A Workforce on the Brink

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The education sector is in the middle of a staffing crisis. Qualified teaching staff — especially in STEM — are increasingly hard to find, with graduates lured into better-paid roles in other industries.
At the same time, experienced staff are leaving in droves. Many feel undervalued, underpaid, and overstretched — expected to deliver more with fewer resources and little support.
It’s not just a recruitment challenge — it’s a retention emergency. And without the right digital tools to ease workloads and create modern, flexible working environments, the talent drain will only accelerate.

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Supporting staff wellbeing means more than policies — it means giving teams the digital tools they need to teach, connect and collaborate without unnecessary friction.
SCC delivers integrated solutions that remove complexity, reduce admin pressure, and free your people to focus on what they do best:
Premium collaboration features for lectures, webinars, townhalls, breakout sessions and broadcast-scale events — delivered through your platform of choice
End-to-end AV design, installation and management for hybrid learning and working environments that just work — whether your staff are teaching in the room, delivering remotely, or doing both
Fully supported as part of a joined-up strategy that eases workloads, boosts responsiveness, and helps your educators thrive in a modern, hybrid-first world

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The right technology transforms how your institution connects, supports and delivers. Here’s what that looks like in practice — for your staff:
More time for what matters
Automation, AI and smart routing remove low-value admin tasks — freeing up staff to focus on high-impact student support and academic delivery.
Hybrid teaching, made simple
Digital tools and professionally managed AV systems make it easy for educators to deliver engaging content — whether in-person, remote or blended — with less stress and greater reach.
Fewer barriers to doing great work
Joined-up platforms reduce the friction of switching between systems, cut down duplication, and simplify everyday communication and collaboration.

Durham University -Supporting Staff with Reliable, Easy-to-Use Technology

Challenge
Durham University aimed to deliver world-class teaching within a flexible, future-ready learning environment. With the launch of a new business school, the challenge was to ensure that every teaching space could support high-quality hybrid delivery — allowing lecturers to engage students equally well in-room and remotely, without complexity or compromise.

Solution
To meet this brief, SCC designed and deployed advanced audiovisual capabilities across 70+ teaching spaces. Each room was equipped with integrated AV systems and microphones to support seamless lesson delivery, recording and capture. A campus-wide AV management platform was also implemented, giving IT teams real-time visibility into equipment health and performance.

Outcomes
The result: high-quality hybrid teaching, made simple. Staff now benefit from intuitive, reliable technology that supports flexible lesson formats and just works — no tech stress, no downtime. The remote monitoring platform ensures issues are caught early and resolved fast, keeping lessons on track and infrastructure optimised. Durham’s business school is now equipped with smart, scalable spaces that deliver on its vision of academic excellence with modern flexibility.