CDB Class Cover simplifies temporary teacher access to class resources in Teams and SharePoint – secure, auditable and hassle free.
Darren Hemming
Discover how the CDB Staff Toolbox in SharePoint gives teachers and SLT instant access to key tools – like assignment search, cover manager and site creation – all from one central location. Searching for the right links and tools is often time consuming and tedious. Yet, for education staff, it’s commonplace. Too often, the tools … Read more
Microsoft Class Teams channels can quickly become cluttered if you’re teaching multiple topics or juggling conversations between different and groups.
This guide shows you how you can organise everything neatly by creating and managing channels.
We’ve put together this guide to help you create a SharePoint intranet that your staff, and pupils, will love to use.
Explore exclusive SharePoint Web Parts for schools. Designed to save staff time, improve communication and personalise your school intranet experience.
Staying organised while teaching multiple topics in Microsoft Teams can quickly become difficult. If your OneNote Class Notebook is starting to look like a digital junk drawer, this guide will help you tidy things up, fast.
This blog shows what happens to Microsoft Teams Assignments for students who join your class midway through the school year.
We walk you through how to create a custom grading scheme within Teams, how to apply grading schemes to assignments, and then how to grade student work using your new system.
Cloud Design Box is proud to be a headline sponsor for the SCIS Annual Conference 2025, the flagship event for The Scottish Council of Independent Schools who promote the interests of 70 independent schools across the country.
Did you know that you can use Maths Progress in Microsoft Teams Assignments to quickly generate and create Maths multiple choice and short answer quizzes?
In this guide, we look at our new SharePoint Staff Briefing Web Part. A simple tool to help keep all your staff updated on the latest information.
Cyber threats are evolving, and phishing attacks remain one of the biggest risks to schools and trusts. With hackers attempting to impersonate trusted senders, staff awareness and email security measures are critical.
Digital safeguarding is just as crucial as physical safety. Without a solid strategy, your student data, staff security and operations could be at serious risk.
Martin Byford-Rew, Head of Digital Systems at King Edward VI Foundation, discusses the importance of multi-factor authentication (MFA) in schools.
In a recent episode of the Cloud Design Box podcast, Max Fritz from Microsoft sat down with Darren Hemming to talk about Microsoft Classwork – an innovative addition to Microsoft Teams for Education, designed to streamline lesson organisation, improve student engagement and reduce teacher workload. What is Microsoft Classwork? Microsoft Classwork is a powerful tool … Read more
Grading group assignments can often feel like a challenge – how do you make sure that every student has contributed equally, give fair marks and keep the process simple?
As always, Bett Show 2025 proved to be a fantastic event for Cloud Design Box, offering an incredible opportunity to connect with educators, school leaders and our EdTech partners.
Group assignments allow students to develop key collaboration skills and critical thinking. With Teams Teachers can manage projects easily, encouraging students to work together on projects and enhance their learning.
We’re thrilled to announce that Cloud Design Box is one of the Microsoft Partners delivering exclusive, high-quality training sessions at Bett 2025, including on-stand demos and Tech User Labs.
More free resources CASE STUDIES Transforming Education with Cloud Design Box: A Case Study of the Cranmer Education Trust The Cranmer Education Trust, established in 2015, has been on a mission to lead in education and provide excellent schools that nurture young people, enabling them to achieve, progress, and experience success. With a network of … Read more
