Discover why combining your MIS migration with a restructured digital learning environment reduces disruption, improves governance, and creates a more efficient digital school environment.
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Discover how Liberty Academy Trust improved staff confidence and maximised its digital investment with a Digital Literacy Programme, supported by Cloud Design Box training and live support.
Learn more about the new free AI tool for teachers in Microsoft. Teach Copilot saves you hours by generating lesson plans, rubrics and flashcards.
Learn how to save time with Copilot in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Discover how collaborative lesson planning in Microsoft Teams helps schools and trusts reduce workload, improve consistency and raise student outcomes.
Discover practical strategies to improve digital wellbeing in schools. Learn how Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Cloud Design Box tools can help reduce teacher workload, set boundaries and prevent burnout.
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.
Explore exclusive SharePoint Web Parts for schools. Designed to save staff time, improve communication and personalise your school intranet experience.
Every minute counts for those who work in education, and one activity that we know teachers are always looking to save time on is homework assignments. Did you know that Microsoft Teams Assignments is bursting with time-saving tricks? Below, we go through three must-know tips: Time saving tips for Microsoft Teams Assignments Send student reminders … Read more
Reading Coach in Immersive Reader allows students to practice their reading skills independently, practice words and improve accuracy. In this guide, we take a closer look at the tool and how you can activate it for your Class Teams. Keep reading to find out how to: Keith walks you through each step in this … Read more
Bett Show UK is back in January 2024 and we can’t wait to see you. The Cloud Design Box team will be on hand to support you in transforming communication and collaboration across your school or multi academy trust. That’s right, we’re returning to the world’s biggest EdTech event, joining over 30,000 educators and changemakers … Read more
Microsoft Teams and SharePoint have emerged as powerful platforms for schools and multi academy trusts (MATS), facilitating collaboration, improving communication and driving up the quality of teaching and learning. In this guide, we showcase some of the ways in which Microsoft 365 is supporting our MAT customers in accelerating digital transformation and streamlining senior leadership. … Read more
In a surprising move, Microsoft has announced the retirement of the A1 Plus license for education, accompanied by the removal of the free unlimited storage feature. These changes are set to impact educational institutions using Microsoft’s suite of tools. In this comprehensive guide, we delve into the implications of these changes, explore their effects on … Read more
Cloud Design Box has achieved the Microsoft Education Solution badge, further demonstrating our understanding and expertise in Microsoft Education. The new badge dovetails with our existing accreditations, such as Microsoft Education Global Training Partner and our Microsoft School Data Sync Professional status. “To earn this badge, we needed to possess a comprehensive understanding of … Read more
Search Coach is a Microsoft Learning Accelerator that helps students develop their research skills when searching the web. Microsoft Learning Accelerators aim to make education more accessible by providing students with the tools they need to develop their learning and teaching them skills that are essential in further education and later in their professional life. … Read more
Microsoft’s Reading Progress tool is great for language learning and improvement, giving teachers and students valuable insights on improving pronunciation and accuracy. See our guide on using Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams. In this blog, we’re going to be taking a closer look at the Word Clouds that Microsoft Teams produce based on the words … Read more
Introducing our new student assignment search feature, now available to all teaching staff! With this latest addition, you can effortlessly search for a student and view all of their Microsoft Teams assignments. As a head of year or registration group teacher, you can use this tool to support students with their workload or quickly check … Read more
