🤖 Online School Systems Setup: A Step-by-Step Guide for Secure Google Workspace Architecture

A practical, field-tested guide to launching and securing your online school’s systems using Google Workspace. Designed for school founders, tech leads, and safeguarding-minded administrators.

📜 Full Product Description (Gumroad Page)

Want to set up a secure, Ofsted-ready online school in under a week?
This guide walks you step-by-step through the technical foundations of launching your school’s digital systems using Google Workspace for Education.

Whether you're starting from scratch or upgrading your infrastructure, this is your blueprint.

🛠️ What’s Inside:

✅ Domain registration and Google Workspace setup
✅ Admin and systems accounts with 2FA + role segregation
✅ Organisational Units for staff and students
✅ Student and staff onboarding (bulk account creation, permissions)
✅ Shared Drives, Google Groups, Classroom + Calendar integration
✅ Safeguarding: Vault, monitoring, backup, and audits
✅ Ongoing management and scaling strategies

🌍 Who This Is For:

• Online school founders and operations leads
• Tech leads for MATs, APs, or hybrid providers
• Safeguarding and compliance teams
• Anyone creating a secure, scalable virtual education environment

🛡️ Why This Matters:

This setup has been used by real online schools that passed full Ofsted inspection.
It keeps your community safe, your data compliant, and your team sane.

“There’s no pedaigogy without protection. Get the system right, and humans can thrive within it.”
— The Novacene

🧩 Format:

• Plain text file (.txt) for full transparency and adaptability
• PDF version included
• Editable for internal SOP use

🔑 Licensing:

You’re welcome to adapt this for internal use.
Resale or redistribution without permission is not allowed.

Attribution: The Novacene Press (thenovacene.com)

💷 Price:

£12 or Pay What You Can (PPP enabled)