2024/2025 Service Definition

Microsoft 365 SWAY Set-Up Consultancy

About the Service

Microsoft Sway is an online app in Microsoft 365 that makes it easy to create and share interactive reports, storylines, presentations, newsletters, and more.

Microsoft Sway takes care of the formatting, design, and layout of your content with its built-in design engine, meaning you are no longer limited to choosing from pre-designed templates, giving your creations a unique look and feel for your school. You can add your own text and pictures, or import content from other sources, then watch Sway do the rest.

Interactive content such as Microsoft Forms or videos of school activity can be embedded helping your school drive parental engagement.

Finished Sways are easy to share with Staff, Parents, Governors, and Pupils, without signing up, signing in, or downloading anything, giving users the ability to scroll through the content at their own pace. It allows you to send the Microsoft Sway link in multiple formats, i.e., email, text, web-based hyperlink. The finished product can be exported into Word of PDF format. 

If you want more control of what you share, privacy settings can be changed to accommodate the necessary requirements. This allows you to decide if others can simply view the content or have the option to edit it, which is helpful for creating a collaborative project where groups of students can work together.

What can be created with Microsoft Sway?

  • Reports
  • Presentations
  • Newsletters
  • Storylines

What are the benefits?

  • Visually engaging communication tool.
  • Multiple uses and applications across your school.
  • Supports parental engagement activity.
  • Supports communication with Governors.
  • Integration of multiple media formats, including video.
  • Less paper consumption contributing to cost-savings.
  • Can be used in the classroom as a teaching tool.
  • Can be accessed from various types of devices.
  • Part of Microsoft Office 365.
  • Our consultancy helps school staff familiarise themselves with Sway service and ensure they can tailor it to fit the school's requirements.

What's Included?

Service Features

As part of our Microsoft Office 365 Sway Setup we will:

  • Conduct an initial consultation that will provide you with an estimated timescale and cost. (Depending on your requirements you may need to book separate dates to cover specific features.)
  • Setup Sway for staff you have identified to be Sway users.
  • Explain how Sway works and provide an overview of the functionality.