Schools are a favourite target. Be a hard one.
fromIT helps schools, academy trusts, colleges and nurseries meet the DfE cyber security standards, keep their Risk Protection Arrangement cover, and protect some of the most sensitive data there is.
- Cyber Essentials certified
- ISO 27001 practitioner
- Fixed, published prices
fromIT helps you answer every one of these, with evidence.
Four ways criminals target schools and colleges.
Busy staff, lots of devices and very sensitive data. Criminals see schools as quick wins.
Ransomware
Attackers lock systems and threaten to publish data, often timed for exam season or the start of term.
Phishing staff
Shared mailboxes, parents emailing all day and staff short on time make schools easy to trick.
Supplier fraud
Fake invoices and changed bank details from "suppliers", aimed at the finance office and the business manager.
Pupil data exposed
Safeguarding notes, SEN records and medical information. Some of the most sensitive personal data there is.
Who asks, what they want, and how fromIT helps.
Schools have more written expectations than most. Here is who sets them, and how fromIT helps you meet them.
Ransomware doesn't wait for the holidays. Neither should your response plan.
From first step to fully protected.
Most schools follow the same four steps. Start wherever makes sense for yours.
- 01
Start free
Free staff training on the scams staff see every day.
Free → - 02
Get certified
Cyber Essentials at a fixed price, evidence for governors and insurers.
From £595 → - 03
Stay secure
Monthly phishing tests, policies with sign-off and dark web monitoring.
From £2 a month → - 04
If it happens
Calm, fast help, usually starting remotely within the hour.
£795 first response →
School and college questions
What does the RPA need for cyber cover?
Under the Risk Protection Arrangement, cyber cover depends on four things: offline backups, NCSC cyber security training for staff with access to your IT, registering with Police CyberAlarm, and having a cyber response plan. Check the current RPA membership rules for the detail, and fromIT can help you meet each one.
Does Lessons from IT count as the NCSC training?
No. The RPA asks for the NCSC's own training. Lessons from IT is a free extra that covers the scams staff see every day, and it works well alongside the NCSC course.
Can you help a trust with several schools?
Yes. fromIT can review the trust centrally, then work school by school, with one plan and one set of policies across the trust.
Can fromIT work with our existing IT provider?
Yes. fromIT focuses purely on security and works alongside whoever looks after your IT today. If you don't have an IT provider, fromIT recommends Adkinsio for everyday IT support.
How much does it cost?
Cyber Essentials starts at £595 as a fixed-price package, plus the IASME assessment fee. Monthly services start from £2 per person. Cyber incident response starts with a fixed £795 first response. Every price is on the site.
Protect your pupils' data.
And your school's name.
Book a 30 minute call. fromIT will look at where your school stands today and give you a clear, fixed-price plan. No obligation, no sales script.