Terms and Conditions

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF NEXUS

CONDITIONS OF USE

The Terms and Conditions as set regarding the use of NEXUS and Perspective Lite were approved by the NCER Management Board on 21st July 2023 and will be reviewed as required but at least annually.

Local authority (LA) membership of NCER requires acceptance and adherence to these terms and conditions for access and use of NEXUS and Perspective Lite.

Access to, and use of, NEXUS requires confirmation of acceptance of the Terms and Conditions on the NEXUS login page via the required tick box. In ticking this box, you are accepting terms and conditions for both NEXUS, and Perspective Lite for the schools in your local authority, as set out below. As Perspective Lite is a product manged by Angel Solutions Ltd, Perspective Lite also has Terms and Conditions of Use which each school agrees to on Log in. No use of NEXUS and Perspective Lite, or data contained within them, can be permitted where use of the systems or system data contravenes the Terms and Conditions.

NEXUS and Perspective Lite contain National Pupil Database (NPD) data received from the DfE. This is provided under the terms of a DfE/NCER CIC Data Sharing Agreement (DSA), which specifies strict limitations, restrictions and data suppression rules. All NCER member local authorities, and schools, who access DfE NPD data through NEXUS and Perspective Lite must comply with all limitations, restrictions and data suppression rules as outlined in the DfE/NCER CIC DSA, which are included in the Terms and Conditions below, including NPD data in Nexus and Perspective Lite and exported from Nexus (see points 36-39). Failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions may result in the DfE withdrawing access to the DfE NPD data for all NCER Member Authorities.

Click here to read the DfE / NCER CIC DSA - Strict Limitations for the Use of DfE NPD Data in Nexus and Perspective Lite document which is a summary of essential information from the DfE/NCER CIC DSA.

NEXUS USERS

  1. Information held in NEXUS is to be used only to enable local authorities to undertake their statutory and monitoring duties for educational and social care purposes or in the interests of the pupils and schools and not for any other purpose, commercial or otherwise.
  2. Personal information extracted from NEXUS can only be shared with those who need the information to discharge a statutory education or monitoring function. Exceptions to this apply only where a valid Data Sharing and/or Exchange agreement is in force. The LA must ensure that this exchange is lawful and does not infringe the terms of the 2018 Data Protection Act and DfE/NCER CIC DSA.
  3. Only nominated users, as set up by the local authority, may access NEXUS and must be made aware that they must not share their username or password with any other person under any circumstances.
  4. All Nexus users must abide by both their local authority and NCER Data Protection Policies and these NEXUS terms and conditions. They should also ensure they have the necessary Information Governance and Data Protection training in place in accordance with their local authority requirements.
  5. Usernames and passwords are not transferable and NEXUS administrators, with appropriate permissions, are responsible for either disabling user accounts or where necessary informing Angel Solutions Ltd that an individual is no longer an authorised user.
  6. Data must not be retained in the LAs own systems, or in electronic or paper-based records, for pupils who are not on roll of schools within your LAs area. An exception to this applies only in the case of children in care, children subject of a child protection plan and children in need. Please see NCER’s Retention of Records Policy.
  7. Users of the system must not print, save, or record in any way, any pages from the website that contain any pupil-specific information. This includes, but is not limited to, the results of any searches you perform on the database.

NEXUS ADMINISTRATORS

  1. Each LA member is required to have at least one user with two factor authentication to access NEXUS that has permissions enabled for ‘Administrator Access – Can Add, Delete and Manage Users’.
  2. This NEXUS permission provides the ability to add users and amend existing user details (with exception to password resets). In addition, it is also expected that each LA has always at least one active NEXUS Administrator. It is at the LAs discretion if the same user has both the Administrator Access – Can Add, Delete and Manage Users’ permission and is a user type of NEXUS Administrator. All users with user management permissions must accept full responsibility for the secure management of NEXUS user details in their authority.
  3. All users with user management permissions must ensure that all users with access to NEXUS are eligible to do so and that they abide by both their local authority Information Governance and Data Protection Policies, NCER Data Protection Policies and these NEXUS terms and conditions. The LA should ensure all users have the necessary Information Governance training in place in accordance with their local authority requirements.
  4. Where an existing NEXUS user, including Administrators or user accounts with Administrator Access – Can Add, Delete and Manage Users’ permission, no longer has authority to access NEXUS (either through termination of employment or other changes in their employment status or role), it is the responsibility of the LA to ensure access rights are revoked and/or transferred. Where no other LA NEXUS users have the Administrator Access – Can Add, Delete and Manage Users’ Permission, a representative of the LA should contact nexussupport@angelsolutions.co.uk and request that the Administrator account or account with the Administrator Access – Can Add, Delete and Manage Users’ Permission is shut down and that another account is given the necessary permissions to perform that function.

RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON USERS OUTSIDE OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY

  1. Access to NEXUS is not permitted for school users, unless designated school staff have a contracted role in an LA team, (this condition applies to users in schools both within the LA e.g., community schools and outside of the LA, e.g., academies). School users must be working in accordance and adherence with the data governance requirements of the LA.
  2. Schools can be given access to the Perspective Lite system to view their school data. The LA must ensure that schools do not infringe the terms of the 2018 Data Protection Act and the DfE/NCER CIC DSA (click here to access the DfE / NCER CIC DSA - Strict Limitations for the Use of DfE NPD Data in Nexus and Perspective Lite document).
  3. In addition, school Users of Perspective Lite need to adhere to the Angel Solutions Term and Conditions for Perspective Lite found here. In using Perspective Lite schools automatically agree to these Terms and Conditions on log in

DATA PROTECTION ACT (2018)

  1. When accessing the details of individual pupils in NEXUS you must recognise the privacy of that data and at all times comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018.
  2. The use of the data in Nexus and arrangements for its security must comply with the 2023 NCER / LA Data Processing Statement (click here to access this document) and the DFE/NCER CIC DSA (click here to access the DfE / NCER CIC DSA - Strict Limitations for the Use of DfE NPD Data in Nexus and Perspective Lite document) in respect of NCER’s access to National Pupil Database (NPD) data.
  3. You must ensure that the use of the data to which you have access is consistent with the purpose for which the database was set up and that it is not used for any other purpose.
  4. You must ensure that all data and information is processed securely and that it is not subject to any unauthorised use or disclosure.
  5. The User agrees that they;
    • are informed of and understand the confidential nature of the data in NEXUS;
    • have undertaken training appropriate to their role and NEXUS access in relation to the laws, regulations or other instruments relating to handling personal data, in particular (but without prejudice to the generality), sufficient training in data protection and security to comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 and are aware of both personal duties and obligations under such laws, regulations or instruments;
    • will notify NCER and Angel Solutions Ltd immediately if they become aware of any advance in technology and/or methods of working that suggest that existing security measures should be revised.
  6. The user shall ensure that NEXUS is kept secure by using fully the security features provided by NCER/Angel Solutions Ltd and the best available security practices and systems applicable. Where NCER/Angel Solutions Ltd use Security Features in relation to NEXUS, the Security Features must be kept confidential and not be lent, shared, transferred or otherwise misused.
  7. If the user becomes aware of any misuse of NEXUS or any security breach that could compromise the security or integrity of NEXUS, the User must promptly notify NCER/Angel Solutions Ltd and fully co-operate with NCER/Angel Solutions Ltd to remedy the issue as soon as reasonably practicable. The User agrees to co-operate with NCER/Angel Solutions Ltd reasonable security investigations. Immediately following any Security Breach, the parties shall coordinate with each other to investigate the Security Breach. The user agrees to reasonably co-operate with NCER/Angel Solutions Ltd in their handling of the matter.

ELIGIBLE USERS

  1. All users of NEXUS must be directly employed by a LA or where the user is not directly employed must be working in accordance and adherence with the data governance requirements of the LA. This includes being employed by an organisation contracted by the LA or put in place by the Secretary of State to either support or perform the duties of the local authority.
  2. A LA must carefully consider the data items of a personal or sensitive nature that Users have access to in Nexus and set up permissions carefully. For example, it might be advisable to provide school improvement colleagues with only school level data in NEXUS.

