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Top tips for working from home from the ICT team
Blog
The ICT Team
06 May 2020
Business and ICT
Health and Wellbeing
Technology
If you're an employee working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, it can be difficult to adjust to our new working life - remote working!
For those of you who aren't familiar with working from home, our ICT team have put together 5 short videos explaining some easy ways to get the most out of remote working:
Finding the perfect working space
Here's Robyn's top tip to finding a dedicated workspace. Not everyone has a home office, therefore it can be difficult to find an effective workspace, especially if you're not the only one working in your household.
Changing your Microsoft Teams background
MicrosoftTeams is a really useful technology to have whilst working from home. It ensures that we can keep connected with our team and further workforce. In this video, Charlie will explain the steps involved in changing the background on your Microsoft Teams meeting so that you can lighten up your next remote meeting!
Using technology to stay in touch
We can connect through a variety of different technologies, many of which you're probably already using whilst working from home. But it's important to utilize them in our social lives too! At a time where face to face conversations are virtually impossible, a video call can help. After following Charlie's guidance on how to change your Microsoft Teams background, Zoe is here to share her top tip for maintaining social interactions and staying in touch with family and friends.
Using a VPN to access data securely
In order to really make the most of working from home, a VPN connection can be used by your organisation to give employee's remote accessibility to essential documents. Here's Sarah's top tip to retrieving data securely, helping you access all the same files and systems you would if you were at your desk!
Implementing structure into your working day
Creating a work-life balance can be a struggle. Implementing similar working hours each day and knowing what tasks need to be completed can be the key to productive working. Our final tip from the ICT team is from Sean, who explains how devising a work routine that balances work duties with regular breaks and rewards can keep you motivated and focused all day!
Remember that you're a part of a remote team and everyone will be overcoming the same hurdles. Communicating regularly with your team, even if it's for a virtual coffee break, can really help you support one another. Our previous blog offers further guidance and advice on getting started with remote working.
If you have any questions about any of the tips above, get in touch with the ICT Team!
The Procurement Act 2023 is a new set of regulations for public sector organisations buying goods and services. The act came into effect on 24 February 2025. The new regime will have general principles across the public sector but also considerations for the education sector.
Public sector organisations should now look to focus on the practical application of the Act from a legal standpoint, ensuring all public sector organisations have access to and are provided with official legal advice and professional training in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and its objectives.
The increase in National Insurance payments and the minimum wage presents both challenges and opportunities for workforce management in the public sector, with an increase in the headline percentage and a decrease in the free pay threshold.
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