2026/27 CLPL Opportunities

Places for all of the CLPL sessions details below can be reserved on CLIVE, Moray Council’s online learning management system.

The list below will continue to be updated as new sessions are confirmed.  For school/team specific training requests please email the Digital Learning Team – digilearnmoray@moray.gov.uk   

Date Time Session Location Delivered by
01/09/2026 4pm – 5pm Leveraging Glow Application for Learning & Teacher Workloads Online – Microsoft Teams Digital Learning Team
9/09/2026 4pm – 5pm Introduction to Canva for Education – via Glow Online – Microsoft Teams Digital Learning Team
16/09/2026 4pm – 5pm Computational & Thinking & Problem Solving Online – Microsoft Teams Digital Learning Team
01/10/2026 4pm – 5pm What does AI literacy look like in the classroom? Online – Microsoft Teams Digital Learning Team
03/11/2026 4pm – 5pm Digital tools to improve accessibility for all learners Online – Microsoft Teams Digital Learning Team
18/11/2026 4pm – 5pm Digital tools increase creativity in the classroom  Online – Microsoft Teams Digital Learning Team
03/12/2026 4pm – 5pm What does CRIS (internet safety and cyber resilience) look like for 2027?  Online – Microsoft Teams Digital Learning Team

 

 

Class Teams and Google Classroom Management

It’s that time of year again when the MIS Support and Digital Learning Team start to see an increase in requests to restore “missing” Microsoft Teams and Google Classrooms that have been accidentally deleted.

Please note that there is only a limited timeframe during which deleted Teams and Classrooms can be recovered (30 days). With this in mind, we strongly recommend that you check you still have access to all the virtual learning spaces you need before the summer break. If you delete a Team, this action removes it for all members, including:

  • Posts and conversations
  • Documents and files
  • All associated content

There is a confirmation pop-up and multiple steps involved in deleting a Team, which should make deleting the Team unintentionally less likely.

👉 Best practice:

If you are unsure whether a Team or Classroom is still needed, it is much safer to leave or archive it rather than delete it.

  • Check with other Team Owners if they still require access.
  • Remove Members (usually learners) from Class Teams if access is no longer required.
  • Archiving a Team will allow learners to view content, but not add or edit content or posts.

Important Information About Restoring Teams

Please be aware that we do not have local administrative access to search for or restore deleted Teams or Classrooms. Any recovery request must be submitted to RM Unify.

To improve the chances of successful restoration, please provide as much detail as possible, including:

  • Team name
  • Approximate date of deletion
  • Name of the person who deleted it
  • Names of any Team owners

This information is essential, as all deleted Teams from across Scotland are placed into a single recycling system, making searches more complex. Try taking a screenshot of your Teams or Classroom home page to ensure you have details of the correct names

Muting Teams/Classrooms

To ensure learners are not posting comments in your unsupervised Teams or Google Classrooms, please ensure you mute them to disable the ability to comment or post.

This can be done in the Members or People section of the settings.

Muting is only available in Class Teams in Glow and not Teams created with other templates. Arciving Teams and Classroom will also stop members of the Team from posting or adding content.

If in doubt, please email – digilearnmoray@moray.gov.uk

Canva for Education coming to Glow for Moray Schools

Canva Education is a free design platform created specifically for educators and learners, offering an easy-to-use suite of tools to create visual content such as presentations, posters, videos, worksheets, and more. Through Glow, users will get access to Canva’s premium version of Canva Education.

It includes a wide range of classroom-friendly templates, images, fonts, and collaboration features that allow educators to design engaging lessons and learners to express their ideas creatively. The platform supports real-time teamwork, making it ideal for both in-class and remote learning environments while promoting digital literacy and creativity. The Digital Learning Team will be activating Canva for all Glow accounts on 1st July.

The Tile will be added to each school’s LaunchPad. Individual Glow users can also add the tile to their own personal LaunchPad.

What can I create?

  • Interactive Presentations
  • Worksheets & Workbooks
  • Lesson Plans
  • Classroom Décor
  • Newsletters
  • Digital Portfolios
  • Group Collaborations
  • Certificates & Awards
  • Immersive 3D Templates
  • Video Projects
  • Comic Strips & Storybooks
  • And much more!

Educators will have access to millions of premium templates, photos, fonts, and professional-grade visuals to help capture students’ attention.

Class folders will allow Educators to view learners’ work in real-time, allowing for instant feedback and progress monitoring.

On your first log into Canva, users will be added to their ‘Establishment Team’; in most cases, this will be their school. This will allow teachers to create classes, assign tasks, and have oversight of learners’ designs.

