We can’t help being a bit retro! Regular students here at Adam Fidler Academy will know we have very trendy premises, that lend themselves only too well to a bit of retro and a throw-back to the office before it was digital! One of our pride and joys is our 1980s British Telecom Herald switchboard (phone system) that is fully working on our modern IP-based telephone lines. To say the phone system is some 30 years old, and still works, is remarkable! Pictured here is one of the original phones from the early 1980s (in mint condition!), that we use in our Academy. The only thing the system doesn't offer is caller display! But, as we teach all EAs and PAs, you don’t need to know who is calling before you answer. Every salutation should be professional and appropriate. “Putting you through now,” we hear you say!