NEXUS USER PERSONAL DETAILS

  1. NEXUS User personal details added at NEXUS User Account set up include 1) First name 2) Last name 3) Local Authority 4) Telephone 5) Mobile 6) Email and are all stored securely in NEXUS.
  2. NCER use NEXUS User personal details for NCER account management and for NCER communication contact lists in accordance with an individual's communication preferences and segmented according to NEXUS Privileges.
  3. NEXUS Users can update their communication preferences, or unsubscribe, at any point by going to the communications tab in NEXUS.
  4. A home LA NEXUS User can view personal details for all NEXUS Users in their LA. A home LA NEXUS Administrator can see name, email and telephone number for all other NEXUS Admins outside of their LA. This is to ensure NCER have a strong Data Community for our membership enabling us to share good practice.

OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  1. To use NEXUS (and other modules), the User requires a computer (with Microsoft Windows or Apple OS X) or tablet device (with Apple iOS, Android or Windows) which is connected to the internet and running a supported web browser the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Safari or Firefox).

MATCHED DATA

  1. Data matching is undertaken within NEXUS as part of the service provided by NCER/Angel Solutions Ltd. This includes attainment and progress data across the key stages EYFS, Phonics, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5, as well as contextual information from the School Census, Pupil Premium, CLA census and CIN census data. This may involve cross LA matching.

NCER NATIONAL FIGURES

  1. NCER National figures are provisional and unpublished indicators of national benchmarks that get more accurate and robust the more data is loaded in by local authorities
  2. If using NCER National data in early reporting, local authorities must make it clear that the data is NCER sourced national data that are provisional and unpublished, not official DfE National data.

OFSTED DATA

  1. Inspection data presented within NEXUS is sourced from the Watchsted tool www.watchsted.com from Angel Solutions which daily captures headlines from the latest inspection Reports published to the Ofsted website. This is done using The Open Government Licence, which allows us to make use of the data in this commercial context. Reproduction of this data beyond NEXUS is prohibited without express written consent of Angel Solutions Ltd and the NCER.

DFE DATA AND THIRD PARTIES

DfE data includes data loaded directly into NEXUS by Angel Solutions Ltd (NPD under DfE/NCER CIC DSA).

  1. Individual pupil/exam candidate NPD data provided to NCER by the DfE and made available to member local authorities within NEXUS, must NOT be passed or made available to any third parties, which includes third party software providers unless such a third-party supplier is contracted to the LA to provide services to the LA that otherwise the LA would be required to undertake in-house. Any such arrangement must be approved by NCER and not contravene the requirements of the DfE/NCER CIC SLA. See section 13 above.
  2. All third-party software providers requiring data for their services are required by the DfE make their own individual data request to the DfE. The DfE has explicitly prohibited NCER from making such data available to third parties other than member local authorities.
  3. With regards to importing NPD CLA data, exported from Nexus, into data analysis tools e.g., Power BI or Tableau, the DfE have noted that the LA’s corporate parenting responsibility covers the CLA data being used to support professionals to have a view of the children and young people they are supporting.

NATIONAL PUPIL DATABASE (NPD) DATA PROVIDED BY THE DFE

  1. The DfE Lawful Basis under the Data Protection Legislation that enables NCER to provide DfE NPD data via Nexus to local authorities and Perspective Lite to schools is Public task. For Special Categories it is Public interest based in law.
  2. All member local authorities who access DfE NPD data through NEXUS and schools via Perspective Lite must read and comply with all DfE restrictions and data suppression as outlined in the DfE / NCER Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) as shown in points 38 & 39 below. This includes NPD data inside Nexus and NPD data exported from Nexus. Failure to do this may result in the DfE withdrawing access to the issued data. The DfE / NCER CIC DSA - Strict Limitations for the Use of DfE NPD Data in Nexus and Perspective Lite document provides a summary of key information from the DfE / NCER DSA agreement (click here to access this summary document).
  3. Statistical Disclosure Control

No suppression or rounding is required on any pupil, school, virtual school or local authority-based figures when being used solely within a local authority's/virtual school's domain for analysis.

