Microsoft 365 User Adoption for Schools, MATs and Districts
The Microsoft 365 User Adoption for Schools, MATs and Districts podcast is your go-to resource for unlocking the full potential of Microsoft 365 in education. Presented by Cloud Design Box (https://www.clouddesignbox.co.uk) — the UK’s leading provider of education-focused SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 intranet solutions — this series shares proven strategies, practical tips, and inspiring success stories to help schools, Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) and districts boost adoption, streamline workflows, and improve collaboration.
Trusted by hundreds of schools, colleges and trusts, Cloud Design Box brings over a decade of experience in helping education organisations successfully implement Microsoft 365. Each episode covers essential topics such as Microsoft Teams for Education, SharePoint intranets for schools, Office 365 adoption strategies, OneNote Class Notebook in the classroom, MIS integration, safeguarding in Microsoft Teams, and digital transformation planning for MATs.
Whether you are a trust CEO, headteacher, digital transformation lead, or classroom educator, you will gain actionable insights to engage teachers, support IT leaders, and create a culture where Microsoft 365 becomes a natural, productive part of everyday learning and administration.
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Microsoft 365 User Adoption for Schools, MATs and Districts
Microsoft Classwork: The secret to less stress for teachers
n 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 within Teams for Education, enabling teachers to structure learning materials into organised modules.
With seamless integration into Microsoft Class Notebook and Teams Assignments, Classwork ensures that your learning resources are easy to manage, access and reuse across multiple classes.
Darren and Max highlight how Classwork provides a streamlined digital learning environment, making it easier for teachers to focus on instruction rather than administration.
“Teachers were using Assignments to share non-graded materials, causing confusion for students and parents. Classwork provides a dedicated space for organising learning resources, making everything clearer,” explains Max.
Key features of Classwork that enhance your teaching
For teachers, Classwork offers a number of useful tools and features:
Drag-and-drop functionality
You can quickly organise lesson resources with an intuitive interface.
Publishing controls
You can decide when students can access content, allowing for better lesson pacing.
“Classwork allows you to organise materials that are meant to be consumed and read by students into a logical manner,” Max explains.
Pinned modules
Classwork highlights key learning materials to ensure students focus on the most important content.
As Max points out:
“With Classwork, students can navigate resources without confusion, making it easier for them to stay on track with learning.”
Reusable modules
Teachers can duplicate and modify past lesson structures for future use, saving time and effort.
Integration with Teams and Class Notebook
Keep all your resources in one place, streamlining the teaching and learning experience.
“We didn’t want Classwork to be just another silo. That’s why it integrates deeply with Class Notebook, Teams Assignments, and more,” Max continues.
Solving school and MAT challenges
For school leaders, Classwork offers a structured approach to improving student outcomes, while ensuring compliance with school policies and Ofsted standards:
Better resource management
Classwork simplifies how materials are structured, shared, and accessed, reducing administrative overhead and allowing educators to focus more on teaching rather than document management.
Scalability across years, classes and departments
Schools can reuse and adapt learning materials across different terms, ensuring consistency in curriculum delivery while reducing the need for recreating content from scratch.
Data-driven insights into student engagement
Integrated analytics provide teachers and administrators with valuable insights into student participation, allowing for data-informed decisions that enhance learning outcomes and identify areas for improvement.
Get the most out of your investment in Microsoft 365
At Cloud Design Box, we help schools and multi academy trusts (MATs) in the UK get the most out of Microsoft 365, Teams and SharePoint.
By creating a centralised SharePoint intranet, we improve whole-school and trust collaboration, streamline workflows and enhance the learning experience for both students and teachers.
Interested in transforming your school’s digital learning environment?
Contact Cloud Design Box today to find out how we can
