Season’s greetings, and welcome to the final newsletter of 2025! In this week’s festive newsletter we have our December Online Safety Newsletters, a reminder on cyber security for schools, and our Service Desk opening times over the holiday break.
As always, if you have any questions or issues, you can get in touch with our Service Desk at scomis@devon.gov.uk or 01392 385300.
Thank you for working with us this year, we hope you have a wonderful holiday and a happy new year!
December Online Safety Newsletters
Stay safe this holiday season! Our Parents & Carers Newsletter shares tips for setting up new devices, managing screen time, and keeping children safe online. The Schools Newsletter covers cyber security standards, data protection, and resources for Safer Internet Day 2026.
Read both for essential advice:
Important! Cyber Security for Schools and Colleges
Any school with a reliance on IT and online systems should have cyber security high on the agenda. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has a wide range of practical resources to help schools improve their cyber security for:
- Governing boards and senior leaders (includes questions for governors and trustees to ask)
- School staff (including Early Years)
- School IT: admin teams, procurers & providers (includes free cyber security toolkit to test)
- Reporting a school cyber incident (advice on who to report to)
Visit Cyber Security for Schools – NCSC.GOV.UK
Hey Rachel!
How can I get in touch with you over the Christmas period?
The Scomis Service Desk will be open until 5.30pm on Christmas Eve, 24th December. We will then be closed until 7.30am on the 2nd January 2026.
As a reminder you can log a case through the MyScomis portal and we will deal with it on our return.
As always, if you have any questions or issues, you can get in touch with our Service Desk at scomis@devon.gov.uk or 01392 385300