Over the summer, the Digital Learning Team will be creating support materials and arranging demos and CLPL sessions. You will be able to find more details on Canva in Glow – HERE.

Education Scotland has a support page on Glow Connect – HERE.

For more information on Canva, please email digilearnmoray@moray.gov.uk.

National Glow Password Reset for Learners – 11th August

From 11th August all learners in Scotland will be required to change their Glow password. This is an annual process to ensure the security of Glow accounts. 

The process will start from Tuesday 11th August to ensure that all learners returning to school after the summer holidays will be required to update their Glow password.  In Moray the national password reset will fall a few days before learners return to school.  Learners logging into Glow following the reset will be asked to create a new password.

We would like to encourage everyone when they are updating their password to review  the Glow Community Rules .

When setting up a new password it is vital to remember – Be secure: always keep your Glow password to yourself and remember to log out of Glow when you are no longer using it. 

The Digital Learning Team recommend using the Three Random Words method to select a new strong password.  You can find Password Guidance on Glow Connect to help stay safer online and to find out what makes a strong password when using Glow.   

Staff should be aware that if they are supporting learners in the classroom to choose a strong/new password that the password should be unique to each learner.  Please remember that as of August last year, Glow will not allow users to change their password to any of their last 12 used passwords.   We would encourage learners to change their password in school, however we are aware that some learners may be at home, with the password change being supported by parents/carers. Parents/carers should not access Glow directly. 

The use of password grids like the one below could be helpful in assisting younger learners to chose a password.

The Digital Learning Team have created some prinatble example password grids that can be found in Glow – HERE

When prompted to choose a new password there is a minimum requirement and a password rating is displayed to reflect this. The Change Password button will only be enabled when the minimum requirement for this account type is met.  A full guide on how to change your Glow password can be accessed here-  Glow Password Change Guidance

In previous years, a few users have experienced issues with being stuck in a password loop when trying to access some apps after they have gone through the password reset process. This happens because RM Unify requires 5 – 10 minutes to process the change, so wait up to 15 minutes before reporting issues.  After the waiting period any issues with changing passwords should be directed in the first instance to your schools Glow Administrator.

The national staff account password reset is currently scheduled to take place on 25th August, with further details being provided nearer the time.

Glow Blogs Housekeeping Announcement

Do you have a Glow Blog? Most likely the answer is yes! Glow Blogs is one of the most popular services in Glow with hundreds of new blogs created each month.

This is fantastic news and the Glow Team want to make sure Glow keeps performing well to support your blogs. To help with this they are carrying out a housekeeping exercise to remove older Glow Blogs that haven’t been used for a while.

On 1 May 2025 they archived older Glow Blogs that haven’t been used for a number of years.  Following this, commencing 28th August 2025, they will permanently delete these from the system to free up space and help improve overall performance.

This will affect-

  • Blogs with no users and no updates in the past 3 years
  • Private blogs with users but no updates in the last 3 years
  • e-portfolios with or without users that have not been updated since 2017.

Please note there are a small number of blogs and e-portfolios that have updates in the past three years that are also being archived as they have no users and do not use a home theme. If you have any questions regarding this then please contact the Digital Learning Team (digilearnmoray@moray.gov.uk)

If your Glow Blog is archived but you want to continue using it you have the opportunity to restore it back to the live environment. Simply email the Digital Learning Team before 21st August 2025 and they will raise a service call on your behalf. Otherwise there’s nothing you need to do.

Google Jamboard is winding down

Google Jamboard will no longer be available after 31st December 2024.  This will be across across Web, iOS, Android, and Google Meet devices, internationally, and is not Glow specific.  Google have made this decision following feedback from customers that other whiteboarding tools have grown in capability and they have chosen to focus their resources on core content collaboration across Docs, Sheets, and Slides.

Timeline for the Jamboard wind down:

Until 1st October 2024 – Your Jamboard device and application will continue to function normally.

Starting 1st October 2024 – The Jamboard app will become view-only. You’ll no longer be able to create new or edit existing Jams on any platform, including the web, iPhone, iPad and Android.

After 31st December 2024 – You’ll no longer be able to access the Jamboard app or your Jam files.

Google will be working with other digital whiteboard suppliers on the migration of existing Jams onto these alternative platforms; however currently these platforms are subscription based.  Google have suggested Google Slides or Google Drawings may be an alternative option to Jamboard in some situations

More details and a timeline can be found on the Glow connect website – HERE.

