your own email solution - no maintenance, no servers!
  

*Kent Learning Zone is only available to maintained Kent schools subscribing to Kent Community Network (KCN) broadband.

Interested?

We will be contacting schools on a Cluster by Cluster basis over the next year as we programme the roll-out of free school and teacher accounts over the coming year. Schools wishing to get started early or to enquire about accounts for learners can contact the KLZ team using the information below or by downloading and returning the enquiry form.

Due to the recent Free Core Bandwith offer from Kent Community Network,  Kent Learning Zone offers  school and teacher subsidised accounts to each Kent maintained school subscribing to the KCN service. The programmed roll-out to schools will also replace the Easymail free accounts provided by Kent Community Network. For more information about this offer please click here

If you already have a Learning Platform or VLE, don't panic! EIS and the CFE Digital Curriculum Team are working initially with Becta approved Learning Platform suppliers to integrate their products. Suppliers and services will be prioritised in response to demand from schools.