"In a message to parents published on Monday, headteacher Michael Gannon said the school is "working closely with external agencies, including a Cyber Incident Response Team from the Department for Education, as well as IT experts from our Multi Academy Trust, the Central England Academy Trust, to fully investigate and resolve the issue." As part of the response, the school has told both staff and students to keep well clear of its systems, including Google Classroom and SharePoint, until further notice."
"Gannon said pupils who had already logged in "should not worry," but noted the lockdown on access was necessary "to ensure maximum safety while investigations continue." With school logins off-limits, pupils have been pointed instead to external revision sites such as BBC Bitesize and Oak National Academy, which the school stressed are not connected to its own network. Year 11 and Year 13 students have been encouraged to use the enforced downtime to brush up for their GCSE and A-level exams."
Higham Lane School in Nuneaton closed on Monday and Tuesday after a cyber incident took down its IT system, cutting off phones, email, servers and its management system. External agencies, including a Cyber Incident Response Team from the Department for Education and IT experts from the Central England Academy Trust, were engaged to investigate and resolve the incident. Staff and students were instructed to avoid school systems such as Google Classroom and SharePoint until further notice. Pupils who had already logged in were told not to worry, while the lockdown was described as necessary to ensure maximum safety during investigations. Pupils were directed to BBC Bitesize and Oak National Academy for revision, and Year 11 and Year 13 students were encouraged to use the downtime to prepare for GCSEs and A-levels. The incident was reported to the Information Commissioner's Office.
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