Moving Forward as One into the Cloud with Microsoft

Forward as One Trust select Computeam to enable remote teaching and learning with a DfE funded cloud platform using the power of Microsoft Education.

The Forward as One Trust is a rapidly growing Church of England Multi Academy Trust operating in and around Bolton, Bury, Tameside and their surrounding areas. It currently comprises of 7 Primary Schools. The schools each have their own unique ethos and culture, which are celebrated both for their diversity and the shared commitment to excellence. The Trust delivers an engaging and inspiring curriculum across its schools, ensuring that children benefit from the highest standards of academic learning and a breadth of opportunities to understand and appreciate the world around them. The learning environments are collaborative and inspirational.

In April 2020, the Department for Education, in consultation with accredited partners, launched a nationwide initiative to fund and support schools and trusts to start using a free-to-use digital education platform. Through discussions with the CEO, Karen Bramwell and demonstrations from their incumbent ICT Support company, the Trust chose to move forward with Microsoft Office 365 for Education as their preferred digital platform……………………