Standard disclosure rules will apply to all data that includes pupils from outside a local authority's or virtual school's domain (e.g., regional or national aggregations) and all outputs at a local level when not being used solely within a local authority’s / virtual school’s domain:

NPD:

  • Any published NPD figure(s) at a local level must be based on no fewer than 3 cases or else suppressed (e.g. replaced with an X, with a note “* in this table means the figures have been suppressed due to small numbers”. Zero is allowed).
  • Any published NPD figure(s) at a school level from 2011 onwards must be based on no fewer than 6 cases or else suppressed (e.g. replaced with an X, with a note “* in this table means a figure less than 6”. Zero is allowed).
  • Any published figures at school level for years prior to 2011 must be based on no fewer than 11 cases or else suppressed (e.g. replaced with an X, with a note “* in this table means a figure less than 11”. Zero is allowed).
  • Even if only one cell requires cell suppression, you must suppress at least one other component cell (the next smallest) to avoid calculation of suppressed values from the totals.
  • No suppression or rounding is required on any pupil, school, virtual school or local authority-based figures when being used solely within a local authority's/virtual school's domain for analysis.

Children in Need (CiN):

  • Any local level (refers to local authority level) outputs including CiN (or CiN matched with NPD) figures between 1 and 5 inclusive must be suppressed and replaced with a ‘c’, a note ‘c’ in this table means the figures have been suppressed to protect confidentiality’.
  • National and regional figures should be rounded to the nearest 10.
  • Percentages where the numerator is between 1 and 5 inclusive or where the denominator is between 1 and 10 inclusive must be suppressed with a ‘c’.
  • For CiN data, zero is allowed. For CiN matched with NPD data, zero is not allowed for attainment data and should be suppressed with a ‘c’.
  • CIN percentages should be rounded to one decimal place. For CIN data matched with NPD – it is rounded to the same number of decimal places as in the national publications for each outcome, (so for example most KS4 data is rounded to 1dp).
  • Calculated figures such as percentages or averages that would round to zero (eg less than 0.05%) but are not zero should be replaced with the symbol ‘k’ with a note that ‘k’ is used when a result that is not zero would appear as zero due to rounding.
  • CIN data at individual school level should not be published.

Even if only one cell requires cell suppression, you must suppress at least one other component cell (the next smallest) to avoid calculation of suppressed values from the totals.

Children Looked After (CLA):

  • Any local level (refers to local authority level) outputs including CLA (or CLA matched with NPD) figures between 1 and 5 inclusive must be suppressed and replaced with a ‘c’, a note ‘c’ in this table means the figures have been suppressed to protect confidentiality’.
  • National and regional figures should be rounded to the nearest 10.
  • Percentages where the numerator is between 1 and 5 inclusive or where the denominator is between 1 and 10 inclusive, must be suppressed and replaced by a ‘c’.
  • For CLA data, zero is allowed. For CLA matched with NPD data, zero is not allowed for attainment data and should be suppressed with a ‘c’.
  • CLA percentages should be rounded to 0 decimal places.
  • For CLA data matched with NPD – it is rounded to the same number of decimal places as in the national publications for each outcome, (so for example most KS4 data is rounded to 1dp).
  • Calculated figures such as percentages or averages that would round to zero (eg less than 0.5%) but are not zero should be replaced with the symbol ‘k’ with a note that ‘k’ is used when a result that is not zero would appear as zero due to rounding.
  • CLA data at individual school level should not be published.

Even if only one cell requires cell suppression, you must suppress at least one other component cell (the next smallest) to avoid calculation of suppressed values from the totals.

Outcomes for Children in Need including Children looked After by Local Authorities in England:

Data or findings from data yet to be released by DfE (including national and regional comparators) as additional tables in the Outcomes for Children in Need (including children looked after by local authorities in England) statistical publication should not be shared any more widely without prior permission from DfE.

NB:- DfE publishes national and regional CIN/CLA figures rounded to the nearest 10; if LAs had the unrounded (regional) figure they may in some instances be able to calculate suppressed figures within DFE main publications.

NCER & LAs should always use rounded regional and national figures.

Unamended data:

As unamended attainment data has not been checked by schools, it should only be used by those with a legitimate need to use it for managerial, operational or other appropriate decision-making purposes at an early stage.

Data for a specific LA can be shared with that LA ONLY. Any sharing of data or publishing beyond that would require NCER to seek approval from DfE. School level CIN/CLA data for a specific LA is for that LAs internal use only and should not be published in any form.

