Capita IT Services and West Dunbartonshire Council create a 21st century learning environment for 4,000 pupils
Capita IT Services today announces the successful completion of its £1 million project with West Dunbartonshire Council to install LAN infrastructure and Internet Protocol Telephony (IPT) voice systems into three new secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire.
The project was part of West Dunbartonshire Council’s £84 million Public Private Partnership (PPP) scheme to replace three of the authority's secondary schools with new, fit for purpose, state-of-the-art schools; Clydebank High School, St. Peter the Apostle in Clydebank and Vale of Leven Academy in Alexandria, which opened to students at the beginning of this academic year, following the demolition of the old school buildings.
Capita IT Services was appointed to install LAN and IPT systems to deliver high performance ICT services to the new schools. The infrastructures were successfully installed in just six weeks across all three schools to support 4,000 pupils and 460 staff.
David Clark, head of service (resources), West Dunbartonshire Council Education Services, commented: “We are delighted with Capita’s delivery of our programme. The manner in which they approached the challenge was impressive, as was their commitment to deliver. Timelines were extremely tight for everything to be fully functioning and complete on time for the schools going in. Capita did a great job.”
Noel McNulty, strategy and business development director, Capita IT Services, said: “Capita IT Services is delighted to have successfully delivered this project with West Dunbartonshire Council - and in record time. The new infrastructures mean pupils will benefit from an enhanced and modern learning environment. It demonstrates our commitment and expertise in providing flexible, fit for purpose ICT infrastructures to support modern learning across Scotland”.
Capita IT Services is fast becoming the ICT partner of choice in the Scottish education sector, designing, installing and maintaining network infrastructures for many Colleges and Universities including; Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Abertay, Napier University, Motherwell College and Anniesland College, as well as schools across North Lanarkshire and South Ayrshire.
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West Dunbartonshire Council’s Education Services has 5 Secondary Schools, 34 Primary Schools, 2 Special Education facilities and 25 (pre 5) Early Education and Childcare facilities. Their vision is to enable everyone in West Dunbartonshire to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors both now and throughout their lives. West Dunbartonshire is great places to live, learn, work and visit.
Further information on West Dunbartonshire Council can be found at: www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Capita IT Services is a leading outsourcing, managed service and network infrastructure solution provider for a broad range of clients in the public and private sectors. Capita IT Services design, implement, support and operate IT infrastructures, networks, applications and processes.
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