Did you know that Microsoft offer fantastic discounts of Licencing for authorised Education providers and students? 

Each of the below licences are offered at discounted rates for Faculty Staff, and for every Staff licence purchased, the institution gains access to a set number of the same Student use licence at no cost. 

 

Here are a few of the more popular Microsoft 365 Education Plans 

Microsoft 365 A1 

  • Free for educational institutions. 

  • Features:

    • Web-based Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote). 

    • Microsoft Teams for collaboration. 

    • OneDrive with 1 TB of storage. 

    • Basic security and compliance features. 

Microsoft 365 A3 

  • Features:

    • All A1 features plus desktop versions of Office apps. 

    • Advanced security and compliance tools. 

    • Additional management capabilities. 

    • Microsoft Intune for device management. 

    • Microsoft Bookings and Audio Conferencing. 

    • For Each Staff/Faculty License purchased you get 40 Free Student Licenses. 


Microsoft 365 A5 

  • Features:

    • All A3 features plus advanced analytics with Power BI. 

    • Enhanced security with Microsoft Defender. 

    • Advanced compliance tools. 

    • Phone System and Audio Conferencing. 

    • Microsoft 365 Advanced Threat Protection. 

    • For Each Staff/Faculty License purchased you get 40 Free Student Licenses. 

     

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But Paul, How do I get more info on what is included?  

This link is a handy way to see what the inclusions are for each Education Licence: Feature Matrix | M365 Maps 

Or, as always, reach out to me or any of the Dicker Data Microsoft Team for assistance.