Case Study: Westminster Adult Education Service upgrades Office and email with Phoenix Software

Westminster Adult Education Service (WAES) is a college that offers full-time and part-time study in the daytime, evenings and weekends to adults in Westminster

Westminster Adult Education Service, a college serving more than 12,000 adult learners across Westminster, was struggling with outdated Office 2007 software and an on-premises email server that could only provide 200MB mailboxes. The college wanted a more modern, reliable platform that would better support teaching, student productivity, and compatibility with the Office software used in workplaces, so it turned to Phoenix Software for help with Microsoft Office 365.

Phoenix Software recommended and delivered an Office 365 Student Advantage solution, giving staff and students the latest Office apps on up to five devices, 50GB cloud mailboxes, and 1TB of OneDrive storage per user. The migration was completed over two weeks and provided major value for money: WAES upgraded its software and email services without extra on-site hardware, expanded mailbox capacity from 200MB to 50GB, and enabled a consistent, fully featured Office experience for its 12,000+ students.

Westminster Adult Education Service

John Thorburn

ICT Manager