In addition, the unamended attainment data should NOT be used for:-

  • Issuing public statements based on the information before the official statistics are published
  • Supporting direct action on schools or dictating school funding
  • Publication or public pronouncement of any analyses at aggregate or school level without permission from the DfE

No school-level figures will be published based on unamended data without prior DfE permission.

  1. Special conditions for DfE Data Extracts

Further CIN/CLA rules:

Child level CIN / CLA data and the matched results are only visible to the Local Authority that has corporate parenting responsibility for the child.

Regional and National aggregations are calculated in the system for comparison purposes only with DfE suppression rules applied to all early calculated fields (see Standard Disclosure Control above).

School level data for CIN/CLA should not be produced.

Summary reports provide outcomes for an individual Local Authorities virtual school cohort and comparison data with DfE suppression supplied.

Data should not be used for supporting direct action on schools or dictating school funding.

This data should not be published in any way. The purpose of this early analysis is to support effective interventions at the earliest opportunity for some of the most vulnerable pupils nationally.

The DfE have imposed strict usage limitations for CIN / CLA data in Nexus. These limitations are imposed on LAs due to early visibility of aggregated national data.

Further NPD publication rules:

NCER should contact and gain agreement from DfE before releasing anything from the dataset publicly. Any data to be publicly released will be shared with the DfE at least one week in advance of planned release in order to ensure there is time for DfE to comment.

In relation to Standard Disclosure Control of outputs, the term “published” relates to any DfE data that is shared with an audience beyond the Local Authority with corporate parenting responsibility for the pupil. Any DfE data needs to be suppressed by a Local Authority if exported from Nexus and added to reports or presentations for employees that are made available to an audience beyond the local authority, including but not limited to publication of scrutiny meeting minutes, regional meetings and National presentations where an LA is using DfE data.

Local authority compliance:

NCER agree that all local authorities who can access DfE data through NCER services offered must read and comply with all restrictions as outlined in this Agreement. Failure to do this may result in the DfE withdrawing access to the DfE data in future years.

Local Authorities have the ability and access to export a flat file of their pupils educated within their LA / School or a Virtual School flat file can be exported “only where corporate parenting responsibility exists” or there is a safeguarding issue. Under no other circumstances should a Local authority have access to another local authority’s data.

KS4 and KS5 2019/20 and 2020/21 data:

Under this Agreement, the provision of KS4 and KS5 2019/20 and 2020/21 data has been permitted. However, whilst directly identifiable establishment IDs will be provided in accompanying datasets, no directly identifiable establishment IDs were provided within the KS4 and/or KS5 2019/20 and 2020/21 data extract.

As the Department have made a commitment to not hold schools and colleges to account on the basis of exams and assessment data from summer 2020 and 2021, NCER and member authorities agree that they will not attempt to use the KS4 and/or KS5 2019/20 and 2020/21 data for accountability purposes, and furthermore NCER will not attempt to re-identify, extract or publish any establishment level data from the data they hold.

NATIONAL PUPIL DATABASE (NPD) EXPORTS

  1. Within NEXUS Users are able to Export Data from the NPD extract. Users must be aware that these extracts contain extremely sensitive data and by downloading this data you are agreeing that you will abide by data sharing and data protection rules whilst handling this data. This data must not be shown or distributed to those without permission to view it. Users must check the box to signify that they agree to these terms.
  2. With regards to importing NPD CLA data, exported from Nexus, into data analysis tools e.g., Power BI or Tableau, the DfE have noted that the LA’s corporate parenting responsibility covers the CLA data being used to support professionals to have a view of the children and young people they are supporting.

ABOUT PERSPECTIVE LITE FOR SCHOOLS

CONDITIONS OF USE

Perspective Lite

  1. Perspective Lite is a web-based tool that can be rolled out to all schools within a LA and links securely to NEXUS allowing the LA to share reports, data, news and other intelligence with its schools from within the ‘LA Services’ module.
  2. Perspective Lite for schools is included within the NCER membership charge (therefore there is no additional cost to the LA from Angel Solutions or NCER). Local authorities can choose whether they wish to charge schools for the information they receive through the Perspective Lite LA Services module (as part of a traded service or service level agreement) or to provide access free of charge.

