Support Services & Help Desk
Provides access to an extensive Service Desk infrastructure which support over a million users including Schools, Local Authorities and Regional Broadband Consortia.
Helpdesk and Support Site services are available to all LGfL schools as part of their LGfL subscription.
How the Support Site can help
1st and 2nd Line Dedicated Support for Schools
There is a dedicated team of 1st and 2nd line support engineers, accessible through the Service Desk, to provide a comprehensive support service.
Telephone Support- that’s there when you are
The service desk can be contacted via a dedicated support line between 8:00 and 18:00, every working day (Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays). Individuals contacting the Service Desk will be asked to enter their school's 7-digit DFE code. This process is required to enforce security and maintain an audit trail. General information regarding the call, such as the support topic, along with the phone call itself, is recorded.
Online Support and Guidance 24/7
In addition to the Service Desk, LGfL also provides an online support site which gives schools the ability to configure, manage and report on its own services. The site can also be used to raise support/service cases and request any changes which the school cannot make of its own accord.
Response, Reference, and Resolution
When a support case is raised it is recorded on a Case Logging System. This system records the case details, name and contact information of the person who making the query and generates a case number which is communicated to the school by email. All future correspondence regarding the given topic between the school and LGfL occurs within the support case. A support case will be ongoing until a resolution is achieved, after which point, the details of the case will be accessible to the school and LGfL for future reference.
When cases are raised, schools receive an automated email confirmation and we aim to respond to all newly raised cases within four working hours. As all support cases are different and require different levels of action, investigation and communication, LGfL always endeavours to resolve cases in the shortest possible time period. LGfL also prioritises its resources to ensure the most efficient resolution of critical incidents in preference to administrative enquiries.
