Use of the Hwb Digital Platform in Schools
This request relates to the use of the Hwb digital platform in schools within the local authority. Please could you provide the following information: 1. Requirement / policy status Are schools within your authority required to use Hwb for: * learner access to digital tools * staff email and accounts * file storage / cloud services If so, please provide the relevant policy or directive. 2. Migration expectations Has the local authority required, instructed, or formally encouraged schools to migrate from existing systems (e.g. Google Workspace, local domains, Microsoft 365 tenants) to Hwb-managed services? If yes, please provide: * dates of any such directives * whether compliance is mandatory or optional * any deadlines set 3. Current status For maintained schools in your authority: * how many have fully migrated to Hwb-managed accounts/domains * how many are using a hybrid model * how many retain independent systems 4. Enforcement / compliance What mechanisms (if any) are used to ensure schools comply with Hwb-related requirements (e.g. funding conditions, IT support policies, service agreements)? 5. Communications Please provide copies of any guidance, communications, or agreements issued to schools since 2022 relating to: * migration to Hwb * use of Hwb as a primary digital platform 6. Impact of non-Hwb systems Has the authority indicated that continued use of non-Hwb systems would: * affect IT support provision * affect funding or licensing * be discouraged or phased out If so, please provide details.