East Sussex Education Network for Schools

What is the East Sussex Education Network?

Our East Sussex Education Network (ESEN) service for schools and academies enables many systems, including internet access, via a secure private network designed and built for education. The ESEN is a lot more than just internet access. It links all schools and academies together and allows for private data transfer between them, the Local Authority and other public bodies across Sussex.

  • ESEN provided by The Link has market beating pricing. This has been achieved through public sector aggregation and means schools and academies get the very best price for their connection
  • Access to the ESEN is fast, reliable, cost-effective, and completely safe
  • The ESEN is more than just internet access
  • We offer a total service that includes market leading web filtering from Smoothwall, built-in security, and round-the-clock pro-active monitoring
  • A full range of circuit types and speeds are available upon request
  • We consistently achieve 99.8% network availability
  • We tailor our services to meet your needs with fully inclusive packages and no hidden costs
  • Our multi-layered approach to security ensures that your pupils are always safe online while giving you secure, anytime, anywhere access to your school or academy


Benefits of the East Sussex Education Network

The East Sussex Education Network delivers more than just safe and secure high-speed internet access. It enables schools to connect to the South East Grid for Learning (SEGfL) and National Education Network (NEN), and allows access to a multitude of important systems such as AVCO Anycomms, and the JANET video conferencing service (JVCS); plus many more.

Key benefits of service:

 / Internet access – link to the World Wide Web
 / SEGfL and NEN connection – dedicated educational content
 / Easy, safe and secure transfer of data between ESEN connected schools
 / Secure network – prevents hackers from illegally accessing your data
 / Internet content filtering from Smoothwall – prevents the viewing of inappropriate websites
 / Fixed IP addresses – a dedicated “post code” to your school’s computers
 / Low contention ratios – means you don’t have to share bandwidth
 / Website hosting – a dedicated site for internet presence (e-sussex.sch.uk)
 / Microsoft Office 365
 / AVCO and Group Call - secure data transfer to East Sussex LA
 / Video Conferencing (JANET)

Our provenance

East Sussex County Council has been delivering internet and broadband services for over 15 years. ESEN provides full support and proactive monitoring meaning schools and academies can rest assured that they are protected by a reliable supplier who is committed to the delivery of efficient and reliable services to schools.