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Connectivity, infrastructure, MIS, cloud, AI, data governance, cybersecurity, filtering, monitoring and assistive technology.
Of 1,956 schools in the published high or elevated connectivity-pressure cohort, 1,506 were rural, representing 77 per cent across 359 trusts. Postcode and mobile-area data are contextual and do not prove a school's exact circuit, resilience or contract.
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Analysis
Of 1,956 schools in the current high or elevated connectivity-pressure cohort, 1,506 are rural, representing 77 per cent across 359 trusts. The pattern is material, but postcode data is not proof of a school's exact circuit.
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