Data in Perspective Lite – including NPD data

  1. The LA is the gatekeeper in terms of the information and data that is available in Perspective Lite for schools. This is done via ‘Perspective Services’ Panel in NEXUS.
  2. Local authorities must take special note of Nexus Terms and Conditions that relate to data, including NPD data, within Perspective Lite and draw these to the attention of their schools
  3. It is important that schools are aware of DfE NPD data restrictions and limitations as noted in the Nexus Terms and Conditions points 38 & 39 as these also relate to Perspective Lite. See here to view Perspective Lite Terms and Conditions.

Users

  1. The LA is responsible for setting up the main Perspective Lite account holder for each school, usually the headteacher, by sending the following details to Angel Solutions School DfE number, School name, Headteacher forename, Headteacher surname and Headteacher email address.
  2. The school's main administrator of all Perspective Lite accounts is responsible for creating additional users within the school and their associated permissions.

Support

  1. Angel Solutions provide all phone/email technical support for Perspective Lite users, but it is expected that the LA deal with any queries from schools relating to the content of reports, data, news, documents etc that are viewed within LA Services.

Other versions / uses of Perspective Lite

  1. Schools may have access to a standalone version of Perspective Lite that has no link with the LA or any other organisation at all and they simply access Perspective Lite for free tools such as Watchsted, National News Feeds, Census Infographic generator etc. This would be set up by Angel Solutions.
  2. Additional intelligence can be shared with Perspective Lite by the LA via the use of the Perspective Premium, Pendulum, Broadcast, Balance and Perspective Observatory modules where licences have been purchased separately from Angel Solutions. Please note these additional services for local authorities and schools are not included in the NCER membership charge.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF PENDULUM RECORDS OF VISIT MODULE

CONDITIONS OF USE

PLEASE NOTE: The following T&Cs are only relevant for those Local Authorities (and its users) that purchase the Pendulum module from Angel Solutions Ltd.

Access to and use of the Pendulum records of visit module constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions. They take effect from the date on which you first use this module and also constitute acceptance of the overarching NEXUS T&C’s.

  1. The User is permitted to use Pendulum for educational purposes within your institution to improve both pupil outcomes and school performance, but specifically excluding the use of Pendulum for any commercial purposes.
  2. Pendulum is an optional extra module purchased for your LA from Angel Solutions and deployed as a module within the NEXUS system (from the NCER) and therefore is enabled to the LA on the understanding that the LA will continue to remain a member of the NCER.
  3. Schools use the Perspective Lite system to view visit information captured through Pendulum. (More information on Perspective Lite T&C’s here)
  4. Currently there is no limit to the number of users from the LA that can access the Pendulum module but Angel Solutions retain the right to review this in discussion with the LA.
  5. Currently there is no limit to the amount of data that can be stored within Pendulum but Angel Solutions retain the right to review this in discussion with the LA.
  6. The Pendulum licence fee includes all phone/email technical support and maintenance for Pendulum for the duration of the licence period.
  7. Initial online training of 2 days is included in the Year 1 set up costs, further training, onsite or online will be chargeable at the daily rate of £900 per day and includes preparation and follow up. Annual licence invoices will be issued each year on the annual renewal date unless multi-year licence and paid up front in year 1.
  8. Cancellation of Pendulum Licence renewal must be provided in writing no less than 30 days prior to the annual renewal date.
    • If cancellation is provided after the 30 day cut-off date, noted above, Angel Solutions reserves the right to apply a cancellation fee of £500+vat
    • If cancellation is provided after the renewal date itself then a pro-rata licence cancellation fee will be applied for each additional calendar month after the renewal date – minimum 1 month
  9. 3 year Contract licence (paying annually)
    • If you have entered into a 3 year agreement and wish to cancel the module licence before the end of your 3 year contract, then you will incur a cancellation fee, paying 50% of the total remaining licence fee per module.
    • The cancellation fee exists because the 3 year price is discounted and has also been amortised over the 3 years (instead of being front-loaded for set-up/increased training/support within your first year).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF BROADCAST OR BROADCAST PLUS FILE DISTRIBUTION MODULE

CONDITIONS OF USE

PLEASE NOTE: The following T&C’s are only relevant for those Local Authorities (and its users) that purchase the Broadcast/Broadcast Plus module from Angel Solutions Ltd.