Please note that some of the products list on the Glow Connect or Google support pages are not approved for use in Moray and a DPIA would be required prior to use/account creation.

Safer School Scotland App – Reminder

As the holidays approach the Digital Learning Team would like to remind all our educators and learners in Moray about the brilliant resources available to them through the Safer Schools Scotland app.  While we have our fingers crossed for good weather so everyone can get out and enjoy everything Moray has to offer, we know that for some the holidays mean they may be spending more time online and need some support and guidance to make their online experience as positive as possible.

The Safer Schools Scotland App is a free app for mobile or tablet devices which provides school communities with up to date digital safeguarding and online safety information.  Each school has their own bespoke version of the app with their own school’s details and join codes.  The version of the app a user sees is based on their role – Learners, Teacher, Safe Guarding Lead or Parent/Guardian and has appropriate content for each role.  Schools can contact the Digital Learning Team for details of their schools join codes and log in details if required.

In addition to the Safer Schools Scotland app the we also like to highlight two other free resources from Ineqe Safeguarding Group the which families can access for guidance and support –

    • Safety Centre – contains guides on popular app, reporting/blocking content and how to use safety and privacy setting on different types of devices.
    • Home Learning Hub – library of resources, articles and guides on how to help children and young people be safer online.

All the resources listed above are constantly monitored and updated to reflect changes in the online landscape, emerging trends and to highlight credible risks.

Microsoft Office Desktop Apps Downloads via Glow

If you have previously downloaded Microsoft 365 Pro to your personal laptop/computer via the ‘Download Office Now’ Tile in Glow and signed in with your Glow credential this change from Microsoft will impact you.

Glow’s Office A1 Plus licenses used to allow Glow users to download and/or activate the Microsoft Office suite for free; however Microsoft are implementing some license changes that will impact this functionality.

From the 28th October 2024 users will no longer be able to use download the desktop applications through their Glow account.  Access will be removed staring from the 28th Oct, but may take up to 3 weeks for all accounts to be updated.

This is a change in Microsoft licensing that affects all Glow users, both staff and learners, and may impact home devices as well if the user’s Glow account has been used to download or log into Microsoft applications.

This licensing change will not affect access to Microsoft 365 web applications, so you will still be able to access Word, Excel and PowerPoint through your web browser.  The Microsoft Team app or and and Microsoft 365 mobile apps you have downloaded will also not be affected.

For more details on the changes to our Glow licenses and the actions you can take please go to the Glow support page – HERE.

New Teams Default in Glow

From 26th February 2024, RM Unify are enabling New Teams as the default within Glow. This will allow users to continue to familiarise themselves with the New Teams interface in advance of the retiral of Classic Teams at the end of March 2024.

Users will still have the option to revert back to Classic Teams between 26th February 2024 and end of March 2024; however as Classic Teams will no longer be available after March 2024 we would encourage all Glow users to explore New Teams as it will be what all users will be utilising moving forward.

Click here for more details on New Teams read our previous Teams post.  Or to see the differences in functionality between Classic Teams and New Team click – here

Changes to OneDrive storage in Glow

Microsoft recently announced changes in storage allocation on their A1 Education license, which is the license all users have through their Glow account. As of February 1st, 2024, users will be restricted to a maximum of 100Gb storage within their individual OneDrive.  This is a reduction from the 1TB currently available in Glow.  The vast majority of Moray users will be unaffected by this change as they are not using anywhere near 100Gb of storage.

Education Scotland have provided the Moray Digital Learning Team with a list of accounts whose OneDrive storage exceed these new limits, as well as users that are close to this limit (i.e. those with storage space of 90Gb and over).  We will be contacting these account holders individually.

All Glow users are encouraged to undertake regular housekeeping of their cloud storage to ensure they remain with the limits. These housekeeping tasks can range from, but are not limited to

  • Deleting unwanted / unused files
  • Delete unwanted / unused versions
  • Empty Recycle bin
  • If the material is still required, consider storing in an alternative location like G Drive
  • To learn how to review and delete large files in OneDrive, go to this site.

Tips For End Users

  • How to view your storage usage – Sign into OneDrive on the web. Review storage usage on the bottom left corner.
  • Clean up your files – Click the storage amount used and view the largest files in your OneDrive you may want to delete to free up space. After deleting the files, empty the recycle bin.

Following the licensing change in February 2024 users will receive warning notifications when approaching the storage limit. At 100% capacity, the user’s OneDrive will be limited to read-only access. Users won’t be able to upload, edit or sync new files to OneDrive but existing files will remain read-only

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