Access to and use of Broadcast / Broadcast Plus constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions. They take effect from the date on which you first use this module and also constitute acceptance of the overarching NEXUS T&C’s.

  1. The User is permitted to use Broadcast / Broadcast Plus for educational purposes within your institution to improve both pupil outcomes and school performance, but specifically excluding the use of Broadcast / Broadcast Plus for any commercial purposes.
  2. Broadcast / Broadcast Plus is an optional extra module purchased for your LA from Angel Solutions and deployed as a module within the NEXUS system (from the NCER) and therefore is enabled to the LA on the understanding that the LA will continue to remain a member of the NCER.
  3. Files uploaded to Broadcast by the LA and then “published” are made available for view in the following locations:
    • The Perspective Lite account for the school – visible by Perspective Lite users
    • The dashboard for each school within NEXUS – visible by NEXUS Users
  4. Broadcast PLUS provides the additional functionality for schools (via Perspective Lite) to securely upload and transfer files back to the LA (“send files” function in Perspective Lite)
  5. Schools use the Perspective Lite system to view files and documents published from the Broadcast module (More information on Perspective Lite here)
  6. Currently there is no limit to the amount of data that can be stored within Broadcast but Angel Solutions retain the right to review this in discussion with the LA
  7. The LA is responsible for the content included in the files that are uploaded and published through Broadcast. It is the responsibility of the representative of the LA (the data controller) supplying all data and user lists to ensure accuracy; Angel Solutions Ltd as the processor carry no liability for errors within data supplied by the LA or its appointed representatives.
  8. The School is responsible for the content included in the files transferred back to the LA via Broadcast Plus (“send files” function)
  9. When the Broadcast module is enabled for a LA within NEXUS, the workflow of distributing Keypas Batch reports changes very slightly. Keypas Batches are first “pushed” to Broadcast and then can be published from within Broadcast to appear in Perspective Lite alongside other files that have been uploaded.
  10. The Broadcast licence fee includes all phone/email technical support and maintenance for the duration of the licence period
  11. Initial online training is provided where necessary, further training, online or onsite, will be chargeable at the daily rate of £900 per day and includes preparation and follow up.
  12. Annual licence invoices will be issued each year on the annual renewal date unless multi-year licence and paid up front in year 1.
  13. Cancellation of Broadcast Licence renewal must be provided in writing no less than 30 days prior to the annual renewal date.
    • If cancellation is provided after the 30 day cut-off date, noted above, Angel Solutions reserves the right to apply a cancellation fee of £500+vat
    • If cancellation is provided after the renewal date itself then a pro-rata licence cancellation fee will be applied for each additional calendar month after the renewal date – minimum 1 month
  14. 3 year Contract licence (paying annually)
    • If you have entered into a 3 year agreement and wish to cancel the module licence before the end of your 3 year contract, then you will incur a cancellation fee, paying 50% of the total remaining licence fee per module.
    • The cancellation fee exists because the 3 year price is discounted and has also been amortised over the 3 years (instead of being front-loaded for set-up/increased training/support within your first year).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF WATCHSTED INSPECTOR SEARCH MODULE IN NEXUS

CONDITIONS OF USE

PLEASE NOTE: The following T&C’s are only relevant for those Local Authorities (and its users) that have access to the Watchsted Inspector Search module from Angel Solutions as part of their existing Pendulum or Broadcast Licence.

Access to and use of the Watchsted Inspector Search Module constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions. They take effect from the date on which you first use this module and also constitute acceptance of the overarching NEXUS T&C’s.

  1. The Watchsted Inspector Search Module provides a view of the inspections captured by the Watchsted tool and groups them together against each Lead Inspector.
  2. The User is permitted to use Watchsted Inspector Search Module for educational purposes within your institution to improve both pupil outcomes and school performance, but specifically excluding the use of Watchsted Inspector Search Module for any commercial purposes.
  3. The Watchsted Inspector Search Module is made available as part of your existing Pendulum or Broadcast Licence and will remain available for as long as this licence is renewed.
  4. The Watchsted Inspector Search Module is deployed as a module within the NEXUS system (from the NCER) and therefore is enabled to the LA on the understanding that the LA will continue to remain a member of the NCER.
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